APA Citation Guide (7th edition)

1 Author

Author, A. A (Year). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyy 

2-20 Authors (include all names, use & before the last name)

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

20 or more authors (include the first 19, then use an ellipse before the last name)

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B., Author, C. C., & Author, D. D., Author, E. E., & Author, F. F., Author, G. G., & Author, H. H., Author, I. I., & Author, J. J., Author, K. K., & Author, L. L., Author, M. M., & Author, N. N., Author, O. O., & Author, P. P., Author, Q. Q., & Author, R. R., Author, S. S.,...Author, Z. Z. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

NOTE: Magazines and newspapers include the year, month, and day (if available).

Journal article with DOI

Jaskowiak, M., & Spires, T. (2016). The usage of ILLiad and Get It Now at a US-medium sized academic library over a three-year period. Interlending & Document Supply 44(20), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILDS-02-2016-0007

Journal article without a DOI, with a nondatabase URL

Jaskowiak, M., Garman, K., Frazier, M., & Spires, T. (2019). We’re all in this together: An examination of seating and space usage in a renovated academic library. Library Philosophy and Practice, 1-17. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/2645/

Thompson, R., & George, L. E. (2016). Preparing new nurses to address bullying: The effect of an online educational module on learner self-efficacy. Medsurg Nursing, 25(6), 412. https://www.medsurgnursing.net/

Article without a DOI or print version

Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.

Journal article with an article number or eLocator

Matos, L.C., Machado, J.P., Monteiro, F.J., & Greten, H.J. (2021). Understanding traditional Chinese medicine therapeutics: An overview of the basics and clinical applications. Healthcare, 9(3), Article 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030257

Online Example

Talbot, M. (2023, December 3). The difference Sandra Day O'Connor made. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/the-difference-that-sandra-day-oconnor-made

Print Example

Henry, W. A., & Mehta, N. S. (1990, April 9). Beyond the melting pot. Time, 135, 28-31.

Online Example

Severson, K. &, Martin, A. (2009, March 3). It’s organic, but does that mean it’s safer? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/dining/04cert.html

Print Example

Harlan, C. (2013, April 2). North Korea vows to restart shuttered nuclear reactor that can make bomb-grade plutonium. The Washington Post, A1, A4.

More information about citing Articles from Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers can be found in APA Style-Textual Works in the table, column 1 (Periodicals), and examples in Section 10.1 of the handbook.