Research Guides: APA Style Examples: Articles

Journals

NOTE: To standardize citations, all DOIs need to be proceeded by https://doi.org/ before the DOI number

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more examples, see p. 317 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - Journal article with DOI ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Journal Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers. DOI

Robbins, R. (2015). Social conversation and its relationship to sleep behavior among college students. Sleep Health, 1(4), 304-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2015.09.012

IN TEXT

Parenthetical: (Robbins, 2015).

Narrative: Robbins (2015)

REFERENCE (TWO AUTHORS)

Kowalski, R. M., & Limber, S. P. (2013). Psychological, physical, and academic correlates of cyberbullying and traditional bullying. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(1), S13-S20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.201209.018

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Kowalski & Limber, 2013).

Narrative citation: Kowalski and Limber (2013)

REFERENCE (21 or more authors)

Acconcia, T. V., Agocs, A. G., Barile, F., Barnafoldi, G. G., Bellwied, R., Bencedi, G., Bencze, G., Berenyi, D., Boldizsar, L., Chattopadhyay, S., Cindolo, F., Cossyleon, K., Chinellato, D. D., D'Ambrosio, S., Das, D., Das, K., Das-Bose, L., Dash, A. K., De Cataldo, G., . . . Yoo, I.;-K. (2014). A very high momentum particle identification detector. The European Physical Journal Plus, 129(5), 91- . https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2014-14091-5

IN TEXT (3 or more authors)

Parenthetical citation: (Acconcia et al., 2014).

Narrative citation: Acconcia et al. (2014)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more examples, see p. 317 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - Journal article without DOI from a database or print version ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Journal Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers.

Almazroui, K.M. (2015). learning together through retrospective miscue analysis: Salem's case study. Reading Improvement, 52(2), 72-84.

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Almazroui, 2015).
Narrative citation: Almazroui (2015)

(For more examples, see p. 317 of the 7th edition)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

[ APA Citing Example - Journal article without DOI, with a nondatabase URL ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Journal Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers. URL

Stamps, D. (2019). Is it really representation? A qualitative analysis of Asian and Latino characterizations in broadcast television. American Communication Journal, 21(1), 1-12. http://www.ac-journal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Stamps-.pdf

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Stamps, 2019).
Narrative citation: Stamps (2019)

REFERENCE (TWO AUTHORS)

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Journal Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers. URL

Akin, D., & Huang, L. M. (2019). Perceptions of college students with disabilities. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 32(1), 21033. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped/archived-jped/jped-volume-32

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Akin & Huang, 2019).
Narrative citation: Akin and Huang (2019)

REFERENCE (TWO AUTHORS)

Napoli, P. M., & Napoli, A. B. (2019). What social media platforms can learn from audience measurement: Lessons in the self-regulation of "black boxes". First Monday, 24(12), 488-497. https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/
article/view/10124/8288

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Napoli & Napoli, 2019).

Narrative citation: Napoli and Napoli (2019)

Magazines

NOTE: To standardize citations, all DOIs need to be proceeded by https://doi.org/ before the DOI number

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more examples, see p. 320 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - Magazine Article with DOI ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Magazine Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers. DOI

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Enserink, 2020).

Narrative citation: Enserink (2020)

REFERENCE (TWO AUTHORS)

Cohen, J., & Normille, D. (2020, January 10). China delivers verdict on gene editing of babies. Science, 367(6474), 130. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.367.6474.130

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Cohen & Normille, 2020).

Narrative citation: Cohen and Normille (2020)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more examples, see p. 320 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - Magazine Article in Print ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Magazine Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers.

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Kessler, 2016).

Narrative citation: Kessler (2016)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

Bower, B. (2016, July 9). Deadly devotion. Science News, 190(1), 18-21.

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Bower, 2016).

Narrative citation: Bower (2016)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more examples, see p. 320 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - Magazine, Online without DOI, with a nondatabase URL ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Magazine Title, Volume Number(issue number if provided), Page numbers. URL

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Hilgedick, 2019).

Narrative citation: Hilgedick (2019)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

Schulz, K. (2017, April 24). Literature's arctic obsession. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/
2017/04/24/literatures-arctic-obsession

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Schulz, 2017).

Narrative citation: Schulz (2017)

Newspapers

Online without DOI from a database or print version
Online without DOI, with a nondatabase URL

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more examples, see p. 320 of the 7th edition)

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Newspaper Title, pp. Page numbers.

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Baron, 2003).

Narrative citation: Baron (2003)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

Kolata, G. (2016, June 23). A cautionary tale of stem cell therapy abroad. New York Times, A19.

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Kolata, 2016).

Narrative citation: Kolata (2016)

REFERENCE (NO AUTHOR)

Alberni youth fundraises for Ukraine with bracelets. (2022, April 27). Alberni Valley News, A4.

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (“Alberni youth fundraises,” 2022).

Narrative citation: “Alberni youth fundraises” (2022)

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

(For more information, see p. 320 of the 7th edition)

[ APA Citing Example - Online newspaper without DOI, with a nondatabase URL ]

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial (and middle initial if provided). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Newspaper Title, URL

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Rosenbloom, 2020).

Narrative citation: Rosenbloom (2020)

REFERENCE (TWO AUTHORS)

Wade, N., & Solberg, S. G. (2002, January 25). Scientists herald a versatile adult cell. New York Times, A14. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/us/scientists-herald-a-versatile-adult-cell.html

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Wade & Solberg, 2002).

Narrative citation: Wade and Solberg (2002)

Proceedings

NOTE: To standardize citations, all DOIs need to be proceeded by https://doi.org/ before the DOI number

REFERENCE

(For more information, see p. 332 of the 7th edition or Conference Proceedings References)

Author(s) Last Name, First Initial and Middle Initial if provided. (Year of Publication, Month Day). Title of paper. Proceedings title, (pp. page numbers). Publisher. DOI

Dabney, M. H., Dean, B. C., & Rogers, T. (2013, march). No sensor left behind: Enriching computer education with mobile devices. In Proceedings of the 44th ACM technical symposium on computer science education (pp. 627-632). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445378

IN TEXT

Parenthetical citation: (Dabney et al., 2013).

Narrative citation: Dabney et al. (2013)

Note

Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed., for more examples of periodical reference citations (beginning on page 316, section 10.1)

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