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APA 7th Edition

This guide provides information about creating APA 7 Reference List and In-Text Citations

Journal Articles

Journal article with a DOI

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number), page numbers. DOI

Type of citation

Example citation

Reference List Citation

Schuler, A. R., & Pearson, H. C. (2019). Conservation benefits of whale watching in Juneau, Alaska. Tourism in Marine Environments14(4), 231–248. https://doi-org/10.3727/154427319X15719404264632

In-Text Citation  (Schuler & Pearson, 2019)

Journal article with no DOI

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number), page numbers.

Type of citation Example citation
Reference List Citation Vasara, P., Pongpiriyakan, P., Nyman, T., Lehtinen, H., Aktüre, I.-N., & Laukkanen, O. (2019). Curing our addiction to fossil and nonbiodegradable plastics: Steps ahead. BioResources14(2), 2458–2459.
In-Text Citation (Vasara et. al., 2019)

News Articles

News article published from a source with an associated newspaper 

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Publication. URL

Type of citation Example citation
Reference List Citation Mapes, V. L. (2020, July 22). Washington state expected to get millions more for parks, forests as Congress approves conservation bill. Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/washington-state-expected-to-get-millions-more-for-parks-forests-as-congress-approves-conservation-bill/ 
In-Text Citation (Mapes, 2020)

Note: You do not need to include the URL if you accessed this article from a library database

News article published from a source without an associated newspaper 

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Publishing Site. URL

Type of citation Example citation
Reference List Citation Sunder, K. (2020, August 3). The ‘solar canals’ making smart use of India’s space. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200803-the-solar-canals-revolutionising-indias-renewable-energy
In-Text Citation (Sunder, 2020)

Note: You do not need to include the URL if you accessed this article from a library database

Magazine Articles

Magazine article from a library database

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Publication, Volume Number(Issue Number), page. 

Type of citation Example citation
Reference List Citation  Cuthbert, L., Root, T., Parker, L., & Borunda, A. (2019, December). Our addiction to plastic. National Geographic236(6), 68–77.
In-Text Citation  (Cuthbert et. al., 2019)

Online magazine article 

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Publication. Volume Number(Issue Number), URL

Type of citation Example citation
Reference List Citation  Koren, M. (2020, July 23). A far away solar system is an uncanny reflection of our own. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/07/solar-system-exoplanets-sun-earth/614536/
In-Text Citation (Koren, 2020) 

Note: If there is no volume or issue number available, you can omit that information from the citation

Online Encyclopedia Articles

Author of Entry, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of entry. In B. B. Editor & C. C. Editor (Eds.), Title of encyclopedia (edition). Publisher. URL or DOI

Type of citation Example citation
Reference List Citation Pecora, P., & Courtney, M. (2008). Child welfare. In T. Mizrahi & L.E. Davis (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed) Oxford University Press. https://www-oxfordreference-com.libdata.lib.ua.edu/view/10.1093/acref/9780195306613.001.0001/acref-9780195306613-e-53
In-Text Citation (Pecora & Courtney, 2008)

Note: Use n.d. for the date if the online article is updated regularly.

Tips

  • No author? If there is no author listed, the title will be the first item listed in citation followed by the date.
  • No date? If an item has no date, use n.d. where you would normally put the date.
  • Capitalization: For article titles, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title. If there is a colon in the title, capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. You will also capitalize proper nouns.