LibGuides: Finding Academic Articles (School of Engineering): 5.Reference an article

5. Reference an article

Why reference?

Any article you use in your assessment must be referenced. Click on the flipcards to learn why it’s important to reference:

Acknowledge original author

It acknowledges the original author of the article and ideas you have used. This helps you to avoid plagiarism.

Academic integrity

Referencing is good practice and is a way of demonstrating academic integrity.

Allow follow-up

It allows your readers to follow up any of the sources you have referred to.

Demonstrates breadth

It reflects the breadth of reading and research undertaken for your assessment.

There are different referencing styles which you may be asked to use for your assessment. See the Deakin Referencing Guide for detailed referencing instructions. If you need help, ask Study Support, your referencing experts at Deakin!

Anatomy of a reference

Below is an APA7 reference for a journal article. The reference contains different parts arranged in a set order. Knowing the names of these will help you track down articles for your research. It will also help you reference correctly.

Drag the slider below to discover the names for the different parts of this reference.

Activity overview

This interactive slideshow image shows a reference in the APA7 style. It has a vertical slider bar that can be dragged left and right to reveal and hide the names for the different parts of the reference.

Reference

Li, C., Li, J. C., Zhao, M., & Jiang, Q. (2009). Effect of alloying elements on microstructure and properties of multiprincipal elements high-entropy alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 475(1-2). 752 - 757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.07.124

Parts of the reference

Authors: Li, C., Li, J. C., Zhao, M., & Jiang, Q.

Year of publication: 2009

Title of the article: Effect of alloying elements on microstructure and properties of multiprincipal elements high-entropy alloys.

Journal title: Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volume: 475

Issue: 1-2

Page numbers: 752-757

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.07.124

Referencing an article

Activity: Referencing an article

Time to put your understanding of APA7 referencing to use!

Drag the elements of the journal article reference into the correct order for the APA7 Style.

Tip

Look at the Deakin referencing guides available for the preferred style in your unit.