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APA 7th Edition Citation Guide

Journal Article, Magazine, or Newspaper

Components

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of article without all words capitalized. Title of Publication. volume(issue), page numbers. DOI or URL if not a print article

Example

Roska, J., & Levey, T. (2010). What can you do with that degree? College major and occupational status of college graduates over time. Social Forces. 89(2), 389-415. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/sof.2010.0085

Note: If the article has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), add the DOI to the end of the citation. If the article has both a DOI and a URL, only use the DOI. 

Note: List all authors (up to 20) in your citation. Place & before the last author's name.

Journal Article, Magazine, or Newspaper with no Author

Components

Title of article without all words capitalized. (Date of Publication). Title of Publication. volume(issue), page numbers, DOI or URL

Example

The great moustache comeback. (2022, July 02). The Economist. 446(9303), 46. https://arapahoecc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/great-moustache-comeback/docview/2683116670/se-2?accountid=39001

Journal Article with an article number or eLocator

Components

Author Last name, First Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of article without all words capitalized. Title of Publication. volume(issue), Article elocator #. DOI or URL

Example

Zakynthinaki, M., (2015). Modelling heart rate kinetics. PLoS ONE. Article e0118263. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118263

Note: If the article has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), add the DOI to the end of the citation. If the article has both a DOI and a URL, only use the DOI. Do not place a period after a DOI or URL (this may affect the accuracy of the link)

Note: List all authors (up to 20) in your citation. Place & before the last author's name.

Editorial or Opinion Piece

Components

Follow the first citation example on this page. Add [Editorial] after the article title.

Example

Reynolds, B., Colacioppo, L., & Schrader, M.,  (2022, July 03). The post editorial: Celebrate the Avs and defend our home teams [Editorial]. The Denver Post, 47. 

Journal Article, Magazine, or Newspaper Republished in Translation

Components

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Date of Publication in Translation). Title of article without all words capitalized. Title of Publication. volume(issue), page numbers. (Originally published in Date of Publication). DOI or URL if not a print article 

Example

Roska, J., & Levey, T. (2010). What can you do with that degree? College major and occupational status of college graduates over time. Social Forces. 89(2), 389-415. (Originally published in 1999). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/sof.2010.0085

Note: If the article has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), add the DOI to the end of the citation. If the article has both a DOI and a URL, only use the DOI. 

Note: List all authors (up to 20) in your citation. Place & before the last author's name.