LibGuides: Engineering Guide: Journal Articles and Newspapers

Electronic Journal Articles

Standard Format for an Electronic Journal Article Citation

[#] A. Author, "Title of journal article," Abbreviated Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, pp. ## - ##, Mon. Year. Accessed: Mon. Day, Year, DOI. [Online]. Available: URL

Use the IEEE Reference Guide to find common abbreviations for journal titles.

If a DOI is available, give the DOI. For sources that are available on the internet without requiring a login (open access articles), use the complete internet address.

Journal Article (Electronic)

[1] M. Abuzwidah and M. Abdel-Aty, "Crash risk analysis of different designs of toll plazas," Safety Science, vol. 107, pp. 77-84, Aug. 2018. Accessed: Jun. 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.sciencedirect.com

Journal Article (Electronic, Open Access Journal)

[1] A. Altun, “Understanding hypertext in the context of reading on the web: Language learners’ experience,” Current Issues Educ., vol. 6, no. 12, Jul. 2005. [Online]. Available: http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume6/number12/

Journal Article (Electronic, With DOI)

[1] L. Collins, “Opening up the innovation process,” Eng. Manage. J., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 14-17, Feb.-Mar. 2006, doi: 10.1049/em:20060102.

Print Journal Articles

Standard Format for a Print Journal Article Citation

[#] A. Author, "Title of journal article," Abbreviated Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, pp. ## - ##, Mon. Year, DOI.

Give a DOI if the author of the paper includes one. Use the IEEE Reference Guide to find common abbreviations for journal titles.

Article in Journal (Print)

[5] K. A. Nelson, R. J. Davis, D. R. Lutz, and W. Smith, “Optical generation of tunable ultrasonic waves,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 1144-1149, Feb. 2002.

Article in Professional Journal (No Month)

[2] J. Attapangittya, “Social studies in gibberish,” Quarterly Review of Doublespeak, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 9-10, 2003.

Article in Monthly or Bimonthly Periodical

[3] J. Fallows, “Networking technology,” Atlantic Monthly, Jul., pp. 34-36, 2007.

Article in Daily, Weekly, or Biweekly Newspaper or Magazine

[4] B. Metcalfe, “The numbers show how slowly the Internet runs today,” Infoworld, 30 Sep., p. 34, 2006.

Newspaper Articles

Standard Format for an Electronic Newspaper Article Citation

[#] A. Author, "Title of Article," Title of Newspaper: Section (if given), para. #, Date of Publication. [Online]. Available: URL (accessed Date of Access).

Standard Format for a Print Newspaper Article Citation

[#] A. Author, "Title of Article," Title of Newspaper: Section (if given), p. #, Date of Publication.

Newspaper Articles (Print, Accessed Online)

[1] C. Wilson-Clark, “Computers ranked as key literacy,” The Atlanta Journal Constitution, para. 3, March 29, 2007. [Online]. Available: http://www.thewest.com.au (accessed Sep. 18, 2007).

News Articles (Online News Sites)

Treat online-only content the same way you would treat a webpage.

[8] J. Smith and J. Doe. “Obama inaugurated as President.” CNN.com, para. 1. http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/01/21/obama_inaugurated/index/html (accessed Feb. 1, 2009).

Newspaper Articles (Print)

[3] D. Swan, "Innovators ‘need to spread word’," The Australian, p. 27, May 14, 2019.

Engineering Guide: Journal Articles and Newspapers