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Citing Journal Articles

A journal article is easy to cite. The basic elements include: the author, title of article, title of journal and publication information. To cite an article from a journal, follow this basic template:

Author’s Last Name, Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if available. (Date). Title of the article. Title of Journal, volume(issue) if available, page numbers if available. DOI

 

The examples below provide guidance on citing journal articles stored in various locations including, websites, databases, and in the library in print format.

Journal Article on a Website

To cite a journal article on a website, include the basic elements. If the article has a DOI, use the DOI. If the article has no DOI, use the URL of the website. For more information consult the APA Handbook section 10.1 ex. 2

Author’s Last Name, Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if available. (Date). Title of the article. Title of Journal, volume(issue) if available, page numbers if available. DOI or the URL if the DOI is not available

Example:

Mossine, V.V., Mawhinney, T.P., & Giovannucci, E.L. (2020, March). Dried fruit intake and cancer: A systematic review of observational studies. Advances in Nutrition, 11(2), 237-250. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmz085

 

Journal Article in a Database

To cite a journal article on a database, include the basic elements. If the article has a DOI, use the DOI. If the article has no DOI, cite just the journal information as if you were using a print source. For more information consult the APA Handbook section 10.1 ex. 1 and 3

Author’s Last Name, Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if available. (Date). Title of the article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), page numbers. DOI if available

Examples:

Bian, Z., Hua, F., & Meng, L. (2020, March 12). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Emerging and future challenges for dental and oral medicine. Journal of Dental Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034520914246
Tsuji, N., Dyck, A., Mauldin, K., Barmore, C., & Wagle, A. (2016, September). Effect of multicultural cooking classes on cultural competency of university students. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(9), a77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.06.272

 

Journal Article in Print

To cite a journal article in print format, include the basic elements. If the article has a DOI, use the DOI. If the article has no DOI, cite just the journal information. For more information consult the APA Handbook section 10.1 ex. 3

Author’s Last Name, Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if available. (Date). Title of the article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), page numbers. DOI if available

Example:

Horinouchi, T., Hayashi, Y., Watanabe, S., Yamada, M., Yamazaki, A., Kouyama, T., Taguchi, M., Fukuhara, T., Takagi, M., Ogohara, K., Murakami, S., Peralta, J., Limaye, S. S., Imamura, T., Nakamura, M., Sato, T. M., & Satoh, T. (2020, April 24). How waves and turbulence maintain the super-rotation of Venus’ atmosphere. Science, 368(6489), 405-409. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz4439

 

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