NBD1100 Built Environment Communication and Skills: Referencing

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APA referencing - introduction

The referencing style required for units in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Architectural Engineering) is APA style. However, it is always a good idea to confirm with individual unit coordinators as to which referencing style is required.

Information about why you need to reference is available in the Referencing & Plagiarism guide.

Access the Victoria University APA Referencing Guide.

APA Referencing - journal article

A basic reference list entry for a journal article in APA must include:

  • Author or authors. The surname is followed by first initials.
  • Year of publication of the article (in round brackets).
  • Article title.
  • Journal title (in italics).
  • Volume of journal (in italics).
  • Issue of journal (no italics).
  • Page numbers of article.
  • DOI - digital object identifier (if available)
  • The first line of each citation is left adjusted. Every subsequent line is indented 5-7 spaces.

Online journal article example: 

Mio, A., Barbera, E., Massi Pavan, A., Bertucco, A., & Fermeglia, M. (2024). Sustainability analysis of hydrogen production processes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 54, 540–553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.06.122

Refer to the Victoria University APA Guide for more referencing examples.

What is a DOI?

A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a string of numbers, letters and symbols used to uniquely identify an article or document and to provide it with a permanent electronic link. APA referencing style requires the DOI (where available) to be included in the Reference List citation.

     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.06.122

A DOI will help your reader easily locate a document from your citation.

Study Tools

The documents here provide basic templates to create a book reference and journal article reference in APA style. Watch the videos on this page and refer to the APA Guide for more information.

APA Referencing videos

This series of videos takes you through the fundamentals of the APA Referencing style. Refer to the Victoria University APA guide for examples of in-text referencing and more information.

Referencing management tools

VU Library has a number of reference management tools which can help you to:

  • Create, store and organise a personalised database of your references
  • Enter references manually or import from library catalogues or databases
  • Generate bibliographies/reference lists, choosing from 100s of bibliographic styles

Endnote

  • EndNote can be used by all current VU students (onshore) and VU staff. It's suitable for researchers and students who need to manage large amounts of bibliographic data.

Endnote Online