Citing Journal Articles Using APA

Students are always interested in how to accurately and quickly cite journal articles. Here are some simple step-by-step procedures on how to do this using the three primary education journal databases.

Generating APA Style Citations for Journal Articles in Education Databases


ERIC via EBSCO
1. from the results list, click the “ADD” icon to the right of the articles wanted

2. click the icon near the upper right hand corner for “Folder has Items”

3. click “Save” near top right

4. choose APA on drop down menu under “Citation Format”

5. click “save” button on left – [also, unclick the box next to the phrase “Remove these items from folder after saving”]

6. to save your citations from one search to the next, even though you discontinue your search for awhile, create a personal folder


ERIC via CAMBRIDGE
1. conduct search

2. select record(s) wanted

3. click: “save, print, email”

4. scroll down and under the phrase “choose a bibliographic style” select APA and click the “create” button


EDUCATION FULL TEXT
1. conduct search

2. select record(s) wanted

3. click: “get marked” (toward bottom of page)

4. click: “exporting/citing” on left

5. click: “printing and citing options”

6. click circle next to “Brief Citation Display,” and click on “HTML” and select “APA” on dropdown menu

7. click: “print”