{"id":304355,"date":"2021-03-09T20:07:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T19:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=304355"},"modified":"2022-08-23T11:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T09:54:23","slug":"cite-a-journal-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-journal-article\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cite a Journal Article | APA, MLA, &#038; Chicago Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To <a href=index-1775.html>cite<\/a> an article from an academic journal, you need an <a href=index-3579.html>in-text citation<\/a> and a corresponding reference listing the name(s) of the author(s), the publication date, the article title and journal name, the volume and issue numbers, the page range, and the URL or <a href=index-3360.html>DOI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Different <a href=index-1052.html>citation styles<\/a> present this information differently. The main citation styles are <a href=index-1778.html>APA<\/a>, <a href=index-1779.html>MLA<\/a>, and <a href=index-1780.html>Chicago style<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the interactive example generator to explore the format for APA and MLA journal article citations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scribbr-citation-example-generator\" data-citation-style=\"apa\" data-citation-styles=\"apa,mla\" data-source-type=\"articleJournal\" data-source-types=\"articleJournal,articleNewspaper\" data-locale=\"en-US\" data-show-format=\"false\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=index-2689.html charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"apa\">Citing an article in APA Style<\/h2>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/journal-article\/\">APA Style journal article reference<\/a>, the article title is in plain text and sentence case, while the journal name appears in italics, in title case.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">in-text citation<\/a> lists up to two authors; for three or more, use \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/et-al\/\">et al.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>APA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Initials<\/span>. (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Year<\/span>). <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Article title<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Journal Name<\/em><\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Volume<\/em><\/span>(<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Issue<\/span>), <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page range<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">DOI<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-red\">or<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Pinchot, R. (2020). Calle 13 and Ana Tijoux\u2019s joyous rebellion: Modeling transnational protest through lyric and song. <em>Latin American Music Review<\/em>, <em>41<\/em>(2), 196\u2013225. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7560\/LAMR41203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Pinchot, 2020, p. 199)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>When citing a journal article in print or from a database, don\u2019t include a URL. You can still include the DOI if available.<\/p>\n<p>You can also cite a journal article using our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/\">APA Citation Generator<\/a>. Search by title or DOI to automatically generate a correct citation.<\/p>\n\t<h6 class=\"h3\">Generate accurate APA citations with Scribbr<\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"min-height: 96px\">\n  <auto-cite style=\"position:relative;z-index:1\" locale=en_US baseurl=https:\/\/autocite.cgs.scribbr.com domain=com citationstyle=apa env=production><\/auto-cite>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"mla\">Citing an article in MLA Style<\/h2>\n<p>In an MLA Works Cited entry for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/journal-citation\/\">journal article<\/a>, the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/titles\/\">title<\/a> appears in quotation marks, the name of the journal in italics\u2014both in title case.<\/p>\n<p>List up to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/authors\/\">authors<\/a> in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">in-text citation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">Works Cited<\/a> entry. For three or more, use \u201cet al.\u201d<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>MLA format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">First name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Article title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Journal Name<\/em><\/span>, vol. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Volume<\/span>, no. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Issue<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Year<\/span>, pp. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page range<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">DOI<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-red\">or<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Pinchot, Ryan. \u201cCalle 13 and Ana Tijoux\u2019s Joyous Rebellion: Modeling Transnational Protest Through Lyric and Song.\u201d <em>Latin American Music Review<\/em>, vol. 41, no. 2, Fall\/Winter 2020, pp. 196\u2013225, doi:10.7560\/LAMR41203.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n<td>(Pinchot 199)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A DOI is always included when available; a URL appears if no DOI is available but the article was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/journal-citation\/#citing-an-online-journal-article\">accessed online<\/a>. If you accessed the article in print and no DOI is available, you can omit this part.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/mla\/\">MLA Citation Generator<\/a> to create your journal article citations.<\/p>\n\t<h6 class=\"h3\">Generate accurate MLA citations with Scribbr<\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"min-height: 96px\">\n  <auto-cite style=\"position:relative;z-index:1\" locale=en_US baseurl=https:\/\/autocite.cgs.scribbr.com domain=com citationstyle=mla env=production><\/auto-cite>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"chicago\">Citing an article in Chicago Style<\/h2>\n<p>In Chicago notes and bibliography style, you include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">bibliography<\/a> entry for each source, and cite them in the text using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/footnotes\/\">footnotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/journal-articles\/\">bibliography entry for a journal article<\/a> lists the title of the article in quotation marks and the journal name in italics\u2014both in title case. List up to 10 authors in full; use \u201cet al.\u201d for 11 or more.<\/p>\n<p>In the footnote, use \u201cet al.\u201d for four or more authors.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Chicago format<\/th>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Author last name<\/span>,<span class=\"text-color-purple\"> First name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Article Title<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Journal Name <\/em>Volume<\/span>, no. