Google Scholar provides citations for articles from the results page (MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, and Vancouver). To locate the citation for an article, look for the quotes link (known as Cite) like in the screenshot above and select from one of the available citation styles. Please be mindful and double check these citations against the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. Be sure to check out our library guide on APA citation style, here.
Note: Google Scholar does not contain DOIs. If you need a DOI from an article you will need to select a citation from the results page, click on the title of the article to be directed to its article page, and look for the DOI there.
If you have questions regarding how to properly cite an article in APA style or locating a DOI, please contact your librarians.
Citation tracking--or citation tracing--is a method used to locate references in a given article and find current articles that cite the original. This is tremendously useful to think about in terms of research as a form of conversation and actively contributing to the scholarly ecosystem at large.
When you're in the results page for Google Scholar, below the entry for each result will have a 'Cited by [number]' link. The number, in this case, refers to the number of entries Google Scholar has located that cite that particular work. It should be noted that some of these might be duplicates. Click the link to see the list of citing works.
In the event of no 'Cited by' link, then Google Scholar has not located any citing works. This does not mean it hasn't been cited; it just means Google Scholar doesn't have records.
It should be noted that extremely new articles will have very few 'Cited by' works; whereas classic and high impact works will often have hundreds, even thousands, of 'Cited by' works.
This page was borrowed from Buley Library's library guide on citation tracing/tracking and locating citing works.