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Academic Integrity - Referencing, Citation & Avoiding Plagiarism: eJournal article

This guide explains what referencing and citation is and how to use APA and MLA. It includes a short interactive tutorial on each style.

eJournal article

Reference: Author(s) Last name, Initials. (Year). Article title. Journal title, Volume, Page numbers. DOI/URL

Example: Hayes, B. C., McAllister, I., & Dowds, L. (2007). Integrated Education, Intergroup Relations, and Political Identities in Northern Ireland. Social Problems, 54, 454-482. doi: 10.1525/sp.2007.54.4.454.

In-Text-Citation:

  • Author(s) Last name (Year)
  • (Author(s) Last name Year)

Example:

  • Hayes et al. (2007) show...
  • A different approach (Hayes et al., 2007) shows….

Note: if no DOI is available insert “Retrieved from URL”.

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