Journal article

In-text citations

(Author, year, p. page number)

Example 1: (Sacks, 2021, p. 73)

Example 2: (Sointu & Woodhead, 2008)

Example 3: (Franzen et al., 2009)

In the reference list

Author. (year). Article title. Journal title in italics, volume(issue), page numbers or article number or e-locator. https://doi.org/<doi number> or https://xxxxx

Example 1, without DOI:

Sacks, A. (2021). Writing Fiction Motivates! With the right classroom conditions, writing stories encourages students to take on challenges of their own design. Educational Leadership, 79(4), 71-74.

Example 2, with DOI:

Sointu, E., & Woodhead, L. (2008). Spirituality, gender, and expressive selfhood. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47(2), 259-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00406.x

Example 3, with article number or e-locator:

Franzen, J. L., Gingerich, P. D., Habersetzer, J., Hurum, J. H., von Koenigswald, W., & Smith, B. H. (2009). Complete primate skeleton from the middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and paleobiology. PLoS ONE, 4(5), Article e5723. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005723

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Note: Provide DOI if available.

Note: If the URL points to a password-protected service/database, omit the information.

Note: If the article lacks information about volume or issue number, omit it.

EndNote

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Fill in the fields: Author, Year, Title, Journal, Volume, Issue, Pages, DOI or URL (DOI is preferred).

Note: To add multiple authors, press enter/line break between each author.

Zotero

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Fill in the fields: Title, Author, Publication, Volume, Issue, Pages, Date, DOI eller URL (DOI is preferred)

Note: To add multiple authors, click + in the author field.

Checklist:


Have you placed volume and issue in the correct order? Double-check the reference to be sure!

Didn’t find page numbers? Have you checked if the article has an e-locator instead?

Test yourself!

When do you need to include page numbers in your citations?
Correct! This is the main rule of APA, but remember that traditions whether to include page numbers or not are different in various academic fields. Do ask your teacher or lecturer about this.
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When do you have to include the of an article?
Yes, that’s correct! According to the APA rules URLs are only included if there’s no DOI number available.
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What are you supposed to do if the volume isn’t provided?
Correct! Usually information about volume and issue is included in references, but if this information isn’t provided, you omit it.
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