Below I have the aspects highlighted that you should consider and then a sample of each of the following parameters for the article in a full and complete reference in APA format that you should provide:
1. Why do you identify this Journal as scholarly?
2. Author(s) of article
3. Date of article (remember 36 months or less as we need to use current scholarly sources)
4. Title of article
5. Title of Journal
6. Volume and issue as appropriate
6b. Page numbers
7. DOI if available
8. Full reference in APA format of the article you chose
Format example of reference: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages. http://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy
Naujoks, T. (2020). Marketing functions and B2C e-marketplaces: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Marketing Channels, 26(4), p. 250-262.
1. This article meets scholarly criteria because this is a double-blind, peer reviewed journal.
2. Naujoks, T.–Authors
3. (2020). —Date within 36 months of today. Older content in eCommerce especially is usually out of date. Therefore in this class your source needs to be published in a valid scholarly journal within the last 36 months—older will not ‘count’ as your supporting source however you may include older sources in addition to more current ones to further support your posts.
4. Marketing functions and B2C e-marketplaces: An exploratory analysis. –name of the article
5. Journal of Marketing Channels –Journal name. This is scholarly because it has a full editorial board (this is the collective vetted team to review the content) to review the articles and the impact index (Journal Metrics which indicates how often this was cited by other Peer Reviewed Scholarly articles).
6. 26(4)– volume number (issue number)
6b. 250-262— page numbers
7. 10.1080/1046669X.2020.1828687–DOI
8. Naujoks, T. (2020). Marketing functions and B2C e-marketplaces: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Marketing Channels, 26(4), p. 250-262. doi 10.1080/1046669X.2020.1828687
Once you get this skill down, then you can just focus on supporting the content. This is not an opinion course, so you need to make sure you support statements. The Course project requires you to propose a solution that will be supported with sources as you will be asking to be funded. The discussion allows you to practice this approach. Scholarly sources carry more weight as they have been validated. Wikipedia for example is not a valid source for an academic environment.
At first you will find, as many past students have, that these requirements are hard to meet. This might be something new for most of you and new can be challenging. This is a skill you will need in your future courses and the workplace if you want to do well. So, while this is tough, this is necessary, and you can do this. You can go to the writing center or visit a virtual librarian for help searching for scholarly sources. Just because a source is in the library, does not mean it is scholarly. It would be far easier for me to not impose this requirement and just let it go—but this will help you succeed which is part of my job!
Note: Use the textbook (such as the eight major e-commerce technologies) and support with peer-reviewed journal articles with the parameters. Aim for more depth.
Make sure you use the required valid scholarly journal articles in your posts. Textbooks and other sources are fine but you need at least one journal article per post. Please provide complete references.
