In most cases you can reference a journal article in its print format, even if you read it online. The exception to this is if the article is only available in an e-journal, in which case you would reference it as such. More information on this is at the end of this section.
Print journal:
Format: in text citation
Effective patient-clinician communication has been shown to be vital for older patients and their nurse practitioners (Surname, Year, Page).
Format: reference
Author surname, initials. (Year) Title of article. Journal Title. Volume number(issue, part number or month), pp.first and last page numbers.
Example: in text citation
Effective patient-clinician communication has been shown to be especially vital for older patients and their nurse practitioners (Gilbert and Hayes, 2009, p.285).
Example: reference
Gilbert, D. A. and Hayes, E. (2009) Communication and outcomes of visits between older patients and nurse practitioners. Nursing Research. 58(4), pp.283-293.
If there are no page numbers but there is an article number, put this information in the place of page numbers.
If the article is only available as a webpage and not as a PDF as well, it may be from an e-journal. You might be able to confirm this by looking at information about the journal. If it is only available in this format, cite and reference it as below, choosing to use either the URL or the DOI:
Format: in text citation
Marketing communications can be done through a variety of media (Surname, Year, page).
Format: reference using a URL
Author surname, initials. (Year) Title of article. Journal Title [online]. Volume number(issue, part number or month), pp.first and last page or line numbers. Available from: URL [Accessed Date].
Format: reference using a doi (digital object identifier)
Author surname, initials. (Year) Title of article. Journal Title [online]. Volume number(issue, part number or month), pp.first and last page or line numbers. Available from: DOI [Accessed Date].