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Format for in-text citation

In-text citation example

Gorman (2008) argues that…

OR

…was argued (Gorman 2008).

OR

…was argued (Lindsay 2016).


Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Author A (Year of publication), 'Title of article', Name of Publication, Volume(Issue)

Reference list example

Gorman GE (2008), 'The plague of plagiarism in an online world', Online Information Review, 32(4):297-301.


Style notes for this reference type

  • Italicise the name of the journal/publication. Use maximal capitalisation - capitalise the first and all major words of the journal name. Give the journal name in full e.g. Journal of Immunology not J Immunol
  • Article titles are contained within single quotation marks and are not italicised. Use minimal capitalisation - capitalise only the first word of the article title and any proper nouns. Include both article title and subtitle regardless of length e.g. 'Still moving: between cinema and photography'.
  • If the journal is part of a series include the series title in the citation. Series titles are not italicised and are placed after the journal name. Use minimal capitalisation.
  • There is no comma or full-stop between the author and year of publication. Commas are used to separate all other elements. The reference entry finishes with a full-stop.
  • The volume number, issue details and inclusive page numbers follow the journal title.
  • If a journal does not use volume numbers, include the month, season or other designation after the title.
  • The reference list entry for an article in a foreign language can include a translation, in brackets, following the article title e.g. Langhi C and Cariou B (2010), 'Metabolisme du cholesterol et fonction beta-cellulaire' (Cholesterol metabolism and beta-cell function), Medecine sciences : M/S, 26(4):385–390.

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