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Primary Style or Format Guide

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). (2020). American Psychological Association.

This guide can be found in the IC, at Cudahy and Lewis Reference, and Lewis Ready Reference.

Call Number: BF 76.7 .P83 2020

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From the American Psychological Association - Style Information

Articles

NOTE:

  • If a DOI is not provided, include "Retrieved by" and the URL/permalink after the page numbers instead.
  • APA states that including information about the database in which you found the article is not necessary because databases change over time. However, include it if your professor wants you to include it or if the article is difficult to locate.

 

In Text:

(Robbins, 2015, p. 305).

For more examples of citations of other types of journal articles, see the Publication Manual of the APA or Purdue OWL's APA Guide.

Online Magazine Article:

NOTE:

  • Include page numbers after the volume and issue number and before the URL if they are available.

In Text:

(Clay, 2008).

For more examples of citations of other types of journal articles, see the Publication Manual of the APA or Purdue OWL's APA Guide.

Article from a Print Magazine:

In Text:

First citation:

(Chamberlin, Novotney, Packard, & Price, 2008, p. 27).

Subsequent citations:

(Chamberlin, et al., 2008, p. 28).

For more examples of citations of other types of journal articles, see the Publication Manual of the APA or Purdue OWL's APA Guide.

Article from an Online Newspaper:

In Text:

(Brody, 2007).

For more examples of citations of other types of journal articles, see the Publication Manual of the APA or Purdue OWL's APA Guide.

Article from a Print Newspaper:

NOTE:

  • Unlike other periodicals, "p." or "pp." precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA Style.
    • Single pages: p. 21
    • Multiple pages: pp. 20-23 or pp. 23, 25

In Text:

(Schwartz, 1993, p. A4).

For more examples of citations of other types of journal articles, see the Publication Manual of the APA or Purdue OWL's APA Guide.