APA Citation Style Guide (7th Edition)

Journal Article - with DOI (A Digital Object Identifier is a string of numbers and/or letters that uniquely identifies a book or article):

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Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Journal, volume (issue), page range. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxx

Reference:

Simons, M., Bernaards, C., & Slinger, J. (2012). Active gaming in Dutch adolescents: A descriptive study. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9(1), 118-128. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-118

Journal Article - no DOI (Print or from a Database)

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Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume(issue), page range.

Reference:

Ukala, C. C., & Agabi, O. G. (2017). Linking early childhood education with Indigenous education using gamification: The case of maintaining cultural value and identity. Journal Of International Education Research, 13(1), 17-26.

Journal Article - no DOI (from Web)

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Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical. volume(issue), page range. URL of the article

Reference:

Acord-Vira, A., Curtis, R., Davis, D., & Wheeler, S. (2019). "Returning to the Classroom Following Sport-Related Concussion: Perspectives of College Student Athletes." Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 32(1), 35-48. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped/archived-jped/jped-volume-32

Journal Article with an Article Number

Some online only journals have article numbers instead of running page numbers. These journals usually start every article at page 1, so page numbers are not very relevant for the citation. For journals with article numbers, put the article number in the place of the page numbers, after the word "Article":

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Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical. volume(issue), Article XYZ. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxx

Reference:

Preniqi V, Kalimeri K, Saitis C. (2023). Soundscapes of morality: Linking music preferences and moral values through lyrics and audio. PLoS ONE 18(11): e0294402. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294402

Magazine Article - with DOI

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Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Magazine, volume (issue), page range. https://doi.org/xxxx

Reference:

Schaefer, N. K., & Shapiro, B. (2019, September 6). New middle chapter in the story of human evolution. Science, 365(6457), 981–982. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay3550

Magazine Article - no DOI from library database

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Author, A. A. (Year, Month). Title of article: Subtitle of article.  Title of Magazine, volume (issue), page range.

Reference:

Randler, C. (2010, July). The early bird really does get the worm. Harvard Business Review, 88(7/8), 30-31.

Magazine Article - no DOI from online magazine

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Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle of article.  Title of Magazine, https://www....(URL of website)

Reference:

Schulman, M. (2019, September 9). Superfans: A love story. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/16/superfans-a-love-story

Newspaper Article - from library database

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Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, p. x.

Reference:

Kahn, S. (2013, February 28). Beyond tolerance lies true respect. The Globe and Mail, p. A.15.

Newspaper Article - from online newspaper

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Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper. https://...

Reference:

Khan, S. (2013, February 28). Beyond tolerance lies true respect. The Globe and Mail. https://www.globeandmail.com

News Article - from online news website

If the article is from a news website (e.g., CNN, HuffPost)—one that does not have an associated daily or weekly newspaper—use the format for a webpage on a website instead.

Reference:

Gallagher, J. (2015, November 1). Antibiotic apocalypse. BBC News. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-21702647