There are 5 basic parts to a journal citation: 1) article title, 2) author(s), 3) journal title, 4) date, volume, issue, and 5) pages. An example citation is provided that breaks down each part: the title "Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia", authors "Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.", journal "British Journal of Pharmacology", date and volume information "Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2", and pages "p.283-293".

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There are 5 basic parts of a journal citation
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Article title
Author(s)
Journal Title
Date, volume, issue
Pages

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Here is an example of a basic citation
Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as
therapeutics for insomnia. Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal
of Pharmacology, Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2, p.283-293
Lets break it down

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Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.
Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal of Pharmacology, Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2,
p.283-293
The first part is the title of the article
Discovery and development of orexin receptor
antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.

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Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.
Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal of Pharmacology, Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2,
p.283-293
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Next is the Author(s)
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Winrow, C J; Renger, J J

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Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.
Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal of Pharmacology, Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2,
p.283-293
The third part is the journal title. This will often
appear in Italics.
British Journal of Pharmacology

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Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.
Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal of Pharmacology, Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2,
p.283-293
Next comes the Date, volume and
issue/number
Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2,
or
Jan 2014, Vol. 171, no 2,

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The issue number may also be placed within
parenthesis as in the example below.
Also notice that a quarterly journal may be
listed as a season rather than a month
Empirical assessment of expertise. Weiss,
David J.; Shanteau, James; Human Factors, Vol
45(1), Spr, 2003. pp. 104-116.

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Discovery and development of orexin receptor antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.
Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal of Pharmacology, Jan 2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2,
p.283-293
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Last but not least comes the page numbers.
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p.283-293

10. Article Title
Discovery and development of orexin receptor
antagonists as therapeutics for insomnia.
Journal Title
Winrow, C J; Renger, J J.; British Journal of Pharmacology,
Author(s)
Issue Information
Pages
Jan2014, Vol. 171, Issue 2, p.283-293