Question

Journal articles can be helpful resources when writing a laboratory report, but it is important to ensure that these references are cited properly. Which components are typically included when citing a journal article

Answer 1

Author, year of publication, title of the article, journal, page number and volume/issue number

Step-by-step explanation:

Citation of journal articles used to develop any report is very important. As a matter of policy worldwide, the refusal to cite a used document is referred to as plagiarism and it has quite dire repercussions in most academic and professional spheres.

The following components are typically included in citing a journal

1) The Authors/ writers of the journal article, this could include their affiliations such as

2) the Year of publication: an author can write very similar articles and may only be distinguished by factors such as the year.

3) The title of the article - important to distinguish and easy to refer to

4) The Journal that published the article

5) The page number (s) from the journal that published the article for easy reference where the journal has multiple publications

6) Volume/issue number of the journal that published the article.