Case 3 Use a lengthy excerpt block quote without quotation marks but with left indentation half an inch.

How to do in text citations apa for journal articles. Do not italicize or use quotation marks for the titles of articles. After the journal title add the journal volume number and be. When citing web pages journal article titles or chapter titles use quotation marks around the title.

If there is a colon in the article title also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. Include an in-text citation when you refer to summarize paraphrase or quote from another source. To cite a direct quote in APA you must include the authors last name the year and a page number all separated by commas.

Author Surname Year page number References. Constructing Possible Worlds The One Where Chandler Cant Cry Short quotations. When citing books videos brochures journals reports etc.

The New Criterion 153 5-13. If the quote appears on a single page use p. Italicize titles of journals magazines and newspapers.

Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. Always include the issue number for a journal article. You can embed this information within the sentence or cite it at the end of the sentence or use a mixture of both as long as all the components are used in your APA journal citation.

Moreover note that you will have to place a period before the parentheses. Basic FormatLast name A. If the journal article does not have a DOI and is from an academic research database end the reference after the page range for an explanation of why see the database information page.