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General Rules: Citing Scholarly Articles
In-text Citation: Information to Include
In-text citations and signal phrases can be woven into sentences and paragraphs in multiple ways, and what you emphasize depends on what information will be most relevant and/or persuasive to your reader. However, the following information should always be included:
Reference Citation: Information to Include
Authorlastname, Authorfirstinitial. (Year, Month Day). Article title in sentence case. Title of Journal in Italics, volume number in italics (issue), page numbers.
or
Authorlastname, Authorfirstinitial. (Year, Month Day). Article title in sentence case. Title of Journal, volume number in italics (issue), page numbers. doi: digitalobjectidentifiernumber
Specific Example: Scholarly Article with Two Authors; without DOI (digital object identifier)
In-text Citation Options
Researchers Deepa Mangala and Pooja Kumari (2015) reported their finding that with increased competition for market share and profits, “fraud has become a challenge to business organizations in today’s dynamic environment” (p. 52).
With increased competition for market share and profits, “fraud has become a challenge to business organizations in today’s dynamic environment” (Mangala & Kumari, 2015, p. 52).
References Page Entry
Mangala, D., & Kumari, P. (2015). Corporate fraud prevention and detection: Revisiting the literature. Journal of Commerce and Accounting Research, 4(1), 52-62.
Specific Example: Scholarly Article with Three (or more) Authors; with DOI (digital object identifier)
In-text Citation Options
Bjork et al. (2012) explained that creating effective interactions between parents and healthcare professionals in the pediatric oncology setting requires “talking via the child” (p. 29).
Creating effective interactions between parents and healthcare professionals in the pediatric oncology setting requires “talking via the child” (Bjork et al., 2012, p. 29).
References Page Entry
Bjork, M., Graneheim, U., Oster, I., & Ringner, A. (2012). Talking via the child: Discursively created interaction between parents and health care professionals in a pediatric oncology ward. Journal of Family Nursing, 19(1), 29-52. doi:10.1177/1074840712462136