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How to Cite in APA 7

Journal Articles

  • Journal article citations are formatted based on the number of authors (one, two, and three or more.)
  • DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier. This is a special kind of URL only used for journal articles that begins with "10." and is usually a string of numbers and letters. Very old journal articles may not have a DOI assigned, but more recent research published in academic journals will almost always have a DOI.
  • A DOI is the only type of URL that should be included in most journal article citations. If your article has a DOI, always include it in your citation using the format http://doi.org/xxxxx. If it does not have a DOI, do not include a URL in its place.
Journal Article - One Author
Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of the article in sentence case: Subtitle if any. Name of Journal with Major Words Capitalized, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi.org/number


Example

Bailey, N. W. (2012). Evolutionary models of extended phenotypes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(3), 561-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.05.011
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)


Example

(Bailey, 2012, p. 562)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author's Last Name, Year)


Example

(Bailey, 2012)
Journal Article - Two Authors
Reference List Citation

First Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & Second Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of the article in sentence case: Subtitle if any. Name of Journal with Major Words Capitalized, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi.org/number


Example

Lane, J. D., & Williams, R. B. (1987). Cardiovascular effects of caffeine and stress in regular coffee drinkers. Psychophysiology, 24(2), 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1987.tb00271.x
In-Text Citation: Quote

(First Author's Last Name & Second Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)


Example

(Lane & Williams, 1987, p. 158)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(First Author's Last Name & Second Author's Last Name, Year)


Example

(Lane & Williams, 1987)
Journal Article - Three or More Authors
Reference List Citation

First Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Second Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Third Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & Final Author's Last name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of the article in sentence case: Subtitle if any. Name of Journal with Major Words Capitalized, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi.org/number

Note: If your source has three to twenty authors, include all of the authors' last names, first initials, and second initials (if given) in the Reference List citation.



Examples

Pempek, T. A., Yermolayeva, Y. A., & Calvert, S. L. (2009). College students' social networking experiences on Facebook. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 3(2), 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.010

Tobaldini, E., Costantino, G., Solbiati, M., Cogliati, C., Kara, T., Nobili, L., & Montano, N. (2017). Sleep, sleep deprivation, autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular diseases. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 74(Pt B), 321–329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.004

Duell, N., Steinberg, L., Icenogle, G., Chein, J., Chaudhary, N., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Fanti, K. A., Lansford, J. E., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Takash, H. M. S, Bacchini, D., & Chang, L.. (2017). Age patterns in risk taking across the world. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(5), 1052–1072. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0752-y
In-Text Citation: Quote
Note: If your source has three to twenty authors, list the first author's last name followed by "et al." in your in-text citation.

 

(First Author's Last Name et al., Year, p. Page Number)

Examples

(Pempek et al., 2009, p. 230)

(Tobaldini et al., 2017, p. 325)

(Duell et al., 2017, p. 1060)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(First Author's Last Name et al., Year)


Examples

(Pempek et al., 2009)

(Tobaldini et al., 2017)

(Duell et al., 2017)