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IB Theatre - Research Presentation (first assessment 2024): Journal Articles

This guide provides resources for the Research Presentation external assessment task for IB Theatre (first assessment 2024).

Journal Articles

For more help, see Tips for Citing Journal Articles below, and explainers on how to tell the difference between Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers.

Journal Articles from a Library Database

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers. Database Namedoi link if given.

Note: If you are using a pdf version of the article, add the following at the end of your citation: PDF download.

Examples:

One Author

Kieffer, Alexandra. “The Debussyist Ear: Listening, Representation, and French Musical Modernism.” 19th-Century Music, vol. 39, no. 1, summer 2015, pp. 56-79. JSTOR.

Two Authors

Hauck, Pia, and Heiko Hecht. “Having a Drink with Tchaikovsky: The Crossmodal Influence of Background Music on the Taste of Beverages.” Multisensory Research, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–24. Academic Search Premierhttps://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-20181321.

Three or More Authors

Meacham, Shuaib James, et al. “Hip‐Hop Early Literacy in K–1 Classrooms.” The Reading Teacher, vol. 73, no. 1, July/August 2019, pp. 29–37. Wiley Online Library Journalshttps://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1809. PDF download.

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number) 

Examples:

(Kieffer 59)

(Hauck and Hecht 21)

(Meacham et al. 32)

For more help, see Tips for Citing Journal Articles below, and explainers on how to tell the difference between Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers.

Journal article from a website (with DOI)

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers. doi link.

Note: If you are using a pdf version of the article, add the following at the end of your citation: PDF download.

Example:

Hauck, Pia, and Heiko Hecht. “Having a Drink with Tchaikovsky: The Crossmodal Influence of Background Music on the Taste of Beverages.” Multisensory Research, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-20181321. PDF download.

In-Text Citation

(Last Names Page Number) 

Example:

(Hauck and Hecht 21)

Journal article from a website (without DOI)

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers if given. URL.

Example:

Narayanan, Nirupama, and Robin Sturtz. "Success in the STEM Curricula." College Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, 2018. collegequarterly.ca/2018-vol21-num02-spring/index.html

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number if given) 

Examples:

(Narayanan and Sturtz)

For more help, see Tips for Citing Journal Articles below, and explainers on how to tell the difference between Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers.

Journal Article in Print

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Publication Date, pp. Page Numbers.

Example:

Hauck, Pia, and Heiko Hecht. “Having a Drink with Tchaikovsky: The Crossmodal Influence of Background Music on the Taste of Beverages.” Multisensory Research, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–24. 

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number) 

Example:

(Hauck and Hecht 21)

How Can I Tell if it's a Journal?

Journals on a shelf - photo from Flickr by the.Firebottle

Photo from Flickr under Creative Commons license, created by the.Firebottle

Not sure whether your article is from a journal? Look for these characteristics:

  • Main purpose is often to report results of original search
  • Articles usually have a very specific subject focus
  • May see sections such as abtract, discussion, results, and conclusion
  • Author of the article is an expert or specialist in the field and often their credentials are listed
  • Article is intended for students, scientists, researchers and/or professionals instead of the general public
  • Usually includes a References list at the end

Articles may also come from magazines or newspapers.

How Can I Tell If It's a Magazine?

Woman reading at magazine stand - Britannica ImageQuest

Not sure whether your article is from a magazine? Look for these characteristics:

Popular magazines:

  • Main purpose is to entertain, sell products or promote a viewpoint.
  • Appeal to the general public.
  • Often have many photos and illustrations, as well as many advertisements.
  • Author may or may not have subject expertise.
  • Name and credentials of authors often NOT provided.
  • Articles tend to be short –less than 5 pages
  • Unlikely to have a bibliography or references list

Trade magazines:

  • Main purpose is to update and inform readers on current trends in a specific industry or trade.
  • Audience is members of a specific industry or trade or professors and students in that trade or industry
  • May have photos and numerous advertisements, but still assume that readers understand specific jargon of the profession.
  • Usually published by an association.
  • Authors are professionals working in the specific industry or trade.

Articles may also come from journals or newspapers.

How Can I Tell If It's a Newspaper?

New York City, 09/11/2001, Newspaper Headlines after World Trade Center Attack - Britannica ImageQuest

Not sure whether your article is from a newspaper? Look for these characteristics:

  • Main purpose is to provide readers with a brief account of current events locally, nationally or internationally.
  • Can be published daily, semiweekly or weekly.
  • Articles are usually written by journalists who may or may not have subject expertise.
  • Written for the general public, readers don't need any previous subject knowledge.
  • Little, if any, information about other sources is provided.

Articles may also come from journals or magazines.

Tips for Citing Journal Articles

Access Date

For all content found on a website that is subject to change, you must list the date you first viewed the resource. You do not need to include access date for items from library databases. This date is listed at the end of the citation with the word "Accessed" before the date.

Authors/Editors

An author can be a person but can also be an organization, or company. These are called group or corporate authors.

Leave out author distinctions/credentials, such as PhD.

Database Names

The name of the database will usually apear at the top of the search screen. Note that Elsevier, Gale and EBSCOhost are NOT database names, they are database providers. The name of the database will appear separately.

If you have used the function to search multiple databases at once and therefore do not know the individual database name, enter the name of the database provider (e.g. ProQuest) as the database.

Dates

The format of all dates is: Date Month (shortened) Year. E.g., 5 Sept. 2012.

DOI Numbers for Journal Articles

Some electronic content like journal articles are assigned a unique number called a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The DOI gives a way to find an article. If a DOI is provided for a journal article, include it after the page numbers of the article as "doi:doi number". 

If no DOI number is given, the recommendation would be that you do not use the URL of the article coming from a database as the link will not work properly. (URL access to database articles requires users to be authenticated using username and password.)

Page Numbers

If there are multiple pages put pp. before the page numbers. If the article is only one page use p. instead.

If the article appears on non-consecutive pages (e.g., the article starts on page 5 then continues on page 12), write the first page number and a plus (+) sign. E.g., 5+

Titles

Capitalize the first letter of every important word in the title. You do not need to capitalize words such as: in, of, or an.

If there is a colon (:) in the title, include what comes after the colon (also known as the subtitle).

         

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