When referencing a journal, write in the footnote the specific page number consulted. In the bibliography, list the page range for the entire article.
Digital Object Identifier (DOIs) are now applied to some journal articles that are available online. A DOI is a combination of numbers and letters which are assigned to identify content and provide a persistent link to it on the internet.
Print copies: If you access a journal as a printed copy then you do not need to include a DOI in your footnote or bibliography.
Online copies with DOI: If you access a journal article through an electronic database or website then it could have a DOI which you need to include in your footnote and bibliography.
Online copies without DOI: If you access a journal article through an electronic database or website and it does not have a DOI then you need to include the URL or the database name in your footnote and bibliography. If you give a URL, it should be short and easy to type into a browser from a print version.
Below are specific examples of referencing three different types of journal articles.
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1st citation
First name Surname, "Title of Journal Article: Subtitle," Title of journal Volume number, Issue number (Year): page number(s).
Peter King, “The Inner Cathedral: Mental Architecture in High Scholasticism,” Vivarium 46, no.3 (2008): 266.
Subsequent citations
Surname, "Shortened Title of Journal Article," page number(s).
King, “The Inner Cathedral," 268.
Surname, First name. "Title of Journal Article: Subtitle." Title of journal Volume number, Issue number (Year): page range of entire article.
King, Peter. “The Inner Cathedral: Mental Architecture in High Scholasticism.” Vivarium 46, no.3 (2008): 253-274.
1st citation
First name Surname, "Title of Journal Article: Subtitle," Title of journal Volume number, Issue number (Year): page number(s), doi:xxx
Christopher Southgate, "Re-reading Genesis, John, and Job: A Christian Response to Darwinism," Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science 46, no. 2 (2011): 385, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2011.01186.x.
Subsequent citations
Surname, "Shortened Title of Journal Article," page number(s).
Southgate, "Re-reading Genesis, John, and Job," 390.
Surname, First name. "Title of Journal Article: Subtitle." Title of journal Volume number, Issue number (Year): page range of entire article. doi: xxx
Southgate, Christopher. "Re-reading Genesis, John, and Job: A Christian Response to Darwinism." Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science 46, no. 2 (2011): 370-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2011.01186.x.
1st citation
First name Surname, "Title of Journal Article: Subtitle," Title of journal Volume number, Issue number (Year): page number(s), URL/database.
Timoteo D. Gener, "Asian Evangelical Theology: Theological Commitments and Interdisciplinarity." Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology 23, no. 2 (2019): 100, EBSCO.
Subsequent citations
Surname, "Shortened Title of Journal Article," page number(s).
Gener, "Asian Evangelical Theology," 100.
Surname, First name. "Title of Journal Article: Subtitle." Title of journal Volume number, Issue number (Year): page range of entire article. URL/database.
Gener, Timoteo D. "Asian Evangelical Theology: Theological Commitments and Interdisciplinarity." Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology 23, no. 2 (2019): 99-118. EBSCO.