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Issue<\/span> (<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Month Year<\/span>): <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Page range<\/span>. <span class=\"text-color-purple\">DOI<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-red\">or<\/span> <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">Chicago bibliography entry<\/a><\/th>\n<td>Pinchot, Ryan. \u201cCalle 13 and Ana Tijoux\u2019s Joyous Rebellion: Modeling Transnational Protest Through Lyric and Song.\u201d <em>Latin American Music Review<\/em> 41, no. 2 (Fall\/Winter 2020): 196\u2013225. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7560\/LAMR41203.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/footnotes\/\">Chicago footnote<\/a><\/th>\n<td>1. Ryan Pinchot, &#8220;Calle 13 and Ana Tijoux&#8217;s Joyous Rebellion: Modeling Transnational Protest Through Lyric and Song,&#8221;\u00a0<em>Latin American Music Review<\/em> 41, no. 2 (Fall\/Winter 2020): 197. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7560\/LAMR41203.<\/p>\n<p>2. Pinchot, \u201cJoyous Rebellion,\u201d 199.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A DOI or URL (json/preferably%20a%20doi.json) is included for articles consulted online; for articles consulted in print, omit this part.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago also offers an alternative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/author-date\/\">author-date style<\/a> of citation. Examples of how to cite journal articles in this style can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/journal-articles\/#author-date\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions about citations<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"main-elements-journal-citation\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/main-elements-journal-citation\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What are the main elements of a journal article citation?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"main-elements-journal-citation-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>The elements included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/cite-a-journal-article\/\">journal article citations<\/a> across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/journal-article\/\">APA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/journal-citation\/\">MLA<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/journal-articles\/\">Chicago style<\/a> are the name(s) of the author(s), the title of the article, the year of publication, the name of the journal, the volume and issue numbers, the page range of the article, and, when accessed online, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/what-is-a-doi\/\">DOI <\/a>or URL.<\/p>\n<p>In MLA and Chicago style, you also include the specific month or season of publication alongside the year, when this information is available.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"how-do-i-find-the-doi-of-an-article\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/how-do-i-find-the-doi-of-an-article\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I find the DOI of an article?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"how-do-i-find-the-doi-of-an-article-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/what-is-a-doi\/\">DOI<\/a> is usually clearly visible when you open a journal article on an academic database. It is often listed near the publication date, and includes &#8220;doi.org&#8221; or &#8220;DOI:&#8221;. If the database has a &#8220;cite this article&#8221; button, this should also produce a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/citing-sources\/\">citation<\/a> with the DOI included.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t find the DOI, you can search on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossref.org\/\">Crossref<\/a> using information like the author, the article title, and the journal name.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"et-al-in-citations\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/et-al-in-citations\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        When should I use &#8220;et al.&#8221; in citations?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"et-al-in-citations-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/academic-writing\/abbreviations-and-acronyms\/\">abbreviation<\/a> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/et-al\/\">et al.<\/a>\u201d (Latin for \u201cand others\u201d) is used to shorten citations of sources with multiple authors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEt al.\u201d is used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/\">APA in-text citations<\/a> of sources with 3+ authors, e.g. (Smith et al., 2019). It is not used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/reference-entry\/\">APA reference entries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Use \u201cet al.\u201d for 3+ authors in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citations<\/a> <em>and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">Works Cited<\/a> entries.<\/p>\n<p>Use \u201cet al.\u201d for 4+ authors in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/chicago-in-text-citation\/\">Chicago in-text citation<\/a>, and for 10+ authors in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/bibliography\/\">Chicago bibliography<\/a> entry.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"which-citation-style\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/which-citation-style\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Which citation style should I use?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"which-citation-style-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>Check if your university or course guidelines specify which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citing-sources\/citation-styles\/\">citation style<\/a> to use. If the choice is left up to you, consider which style is most commonly used in your field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/apa-style\/\">APA Style<\/a> is the most popular citation style, widely used in the social and behavioral sciences.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">MLA style<\/a> is the second most popular, used mainly in the humanities.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"\/?cat_ID=6173\">Chicago notes and bibliography style<\/a> is also popular in the humanities, especially history.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/chicago-style\/author-date\/\">Chicago author-date style<\/a> tends to be used in the sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other more specialized styles exist for certain fields, such as <em>Bluebook<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.co.uk\/referencing\/oscola\/\">OSCOLA<\/a> for law.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing is to choose one style and use it consistently throughout your text.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To cite an article from an academic journal, you need an in-text citation and a corresponding reference listing the name(s) of the author(s), the publication date, the article title and journal name, the volume and issue numbers, the page range, and the URL or DOI. 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