I’m not sure if my online source is a journal article (or paper) or a report?
Answer
Reference as a journal article or paper
Reference as a report
The journal’s name should be on the first page or possibly in the header or footer of each page.
You can then search for the journal and check the ‘about’ information. If it is peer reviewed then it should be an appropriate source to use in your assignment.
A report is more likely to be published on an organisation’s website. For example a government department (e.g. Department for Education), a non-governmental organisation (NGO, e.g. Amnesty International), a commercial company (e.g. Pfizer), or a professional body (e.g. Association of Clinical Psychologists UK).
Reports may also be available from online databases (e.g. market research reports).
It can also be helpful to identify the type of report you are looking at, for example a financial report, a law report or a research report. Some referencing styles will reference these items slightly differently.
Usually has named authors.
May also have named authors and the organisation may the publisher. Alternatively the organisation may be both the author and publisher.
