While referencing a Journal Article in your research, you will need to know the following basic things:
- Author or Authors,
- Year of Publication
- Title of Article
- Journal
- Volume(Issue)
- Pages Used
Example
For a better understanding of referencing an article, we will use the following information for referencing in diverse styles.
- Authors: C Author and D Author
- Year of Publication: 2010
- Title of Article: Power Generation from MSW
- Journal: Global Journal of Health Science
- Volume(Issue): 5(2)
- Pages Used: 56-60
Each referencing style uses the provided data to reference the article as follows,
Harvard:
TEMPLATE: Last name, First initial. (Year published). Article title. Journal, Volume (Issue), Page(s).
Author, C. and Author, D. (2010). Power Generation from MSW. Global Journal of Health Science, 5(2), pp.56-60.
APA:
TEMPLATE: Author’s Last name, initial(s). (Year published). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.
Author, C. (2010). Power Generation from MSW, Global Journal of Health Science, 5(2), 56-60
Oxford:
TEMPLATE: Author Surname, Author Initial(s)., Title of article, Title of Journal, Volume No., Issue No., Year of Publication, pp. pages used
Author, C., Power Generation from MSW, Global Journal of Health and Science, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 56-60.
AMA:
TEMPLATE: Author Surname Author Initial. Title of article. Publication Title. Year Published;Volume number(Issue number):Pages Used
Author C, Author D. Power Generation from MSW. Journal of Global Health and Science. 2010;5(2):56-60
Chicago:
TEMPLATE: Author Surname, Author Forename. Year Published. ‘Title’. Publication Title Volume number(Issue number): Pages Used.
Author, C. Author, D. 2010. ‘Power Generation From MSW’. Journal of Health and Science 5(2): 56-60.
MLA:
TEMPLATE: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Journal Title Series Volume. Issue (Year Published): Page-Page. Print.
Author, C. “Power Generation from MSW”. Journal of Health Science 5.2 (2010): 56-60. Print.
Vancouver:
TEMPLATE: Author Surname Author Initial. Title. Publication Title. Year Published [cited Date Accessed]; Volume number(Issue number):Pages Used.
Author C. Power Generation from MSW. Journal of Health Science. 2010 [cites 23 August 2018]; 5(2):56-60.
IEEE:
TEMPLATE: A. A. Author of the article. “Title of article,” Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, pp. page number/s, Month year.
C. Author. “Power Generation from MSW,” Journal of Health Science, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 56-60, 2010.
Turabian:
TEMPLATE: Author Surname, Author Forename. ‘Title’. Publication Title Volume number, no. Issue number (Year Published): Pages Used.
Author, C. ‘Power Generation from MSW’. Journal of Health and Science Vol. 5, no. 2 (2010): 56-60.