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Activity 5

Details of a sample printed journal article are provided below in the two illustrations.

2012-2013
Images 'reproduced with permission'
Cangelosi, P.R. and Sorrell, J.M. (2010) 'Walking for therapy with man's best friend', The Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 48(3), pp. 19-22.

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Question 11

For this question, the journal article that you want to reference has been taken from volume 48 and issue number 3 but what is the year of publication? (When)

The correct answer is 2010Check your answer

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Question 12

What is the title of this journal?

The correct answer is: Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

You will note that this is shown in italicised text as the journal title would usually be emphasised in some way in your reference list.

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Question 13

Who are the authors of the article 'Walking for therapy with man's best friend?'

Cangelosi, P.R. and Sorrell, J.M.Check your answer

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Question 14

What information have we missed out of this journal article reference?

Norton, L.S. 'Essay-writing: what really counts?', 20(4), pp. 411-442.

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As this is a reference to a printed journal article the correct answer is that we have omitted the Year of publication (When) and the Journal Title (What). The article in this question was published in 1990 in a journal called Higher Education so the reference should read:

Norton, L.S. (1990) 'Essay-writing: what really counts?', Higher Education, 20(4), pp. 411-442.

This example has been referenced using the Harvard style (as in Cite them right).

Wrong.

The correct answer is that we have omitted the Year of publication (When) and the Journal Title (What). The article was published in a journal called Higher Education in 1990 so the reference should read:

Norton, L.S. (1990) 'Essay-writing: what really counts?', Higher Education, 20(4), pp. 411-442.

This example has been referenced using the Harvard style (as in Cite them right).

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