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APA Citation Style

Periodicals - APA Examples

Follow these examples of APA Style by type of source:

Parts of a journal article citation:

Durkin, S. E. (2012). Tattoos, body piercing, and health concerns. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 31(1), 20–25. 

Author(s). (Date/Publication Year). Title of article. Name of Journal/Periodical, Volume #(Issue #), Page Numbers.  

 

Journal Article - Print

APA 7th edition rules: Journal article print

  • If each issue of a volume begins on page 1 or you are unsure, then include the issue number in parenthesis after the volume number (e.g., the '5' in 285(5)).
  • Italicize the journal title and volume number
  • Separate the journal title from the volume number with a comma
  • Use sentence case for the Title element of the journal article

Reference page:

Koopman, W. J. (2001). Prospects for autoimmune disease: Research advances in rheumatoid arthritis. JAMA, 285(5), 648–650.

In-text for direct quotes: 

Koopman (2001) researched . . . . (p. 649).    OR    . . . . (Koopman, 2001, p. 649).

 

See pp. 317 in the APA Publication Manual

Journal Article - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

APA 7th edition rules: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

  • For periodical sources that come from and can only be found within a central source (i.e. Cochrane Database of Systematic Review) include the name in the source element.
  • Italicize the source name in the source element 

Reference page:

Das, R. R., Sankar, M. J., & Agarwal, R. (2021). Bed sharing versus no bed sharing for healthy term neonates.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012866.pub2

In-text:

Das et al. (2021) researched . . . . (p. 5).    OR    . . . . (Das et al., 2021, p. 5).

 

See p. 296-297, 319 in the APA Publication Manual

Journal Article - Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

APA 7th edition rules: DOI

  • Do not italicize the title of the article
  • Italicize the name of the journal in the source element
  • Italicize the journal's volume number
  • Enclose the journal's issue number (if applicable) within parentheses, and do not italicize
  • Format DOIs according to recommendations set by the International DOI Foundation
    • https://doi.org/xxxxx
  • You can either leave the hyperlink active or inactive. It's considered best practices that if a reader has to login to a subscription-based platform to access the article, to leave the doi link inactive.
  • For more information about DOIs, go to: http://bit.ly/bgAsCJ

Reference page:

Durkin, S. E. (2012). Tattoos, body piercing, and health concerns. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 31(1), 20–25.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2011.09.001

In-text:

Durkin (2012) discovered that . . . . (p. 22).    OR    It was discovered that . . . (Durkin, 2012, p. 22).

 

See pp. 299-300, 317 in the APA Publication Manual

Journal Article - Published in Another Language

APA 7th edition rules: Articles published in another language

  • When you are citing an article that is in a different language from your paper, include the translated article title in square brackets after the title element
  • Follow with a period after the closing bracket in the title element
  • Follow rules for journal article formatting for print or electronic articles

Reference page:

Rey-Bruguera, M., Calonge-Romano, I., & Martínez-Arias, M. d. R. (2017). Los acontecimientos vitales estresantes, la sintomatología y la adaptación en la infancia: estudio comparativo con pacientes de salud mental y escolares [Stressful life events, symptomatology, and adaptation in childhood: A comparative study between mental health patients and students]. Clínica Y Salud, 28(3), 123-129. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clysa.2017.05.005

In-text:

According to Rey-Bruguera (2017) . . . . (p. 125).    OR    . . . . (Rey-Bruguera, 2017, p. 125).

 

See p. 320 in the APA Publication Manual

Magazine Article

APA 7th edition rules: Magazine articles

  • Follow rules for periodical resources

Reference page:

Kluger, J., & Dorfman, A. (2002, August 26). The challenges we face. Time, 160(9), 32–38.

In-text:

Kluger and Dorfman (2002) evaluated the . . . . (p. 33).    OR    . . . . (Kluger & Dorfman, 2002, p. 33).

 

See p. 320 in the APA Publication Manual

Newspaper Article

APA 7th edition rules: Newspaper articles

  • If no author is present, use the title of the article in place of the author’s name.
    • If the title is italicized in the reference, italicize within in-text citations
    • If the title is not italicized in the reference, use double quotes around in-text citations

Reference page:

Griffon rotor blades fail inspection. (2002, July 27). Medicine Hat News, p. A1.

In-text:

The article “Griffon Rotor Blades Fail Inspection” (2002) states . . . . (p. A1).  

OR  

 . . . . (“Griffon Rotor Blades Fail Inspection,” 2002, p. A1).

 

See pp. 264-265, 284, 320 in the APA Publication Manual

Online Newspaper or Magazine Article

APA 7th edition rules: Online Newspaper or Magazine Article

  • Use retrieval dates when you are citing resources that are subject to changes (e.g. online news articles may have "breaking news" updates)

Reference page:

Tracy, M., Abrams, R., & Lee, E. (2020, June 5). New York Times Says Senator's Op-Ed Did Not Meet Standards. New York Times, B3(L). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A625764215/SCIC?u=txshracd2509&sid=SCIC&xid=d7ae183

In-text:

  • For articles that do not have page numbers, use para. or include the section number/title for where the information was found

Tracy et al. (2020, para. 2). . . .    OR    . . . . (Tracy et al., 2020, para. 2).

 

See pp. 273, 290, 318 in the APA Publication Manual

APA 7th Edition Manual

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/000165-000