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Citing Journal Articles
Journal Articles from Print Journals
Once again the way an article is cited is determined by use:
- in a footnote (AGLC rule 5.1);
- or in a bibliography (AGLC rule 1.13).
These notes are not exhaustive. Please see AGLC Part 3 (particularly rules 5.1- 5.8) for details of citing journal articles.
Footnote:
Author(s), + 'article title' + [Year] + Journal title + start page +, pinpoint. (If journal is organised by year)
Author(s), + 'article title' + (Year) + Volume (Issue) + Journal title + start page +, pinpoint. (If journal is organised by volume)
Bibliography:
Author(s), + 'article title' + (Year) + Volume (Issue) + Journal title + start page
Notes:
As with a book, if there is more than one author of an article, only the first author’s name and surname should be inverted (AGLC rule 1.13).
If a journal exists in print, but you have accessed it from an online database, you cite it exactly as you would a print journal (see AGLC rule 5.10)
Journal articles from E-Journals
These notes apply to when the journal exists only in electronic format, i.e. there is no print edition.
Footnote:
Author(s), + 'article title' + (Year) + volume(issue) number details + journal title + page number +, pinpoint reference + <URL>.
Bibliography:
Author(s), + 'article title' + (Year) + volume(issue) number details + journal title + page number + <URL>
Notes:
As with a book, if there is more than one author of an article, only the first author’s name and surname should be inverted (AGLC rule 1.13).
The url should be cited after the page number or pinpoint reference, but the date of retrieval should not be included (AGLC rule 4.4).
These notes are not exhaustive. Please see AGLC rule 5.10 for the requirements for citing articles published in electronic journals.