LibGuides: How to Use Google Scholar: Cite from Google Scholar (2024)

Good news! Google scholar provides citations for articles from the searchresult list(currently MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard or Vancouver).

To grab a citation,click on theQuotes iconbelow an article in yoursearch result list and select from the available citation styles.

As with any resource that provides citations, always double check to make sure formatting is correct. See formattingtips below.

Change it Tips APA

1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
3. Change the font to match the font of your paper.

Note: Google Scholar does not include DOI information. You'll need to grab the citation from Google Scholar, then click on the title of the article to go to the article page. The article page probably has the DOI, which you should add at the end of the citation with no period following as it can interfere with the link.

It Should Look Like APA

Taylor, G. (2019). Shakespeare’s Early Gothic Hamlet.

Critical Survey,31(1-2), 4-25.

https://doi.org/10.3167/cs.2019.31010202