A journal citation contains the basic information needed to identify and find a journal article. This is the same information you will need in typing up the list of articles (references) you use to write your paper.
Jamie Lincoln Kitman, (2000). The Secret History Of Lead. (use of leaded gasoline).
The Nation, volume 270, 11 p11.
- The Title of the article : Secret History of Lead
- The Author of the article : Jamie Lincoln Kitman
- The Name of the journal : Nation
- The publication date: March 20, 2000
- The volume number: v.270
- The issue number: i11
- The page number: p11.
Full-Text
Full-text is a term that means that the content of an article is available online, not just a citation.
Jamie Lincoln Kitman, (2000). The Secret History Of Lead. (use of leaded gasoline).
The Nation, volume 270, 11 p11.
Full text can come in a variety of formats.
HTML gives you all the text of the article but unless indicated it may not include graphics or charts. Also, pagination not only differs from the original paper version but varies depending upon the font type and size of the printer used.
PDF is usually a facsimile of the article as it appeared in the journal originally.
