How to Cite a Journal Article

Academic journals, peer-reviewed articles, and research papers.

What You'll Need

Article Title
Short title
Author(s)
Journal Name
Date Published
Volume
Issue
Pages
Article Number
DOI
URL

The DOI is usually near the article title or in the page footer. If accessing through a database, the article record contains volume, issue, and page numbers.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
Watson, J. D., & Crick, F. H. C. (1953). Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature, 171(4356), 737–738. https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0
In-text (Watson & Crick, 1953)
MLA 9th edition
Watson, James D., and Francis H. C. Crick. “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.” Nature, vol. 171, no. 4356, Apr. 1953, pp. 737-38, https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0.
In-text (Watson and Crick)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Watson, James D., and Francis H. C. Crick. “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.” Nature 171, no. 4356 (1953): 737–38. https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0.
Footnote James D. Watson and Francis H. C. Crick, “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid,” Nature 171, no. 4356 (1953): 737–38, https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
Watson, J.D. and Crick, F.H.C. (1953) ‘Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid’, Nature, 171(4356), pp. 737–738. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0.
In-text (Watson and Crick, 1953)
IEEE
[1]
J. D. Watson and F. H. C. Crick, “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid,” Nature, vol. 171, no. 4356, pp. 737–738, Apr. 1953, doi: 10.1038/171737a0.
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Vancouver
1.
Watson JD, Crick FHC. Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature. 1953 Apr 25;171(4356):737-8.
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