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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.

ScienceDirect

Citation Formats Supported

ScienceDirect does not have a built-in citation generator. You may use the following template for citing articles found using this database.


Template

APA

Author Last Name, Author Initials. (Date). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), pages–pages. DOI

MLA

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. X, no. X, Date, pp. X-X. ScienceDirect, DOI OR URL.

Chicago: Author-Date

Author. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume (Issue): Page range. DOI, permalink, or library database.

Chicago: Notes & Bibliography

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume, no. Issue (Date): Page range. DOI, permalink, or database.

Sample Citations

Chervenak, F. A., & McCullough, L. B. (2015). Ethics in perinatal medicine: A global perspective. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 20(5), 364–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2015.05.003

Clobert, M. (2021). East versus West: Psychology of religion in East Asian cultures. Current Opinions in Psychology, 40, 61–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.021


More Information: APA: Journal Articles

Chervenak, Frank A., and Laurence B. McCullough. "Ethics in Perinatal Medicine: A Global Perspective." Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, vol. 20, no. 5, 2015, pp. 364-367. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2015.05.003.

Clobert, Magali. "East Versus West: Psychology of Religion in East Asian Cultures." Current Opinions in Psychology, vol. 40, 2021, pp. 61-66. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.021.


More Information: MLA: Journal Articles

Chervenak, Frank A., and Laurence B. McCullough. 2015. "Ethics in Perinatal Medicine: A Global Perspective." Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 20 (5): 364–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2015.05.003.

Clobert, Magali. 2021. "East Versus West: Psychology of Religion in East Asian Cultures." Current Opinions in Psychology 40: 61–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.021.


More Information: Chicago Author-Date: Journal Articles

Bibliography

Chervenak, Frank A., and Laurence B. McCullough. "Ethics in Perinatal Medicine: A Global Perspective." Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 20, no. 5 (2015): 364–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2015.05.003.

Clobert, Magali. "East Versus West: Psychology of Religion in East Asian Cultures." Current Opinions in Psychology 40 (2021): 61–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.021.

Note

1. Frank A. Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough, "Ethics in Perinatal Medicine: A Global Perspective," Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 20, no. 5 (2015): 364*, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2015.05.003.

2. Magali Clobert, "East Versus West: Psychology of Religion in East Asian Cultures," Current Opinions in Psychology 40 (2021): 63*, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.021.

*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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