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APA 7th Edition: Reference List: Citing Periodicals (Journals, Newspapers, Magazines)

Reference List: Print Periodicals

Magazine Article

Basic Format

Author Last name, First initial. (Date of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue),

     Page number. 

Example:

Greene, D. (2019, November 4). Playing with the big dogs. Sports Illustrated, 130(31), 30.

Parenthetical (In-text) citation: (Greene, 2019) or Narrative citation: Greene (2019)

 

Newspaper Article

Basic Format

Author Last name, First initial. (Date of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue),

     Page number. 

Example:

Paddock, R. C. (2019, December 20). Indonesia defies study on waste-plastic forest. The New York Times,      

     169(58,547), A10.

Parenthetical (In-text) citation: (Paddock, 2019) or Narrative citation: Paddock (2019)

 

Journal Article

Basic Format

Author Last name, First initial. (Date of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue),

     Page number. 

Example:

Cristin, M. A., & Colombo, C.J. (2019) Family-centered care in the ICU: Strength in numbers. Critical Care      

     Medicine, 47(12), 1800.

Parenthetical citation: (Cristin & Colombo, 2019) or Narrative citation: Cristin & Colombo (2019)

Online Periodicals

Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper Article from a Website

Last name, First initial (Date). Title of article. Title of publication. URL 

Example:

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/

Periodicals with a DOI from Database

Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper Article with a DOI, from Databases

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically. (https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi)

Basic Format:

Author Last name, First initial. (Date of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue),

     Page number. DOI

Example:

Sigurdson, J. F., Undheim, A. M., Wallander, J. L., Lydersen, S., & Sund, A. M. (2015). The long-term effects

     of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in

     adulthood. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health, 9(1), 1–13. https:// doi.org/10.1186/s13034-

     015-0075-2

Parenthetical citation: (Sigurdson et al., 2015) or Narrative citation: Sigurdson et al. (2015)

Periodicals without a DOI, from Databases

Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper Article without a DOI, from Databases

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically. (https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi)

Basic Format

Author(s) Last name, First initial. (Year of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue), Page

     number. 

Example:

Voelker, T., Love, L., & Pentina, I. (2012). Plagiarism: What don’t they know? Journal of Education for

     Business, 87 (1), 36-41.

Parenthetical (In-text) citation: (Voelker et al., 2012) or Narrative citation: Voelker et al. (2012)

Note: Do not include the database name or URL. Published, online sources are cited the same as print sources. If the complete date is available format as (2015, May 14)

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