Reference List entry for a journal article with one author
Essential Information to include:
- Author Family name, Initial(s)
- Year of publication
- ‘Title of article’ – note use of ‘single’ inverted commas, and minimum use of capital letters
- Title of Journal – in italics ( to identify the journal name.) Use capital letters for all words except for words such as, on, and, in, for
- Month
- Volume: vol.
- Number: no.
- Issue: issue
- Page(s) p. or pp. (for whole article)
Additional information to include if using electronic journals:
- Viewed - day month year
- Database
Hoge, J 2004, 'A global power shift in the making', Foreign Affairs, July, vol. 83, issue 4, p. 2.
Example of reference list entry if using electronic journals:
Hoge, J 2004, 'A global power shift in the making', Foreign Affairs, July, vol. 83, issue 4, p. 2, viewed 28 August 2007, Proquest Database.
Reference list entry using a journal article with one author.
Referencing information for a journal article needs to be written in this order:
Author
Year of publication
‘Title of article’
Title of Journal
Month
vol.
no.
issue
Additional information to include if using electronic journals
- Viewed - day month year
- Database
(a) The following example contains all the information needed for the reference list entry, but it is not written in the correct order or format required by your lecturers.
| Title of article: | Exploring the synergy between entrepreneurship and innovation 2005 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Zhao, Fang |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page: | 25-41 |
Additional information to include if using electronic journals:
- Viewed - day month year
- Database
From the information given above, write the reference list entry in the text area below:
(b) From the examples below, click on the correct reference list entry: