APA Citation Style, 7th edition: Journals

How do you cite online articles?

Online articles follow the same guidelines as printed articles. Include all information the online host makes available, including an issue number in parentheses. If the DOI (digital object identifier) is available use it in your citation instead of the URL.

Hint!

• If you are accessing the article through a database, you may need to do a quick search to locate the home page of the journal
• It is not necessary to include database information
• Do NOT include retrieval dates unless the source material may change over time
• When the DOI is available used it instead of the URL
• If there is NO DOI use the home page URL of the journal

This section will cover the following examples:

• Journal Article with One Author
• Journal Article with Two Authors
• Journal Article with Three to Seven  Authors
• Journal Article with Seven or more Authors
• Magazine Article
• Newspaper Article

For more examples and information, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) - entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words.  For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

In-Text Citation (Quotation) - entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).