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APA Citation: Articles and Blogs

Articles

  • Journal articles use the year as the date; magazine articles may use month/season and year
  • For articles in press without a publication date, say (in press) instead of a date (p. 318 in the APA manual)
  • For advance online publications, see the Xu example below (p. 318 in the APA manual)
  • The title of the article is in regular script and sentence case; the title of the journal of magazine is in italics and all words are capitalized except a, an, the, of, on, etc. 
  • Put the issue number in () right after the volume number WITHOUT a space in between. The volume number is italicized, the issue number is not. If this information is missing, omit it
  • If the article has an article number or eLocator, use this in place of the page numbers; write the word Article in front of it (see the Murdock and Zanatto examples below). If an article with an article number also has numbered pages (such as in a PDF), those page numbers may be used for in-text citations . . . but do not appear in the reference list (p. 295 in the APA manual).
  • Always include the DOI if available (print AND online articles); if there is no DOI, include the URL for articles from an open website, but treat an article from a database that has NO DOI like a print article. Generally, do NOT include the database name; for exceptions, see 9.30 of the manual. 
  • ABOUT THE DOI: the current preferred format for ALL DOI hyperlinks uses https://doi.org/ as the prefix. Older works may use previous formats (e.g., “http:/dx.doi.org/” or “doi:” or “DOI:” before the DOI number). Standardize all your DOI hyperlinks into the current preferred format in your reference list.

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Author last name, A. A. (Date). Title of article. Title of Journal or Magazine, Vol#(Issue#), Page# from-to.

Author last name, A. A. (Date). Title of article. Title of Journal or Magazine, Vol#(Issue#), Page# from-to. https://doi.org/xxxx OR https://xxxx 

Frideres, J. (2008). Aboriginal identity in the Canadian context. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 28(2), 313-342.

Frideres, J. (2008). Aboriginal identity in the Canadian context. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 28(2), 313-342. http://www3.brandonu.ca/cjns/28.2/05Frideres.pdf

Frideres, J., & Dalhouse, M. (1996). Intergenerational congruency: The role of the family in the political attitudes of youth. Journal of Family Issues, 17(2), 227-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/019251396017002005

Zanatto, D., Patacchiola, M., Goslin, J., & Cangelosi, A. (2019). Investigating cooperation with robotic peers. PLOS ONE, 14(11), Article e0225028. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225028

Murdock, B. E., Toghill, K. E., & Tapia-Ruiz, N. (2021). A perspective on the sustainability of cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 11(39), Article 2102028. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202102028

Xu, J., Willing, A. & Bramstedt, K. A. (2021). A scoping review of the ethical issues within: Lessons from COVID-19. Journal of Health and Social Sciences. Advance online publication. https://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/10.192042021scpn6.pdf

Greenbaum, Z. (2019, December). Countering stereotypes about Asian Americans. Monitor on Psychology, 50(11), 26-30.

Greenbaum, Z. (2019, December). Countering stereotypes about Asian Americans. Monitor on Psychology, 50(11), 26-30. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/2019-12-monitor.pdf 

 

In text citation: ... (Frideres, 2008) ... (Frideres & Dalhouse, 1996) ... (Murdock et al., 2021) ...(Zanatto et al., 2019) ... (Xu et al., 2021) ... (Greenbaum, 2019)

Note: if quoting also include a page number or other locator

 

PREPRINT ARTICLES AND INFORMALLY PUBLISHED WORKS (e.g. from ResearchGate, PsyArXiv, Pubmed, CiteSeerX, etc.)

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Author last name, A. A. (Date). Title of article. Repository Name. https://xxxx 

Buzzelli, A. A., & Draper, J. A. (2019). Examining the motivation and perceived benefits of Pickleball participation in older adults. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334041587_Examining_the_Motivation_and_Perceived_Benefits_of_Pickleball_Participation_in_Older_Adults

 

  • If there is no author, move the title in the author position
  • Give the exact date of publication
  • The title of the article is in regular script and sentence case; the title of the newspaper is in italics and all words are capitalized except a, an, the, of, on, etc. 

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Penner, D. (2019, December 3). First Nation solar farm a model for B.C.'s future. The Vancouver Sun, A1.

Penner, D. (2019, December 3). Fortune beams on Tsilhqot'in solar-power project on remote Chilcotin plateau. The Vancouver Sun. https://vancouversun.com/business/energy/fortune-beams-on-tsilhqotin-solar-power-project-on-remote-chilcotin-plateau  

Chelsey. (2019, November 5). No bake mocha tart. Like a Vegan. http://likeavegan.com.au/2019/11/no-bake-mocha-tart/

 

  • Articles published in an online news source (e.g. BBC News, CBC News, CNN, MSNBC, Reuters, Vox, etc.) don't have a print equivalent and therefore are treated like webpages. See example here. 

  • To the basic periodical citation add [Review of the book Title, by A. A. Author or Editor] for a book review, [Review of the film Film title, by A. A. Director, Dir.], etc. 

Cooper, L. F. (2011). A world without great-power war [Review of the book Dangerous time? The international politics of great power peace, by C. J. Fettweis]. International Studies Review, 13(4), 684-686. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2011.01068.x

Grynbaum, M. M. (2019, December 3). If Nietzsche were in highschool [Review of the book Nietzsche and the burbs, by L. Iyer]. The New York Times. https://nyti.ms/2OJV2s0  

 

In text citation: ... (Cooper, 2011) ... (Grynbaum, 2019) 

Note: if quoting also include a page number or other locator