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How to Cite a Journal Article

A peer-reviewed article cited in all five styles, with the rules for volume, issue, page ranges and DOIs. Paste a DOI and the fields fill themselves in.

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Citing a Journal Article: examples

One source cited in each style. Italics are shown as they should appear in your paper.

APA

7th edition

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Twenge, J. M., & Campbell, W. K. (2018). Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 271–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003

In text: (Twenge & Campbell, 2018)

MLA

9th edition

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Twenge, Jean M., and W. Keith Campbell. “Associations Between Screen Time and Lower Psychological Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents: Evidence from a Population-Based Study.” Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 12, 2018, pp. 271–283, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003.

In text: (Twenge and Campbell)

Chicago

17th edition, notes & bibliography

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Twenge, Jean M., and W. Keith Campbell. “Associations Between Screen Time and Lower Psychological Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents: Evidence from a Population-Based Study.” Preventive Medicine Reports 12 (2018): 271–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003.

Footnote: Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell, “Associations Between Screen Time and Lower Psychological Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents: Evidence from a Population-Based Study,” Preventive Medicine Reports 12 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003.

Harvard

Cite Them Right, 12th edition

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Twenge, J.M. and Campbell, W.K. (2018) ‘Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study’, Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, pp. 271–283. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003.

In text: (Twenge and Campbell, 2018)

IEEE

IEEE Reference Guide

IEEE generator →

[1] J. M. Twenge and W. K. Campbell, “Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study,” Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 12, pp. 271–283, 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003.

In text: [1]

Cite a journal article now

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APA 7 · Reference

Twenge, J. M., & Campbell, W. K. (2018). Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 271–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003

In-text citation

(Twenge & Campbell, 2018)

Narrative citation

Twenge and Campbell (2018)

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What you need

  • Author(s)
  • Article title
  • Journal name
  • Volume and issue
  • Page range or article number
  • Year
  • DOI (or database URL)

Find the DOI

The DOI is usually on the first page of the PDF or on the article’s landing page, starting with “10.”. Paste it into the generator and the details come from Crossref, the registry publishers use.

Article numbers

Many online journals give an article number instead of pages, like e0254389. APA writes it as “Article e0254389”; other styles put it where the pages would go.

Database articles

Don’t add the database name (JSTOR, EBSCO) unless the work only exists there. The DOI identifies the article wherever you found it.

Questions students ask

Is the issue number required?
Include it whenever the journal has one. APA writes volume(issue): 12(3); MLA writes vol. 12, no. 3; Harvard writes 12(3); IEEE writes vol. 12, no. 3.
What if there is no DOI?
Give the URL of the journal’s article page if it is freely accessible. For a print-only article, stop after the page range.
How many authors do I list?
APA: up to 20. MLA: two, then et al. for three or more. Chicago: up to ten. Harvard (Cite Them Right): up to three. IEEE: up to six.