Psychology

The standard format for a journal article reference is:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx

Rules for capitalization:

• Article titles are treated like sentences: capitalize only the first word of the title, the first word of a subheading, and proper nouns.
• Journal titles are treated like book titles: capitalize all important words (words like "of" are not capitalized).

For in-text citations for articles, the standard format is:

(Author, Year)

Rules for what to include:

• If you use the author's name in the text, you can leave it out of the in-text citation.
  • For example: As Smith (2003) points out ...
• If you use a direct quote, include the page number in the in-text citation.
  • For example: Smith notes, "Direct quote here" (2003, p. 25).
• Page numbers are optional for paraphrases, but they are helpful to the reader.
  • For example: Smith (2003) describes the experiment's purpose as ... (pp. 35-36).
• You don't have to reiterate who you're citing in every sentence.
  • Cite the source the first time you use it.
  • Continue writing without further citation in the same paragraph as long as it's clear you're using the same source.
  • If your paraphrase continues into a new paragraph, reintroduce the citation.