How to Cite in APA Style (7th Edition)

The formats and examples in this session are prepared according to Section 10.1 unless otherwise specified.

Published articles:

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI / URL (if available)

Examples:

• DOI is available:

Diliello, T. C., Houghton, J. D., & Dawley, D. (2011). Narrowing the creativity gap: The moderating effects of perceived support for creativity. Journal of Psychology, 145(3), 151-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2010.548412

• DOI is not available, but URL is available:

Zilvinskis, J., Taub, D. J., DeAngelis, B. J., Novi, A. M., & Wilson, K. E. (2021). Disaggregating the engagement of students of color with disabilities Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 34(2), 141-161. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped/archived-jped/jped-volume-34

• No DOI or URL is available (e.g. print version):

McClealland, L., Hillemam, M. R., & Hamparian, V. V. (1961). Studies of acute respiratory illnesses caused by respiratory syncytial virus. N Engl J Med, 264, 1169-1175.

• If volume number or issue number is missing, omit it from the reference.

Articles in press:

Format:

Author, A. A. (in press). Title of article. Title of Periodical.

Example:

Chan, K. C., & Scoccimarro, R. (in press). Halo sampling, local bias and loop corrections. Physical Review D.

• Do not give a date until the article has actually been published.

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year, Month or Month and Date). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume number(issue number), pages. URL (if available)

Examples:

• Online magazine:

Ahrens, K. (2011, November). Build an assistive technology toolkit. Learning & Leading with Technology, 39(3), 22-24. https://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201111?pg=24#pg24

• Print magazine:

Handley, A. (2013, April). Think like your customer. Entrepreneur, 41(4), 66

• No author

Now you see them. (2014, April 5). The Economist, 411, 64. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2014/04/05/now-you-see-them

Format:

Author, A.A. (Year, Month or Month and Date). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, pages. / Title of Online Newspaper. URL

Examples:

• Online news:

Manjoo, F. (2014, June 18). Amazon fire phone's missed opportunities. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/technology/personaltech/amazon-fire-phones-missed-opportunities.html

• Print newspaper:

Kahon, C. (2014, June 19). Special task force to deal with 'occupy' blockade. China Daily, p.1.

• Precede page numbers with p. or pp.
• If an newspaper article appears on discontinuous pages, give all page numbers, and separate the numbers with a comma. E.g. pp.  A1, A4-A6

For non-English sources using a Roman script (like French or Spanish), give the original title and, in square brackets, the English translation (Section 9.38).

Examples:

An article in French

• For a source in a non-Roman script (e.g. Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Russian), transliterate title of the work written in a non-Roman alphabet into the Roman alphabet. Then, put the English translation in square brackets after the title and before the period in the title element.

An article in Chinese

• If it is not practical or desirable to transliterate the title of a work that uses a non-Roman alphabet, leave the title in its original alphabet.

• More details: When and how to transliterate titles in references

To cite articles in Chinese, check out the Citing Chinese guide.