The information provided is from the APA Manual, 7th ed. Section 10.1 and the APA Style website
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Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. Name of Group. Author, C. C. [username]. Username. |
(2020). (2020, January). (2020, February 16). |
Title of article. |
Title of Periodical, 34(2), 5-14. Title of Periodical, 2(1-2), Article 12. Title of Periodical. |
https://doi.org/xxxx https://xxxxx |
If the journal article has a DOI, include the DOI in the reference.
Always include the issue number for a journal article.
If the journal article does not have a DOI and is from an academic research database, end the reference after the page range.
Do not include database information in the reference unless the journal article comes from a database that publishes works of limited circulation or original, proprietary content.
If the journal article does not have a DOI but does have a URL that will resolve for readers (e.g., from an online journal not part of a database), include the URL of the article at the end of the reference.
The examples provided are from the APA Manual, 7th ed. Section 10.1
1. Journal article with DOI
McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child
language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1-51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126
Parenthetical citation: (McCauley & Christiansen, 2019)
Narrative citation: McCauley and Christiansen (2019)
3. Journal, magazine, or newspaper article without a DOI, from most academic research databases
Do not include the database name or URL. See Section 9.30 of the APA Manual, 7th ed. for more information.
Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1),
26-33.
Goldman, C. (2018, November 28). The complicated calibration of love, especially in
adoption. Chicago Tribune.
Parenthetical citations: (Anderson, 2018; Goldman, 2018)
Narrative citations: Anderson (2018) and Goldman (2018)
4. Journal article with a DOI, 21 or more authors
PLEASE NOTE: Original DOI was long and a short DOI is used (see Section 9.36). Either the long or short form of the DOI is acceptable.
Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D., Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha,
S., White, G., Woollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W., Higgins, W., Janowiak,
J., Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetmaa, A., . . . Joseph, D. (1996). The NCEP/
NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,
77(3), 437-471. http://doi.org/fg6rf9
Parenthetical citation: (Kalnay et al., 1996)
Narrative citation: Kalnay et al. (1996)
For more periodical examples, please refer to the APA Manual, 7th ed. Section 10.1 and the APA Style website.
The example provided is from the APA Manual, 7th ed Section 10.1
15. Magazine article
Bergeson, S. (2019, January 4). Really cool neutral plasmas. Science, 363(6422), 33-34.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aau7988
Bustillos, M. (2013, March 19). On video games and storytelling: An interview with Tom
Bissell. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-video-
games-and-storytelling-an-interview-with-tom-bissell
Weir, K. (2017, January). Forgiveness can improve mental and physical health. Monitor on
Psychology, 48(1), 30.
Parenthetical citations: (Bergeson, 2019; Bustillos, 2013; Weir, 2017)
Narrative citations: Bergeson (2019), Bustillos (2013), and Weir (2017)
For more periodical examples, please refer to the APA Manual, 7th ed. Section 10.1 and the APA Style website.
The examples provided are from the APA Manual, 7th ed. Section 10.1
16. Newspaper article
PLEASE NOTE: These examples are from online newspapers. To cite articles from online news websites, please see example 110 in Section 10.16 in the APA Manual, 7th ed.
Guarino, B. (2017, December 4). How will humanity react to alien life? Psychologists
have some predictions. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/
news/speaking-of-science/wp-2017/12/04/how-will-humanity-react-to-alien-life-
psychologists-have-some-predictions
Hess, A. (2019, January 3). Cats who take direction. The New York Times, C1.
Parenthetical citations: (Guarino, 2017; Hess, 2019)
Narrative citations: Guarino (2017) and Hess (2019)
For more periodical examples, please refer to the APA Manual, 7th ed. Section 10.1 and the APA Style website.