This document defines an academic journal as a publication issued in successive parts containing articles written by academics about their current research. It then provides an example reference for a journal article, listing the author, date of publication, article title, journal title, volume and issue number, page range, and URL and date of access. The reference follows standard journal article referencing format.

1. Parts of a journal article
reference

2. Definition – academic journal
• Publication issued in successive parts,
appearing at intervals (usually regularly)
containing articles written by academics and
experts about their current research in a
subject area.

3. Reference
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].

4. Author
Author
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].

5. Date of publication
Date
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].

6. Article title
Article title
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].

7. Journal title
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].
Journal title (in italics)

8. Internet
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].
Insert the word Internet
for ejournals

9. Volume, part, pages
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].
Volume, part and
page numbers

10. Url and access information
Ahern, G. M. (2015) Imagining what underlies corporate
sustainability. Journal of management development
[Internet], 34 (4), pp. 494-504. Available from
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/yorksj/items/eds/buh/101699642
[Accessed 2nd September 2015].
url and date accessed