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Database Citing Tools

Information on how to use the built-in citation tools in many of the library databases to generate citations, along with examples of correct citations.

Sage

Citation Formats Supported

  • APA (6th edition)
  • Chicago Notes & Bibliography
  • MLA

Instructions

  1. Click the Cite article link in the tools menu.
    Cite icon in Sage
  2. A window will pop up with the citation information. The default is APA, but you can change the citation style in the drop-down box.
    Sage generated citations
  3. Carefully review punctuation and capitalization of the generated citation.

Sample Citations

Ball, T. (2012). Diagnostic imaging of late-stage breast cancer. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 28(3), 152–156. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479312442004

Funder, D. C., & Ozer, D. J. (2019). Evaluating effect size in psychological research: Sense and nonsense. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 2(2), 156–168. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245919847202

Weng, Z., Chen, Q., & Sun, Y. (2016). Evolutionary stable participation game of smartphones in crowdsourced sensing. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 12(9). https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147716665516

More Information: APA: Journal Articles

Ball, Taylor. "Diagnostic Imaging of Late-Stage Breast Cancer." Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, vol. 28, no. 3, 2012, pp. 152-156. Sage Journals, https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479312442004.

Funder, David C., and Daniel J. Ozer. "Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense." Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 156–168. Sage Journals, https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245919847202.

Weng, Zhengqiu, et al. "Evolutionary Stable Participation Game of Smartphones in Crowdsourced Sensing." International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 12, no. 9, Sept. 2016. Sage Journals, https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147716665516.

More Information: MLA: Journal Articles

Ball, Taylor. 2012. "Diagnostic Imaging of Late-Stage Breast Cancer." Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 28 (3): 152-156. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479312442004.

Funder, David C., and Daniel J. Ozer. 2019. "Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense." Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science 2 (2): 156–168. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245919847202.

Weng, Zhengqiu, Qinghua Chen, and Yao Sun. 2016. "Evolutionary Stable Participation Game of Smartphones in Crowdsourced Sensing." International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 12 (9). https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147716665516.

More Information: Chicago Author-Date: Journal Articles

Bibliography

Ball, Taylor. "Diagnostic Imaging of Late-Stage Breast Cancer." Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 28, no. 3 (2012): 152-156. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479312442004.

Funder, David C., and Daniel J. Ozer. "Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense." Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science 2, no. 2 (2019): 156–168. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245919847202.

Weng, Zhengqiu, Qinghua Chen, and Yao Sun. "Evolutionary Stable Participation Game of Smartphones in Crowdsourced Sensing." International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 12, no. 9 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147716665516.

Note

Taylor Ball, "Diagnostic Imaging of Late-Stage Breast Cancer," Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 28, no. 3 (2012): 154*, https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479312442004.

David C. Funder, and Daniel J. Ozer, "Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense," Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science 2, no. 2 (2019): 162*, https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245919847202.

Zhengqiu Weng, Qinghua Chen, and Yao Sun, "Evolutionary Stable Participation Game of Smartphones in Crowdsourced Sensing," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 12, no. 9 (2016): 3*, https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147716665516.

*Only include the pages that are directly being referenced, not the entire page range.

More Information: Chicago Notes & Bibliography: Journal Articles

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