25 Referencing Articles

In-text Citation

Journal articles are frequently authored by several people. Follow the rules provided in the table below and the previous chapter for in-text citations for multiple authors.

Identifying the reference type for an article found online

Several referencing formats are used for referencing articles that you have found online:

• Journal article – This is an article published in an academic journal that is generally the result of academic research. The journal name will be clearly identified and it generally has a volume and issue number or details and/or a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ( volume 63. Issue 2).
• Article/newspaper article from the internet – Commonly referred to as trade journals or trade articles. These articles are published by a recognisable newspaper masthead ( Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The conversation) and they DO NOT HAVE a volume number, issue number or DOI.
• Newspaper article from a database – These are articles from newspaper and trade journal publications that have been published in an archive database, such as Sydney Morning Herald, Factiva, or ANZ Newsstream database.
• Webpage/ Document on the internet – This referencing format covers all internet resources that are not journal articles, trade articles, or newspaper articles.

Referencing journal articles

Reference list format:

Author Publishing year, ‘Title with minimised capitals’, Journal name, volume, issue no., page range, viewed date, database, DOI ( if available).

Example:

Al-Alawi, AI, Al-Marzooqi, NY & Mohammed, YF 2007, ‘Organizational culture and knowledge sharing: critical success factors’, Journal of Knowledge Management, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 22-42, viewed 21 June 2021, Proquest Central database, DOI 10.1108/13673270710738898.

Referencing an article or newspaper from the internet

Reference list format:

Author YEAR, ‘Title in single quotation marks’, Publication name in italics, date published, viewed date, <URL>.

Example:

Eslake, S 2017, Is faster growth essential for a pick-up in wages growth?’, The Conversation, 4 October, viewed 9 June 2021, <https://theconversation.com/is-faster-profit-growth-essential-for-a-pick-up-in-wages-growth-83819>.

Newspaper article from a database or archive

Reference list format:

Author YEAR. ‘Article title’, Newspaper name, Day and Month, page number, viewed date, database name.

Example:

Yeates, C & Wright, S 2021, ‘Costello warns of crisis over ultra-low rates’, The Age, 10 March, p. 8, viewed 9 June 2021, Factiva database.

When is an article a document from the internet?

If you have downloaded an article or document from the internet that doesn’t match any of the above characteristics, it is generally appropriate to use the format for Webpage/ Document from the Internet.

Reference list format:

Author YEAR, Webpage title, Sponsor or source, viewed date, <URL>.

Example:

Heckenberg, K, Parker, L, Birnbaum, T, McKnight, T, Miles, B, Perley, S et.al 2021, Presentations checklist, Western Sydney University, viewed 15th June 2023, <https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1795801/Presentations_checklist.pdf>.

Further examples for referencing websites is found in the following Referencing Websites chapter.