This information relates to journal articles from print sources.
• For journal articles from electronic sources, please see E-journals.
• Arrange information about the source in the format given.
• Only the author's initials are given, regardless of the presentation of the author's name on the journal article.
• The given name may be cited in full to identify the author when different authors have the same surname and initials.
• Capitalisation practice also should be consistent.
• Only the first word of the article title and proper nouns are capitalised.
• Journal titles and sub-titles are given maximal capitalisation.
• Journal titles and volume numbers are italicised when typed or underlined when handwritten. The issue number is never italicised.
• If, and only if, each issue of a journal begins on page 1, give the issue number in parentheses immediately after the volume number.
Standard format for citation
| Article Author, A. A., & Article Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number if necessary), inclusive page numbers. |
Journal articles
Hanna, K. (2007). Adsorption of aromatic carboxylate compounds on the surface of synthesized iron oxide-coated sands. Applied Geochemistry, 22, 2045-2053.
Kyratsis, A. (2004).Talk and interaction among children and the co-construction of peer groups and peer culture. Annual Review of Anthropology, 33(4), 231-247.
Parker, G., & Roy, K. (2001). Adolescent depression: A review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 572-580.
Zhang, B., Cohen, J., Ferrence, R., & Rehm, J. (2006). The impact of tobacco tax cuts on smoking initiation among Canadian young adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30, 474-479.
Journal article: No author
The pain of being a caffeine freak. (2001, October 6). New Scientist, 172(2311), 27.