Q. How do I cite a journal article?

Please consult our Citation & Documentation Guide for how to cite a variety of sources in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles, or find links to help with other styles. Here is how to cite a basic journal article:

APA 7th edition    How to cite more than 1 author.   Use a hanging indent (Concordia Library)

Author Last Name, Author Initial(s). (Year in parentheses). Title. Journal Title Italicized, Volume Italicized(Issue in parentheses), page range. DOI, permalink, or URL

Vrchota, D. (2011). Communication in the disciplines: Interpersonal communication in dietetics. Communication Education, 60(2), 210–230. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2010.523475

MLA 9th edition

Online Journal Article (needs two containers):

Author(s) Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article in Quotation Marks and Title Case." Title of Journal italicized, volume, issue, Publication date, page numbers. Database italicized, DOI, permalink, or URL. 

Carnes, Jeremy M. "Reinventing the Enemy's Intentions: Native Identity and the City in the Poetry of Joy Harjo." Studies in the Humanities, vol. 42, no. 1-2, 2015, pp. 36+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A441400770/AONE?u=klnb_fhsuniv&sid=AONE&xid=86856e38.

Printed Journal Article (needs one container):

Author(s) Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article in Quotation Marks and Title Case." Title of Journal italicized, volume, issue, Publication date, page numbers.  

Treat, James. "Muscogee Nation Indian Territory: From Oral History to Found Poetry." Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol.28, no. 3, 2017, pp.7.

Chicago, 17th edition

Notes- Bibliography Entry:

Last Name, First Name.  "Article title in quotation marks". Journal Title italicized volume number, no. issue number (Publication Date in parentheses): page numbers. DOI, permalink, or URL. 

Benz, Terressa A. “Toxic Cities: Neoliberalism and Environmental Racism in Flint and Detroit Michigan.” Critical Sociology 45, no. 1 (January 2019): 49–62. doi:10.1177/0896920517708339.

Footnote or Endnote:

First Name Last Name,  "Article title in quotation marks". Journal Title italicized volume number, no. issue number (Publication Date in parentheses): page number. DOI, permalink, or URL. 

Terressa A. Benz,  “Toxic Cities: Neoliberalism and Environmental Racism in Flint and Detroit Michigan.” Critical Sociology 45, no. 1 (January 2019): 50. doi:10.1177/0896920517708339.

Author-Date System Bibliography Entry:

This format depends on the details available. Consult resources for detailed information.

Last Name, First Name. Year. "Article title in quotation marks." Journal Title italicized volume number, no. issue number (month or season in parentheses): article page range.

Benz, Terressa A. 2019. “Toxic Cities: Neoliberalism and Environmental Racism in Flint and Detroit Michigan.” Critical Sociology 45, no. 1 (January): 49–62. doi:10.1177/0896920517708339.