Cite Journal - Examples

Examples

Formal citation

• {{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Joseph III |title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma |journal=The Saints' Herald |volume=26 |year=1879 |month=October |page=289}}

Smith, Joseph III (October 1879). "Last Testimony of Sister Emma". The Saints' Herald 26: 289.

Vancouver style (common in biomedicine); see Citation Style Vancouver for specific templates

• {{cite journal |author=Bannen RM, Suresh V, Phillips GN Jr, Wright SJ, Mitchell JC |title=Optimal design of thermally stable proteins |journal=Bioinformatics |volume=24 |issue=20 |pages=2339–43 |year=2008 |pmid=18723523 |pmc=2562006 |doi=10.1093/bioinformatics/btn450 |url=http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/24/20/2339 }}

Bannen RM, Suresh V, Phillips GN Jr, Wright SJ, Mitchell JC (2008). "Optimal design of thermally stable proteins". Bioinformatics 24 (20): 2339–43. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btn450. PMC 2562006. PMID 18723523. http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/24/20/2339.

Include URL link to free-article, pre-print or abstract; also supply access date unless the URL is known to be stable.

• {{cite journal |journal=Energy Policy |year=2008 |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=1858–1866 |title=Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review |author=Aries, Myriam B. C.; and Newsham, Guy R. |doi=10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021 |url=http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pubs/nrcc49212/nrcc49212.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=September 1, 2009 }}

Aries, Myriam B. C.; and Newsham, Guy R. (2008). "Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review" (PDF). Energy Policy 36 (6): 1858–1866. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021. http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pubs/nrcc49212/nrcc49212.pdf. Retrieved September 1, 2009.

Specify the DOI to provide a permanent link. Also give the PMID abstract for medical articles, and the URL if the article is free. PubMed Central free full-text repository links may also be supplied and will link the title if URL not specified, else as additional linked PMC value at the end of the citation

• {{cite journal |author=Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; et al. |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |year=2003 |month=January |pmid=12511592 |pmc=151837 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |url=http://www.jci.org/articles/view/16567 }}

Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; et al. (January 2003). "The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity". The Journal of Clinical Investigation 111 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1172/JCI16567. PMC 151837. PMID 12511592. http://www.jci.org/articles/view/16567.

Whereas if the url had not been specified, then the title is linked to PubMed Central's copy of the article and no duplicate PMC link is shown for compactness:

• {{cite journal |author=Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; et al. |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |year=2003 |month=January |pmid=12511592 |pmc=151837 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 }}

Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; et al. (January 2003). "The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity". The Journal of Clinical Investigation 111 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1172/JCI16567. PMC 151837. PMID 12511592. //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC151837/.

If the doi link is broken, then use of doi_brokendate unlinks the doi value, indicates when the doi-problem was first noticed, and will also add the page to "Category:Pages with DOIs broken since YYYY":

• {{cite journal |author=Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; et al. |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |year=2003 |month=January |pmid=12511592 |pmc=151837 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |doi_brokendate=June 18, 2008 }}

Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; et al. (January 2003). "The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity". The Journal of Clinical Investigation 111 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1172/JCI16567 (inactive June 18, 2008). PMC 151837. PMID 12511592. //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC151837/.

If the article is in a foreign language, and the original title is unknown

• {{cite journal |author=Huang, Y.; Lu, J.; Shen, Y.; and Lu, J. |trans_title=The protective effects of total flavonoids from ''Lycium barbarum'' L. on lipid peroxidation of liver mitochondria and red blood cell in rats |language=Chinese |journal=Wei Sheng Yan Jiu |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=115–6 |year=1999 |month=March |pmid=11938998 }}

Huang, Y.; Lu, J.; Shen, Y.; and Lu, J. (March 1999). "" (in Chinese). Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 28 (2): 115–6. PMID 11938998.

Other examples

• {{cite journal |last=Fowler |first=Martin |authorlink=Martin Fowler |last2=Beck |first2=Kent |authorlink2=Kent Beck |title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma |journal=The Saints' Herald |volume=26 |year=1879 |month=October |page=289}}

Fowler, Martin; Beck, Kent (October 1879). "Last Testimony of Sister Emma". The Saints' Herald 26: 289.

• {{cite journal |first=W. Hugh |last=Woodin |title=The Continuum Hypothesis, Part I |journal=Notices of the AMS |volume=48 |issue=6 |year=2001 |pages=567–576 |location=Providence, RI, USA |publisher=American Mathematical Society |url=http://www.ams.org/notices/200106/fea-woodin.pdf |format=PDF |issn=1088-9477 |oclc=34550461}}

Woodin, W. Hugh (2001). "The Continuum Hypothesis, Part I" (PDF). Notices of the AMS (Providence, RI, USA: American Mathematical Society) 48 (6): 567–576. ISSN 1088–9477. OCLC 34550461. http://www.ams.org/notices/200106/fea-woodin.pdf.

• {{cite journal |title=Disney Releases 10 Titles on Laser Videodisc |year=1982 |journal=Videodisc/Videotex |volume=2 |issue=3 |page=175}}

"Disney Releases 10 Titles on Laser Videodisc". Videodisc/Videotex 2 (3): 175. 1982.