How to Cite Scientific Journals in APA Format

Reference Page Citation

• 1

  Type the last name of the author of the scientific journal article, a comma, the first initial of the author's first name and a period.

• 2

  Type the year that the article was published in parentheses, followed by a period.

• 3

  Type the title of the article (only capitalizing the first word) and a period.

• 4

  Type the title of the scientific journal in italics, followed by a comma.

• 5

  Type the volume number in italics, the issue number right after it in parentheses and a comma.

• 6

  Type the page numbers of the article (for example, 57-90) and a period to complete the citation.

In-Text Citation

• 7

  Type the last name of the author of the article and a comma.

• 8

  Type the year that the article was published.

• 9

  Put the whole citation in parentheses (for example, (Smith, 2009)) at the end of the sentence where you paraphrased or directly quoted the author.