APA Citation: Articles

Articles from Journals, Magazines, & Newspapers

Basic Format

Author Last Name, Initial(s). (Date). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages. DOI, Permalink, or URL

Italicize the volume number and keep the issue number in parentheses. There is no space between the volume number and the first parenthesis for the issue number.

Journal Articles 

One to Twenty Authors

Monroe, S. M., Anderson, S. F., & Harkness, K. L. (2019). Life stress and major depression: The mysteries of recurrences. Psychological Review, 126(6), 791-816. http://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000157 For continuous pages in an article, use a dash to note the page range (3-19).

Note: Use ‘sentence case’ for the article title and ‘Title Case’ for the journal title.

Over Twenty Authors

Agrawal, N., Akbani, R., Aksoy, B. A., Ally, A., Arachchi, H., Asa, S. L., Auman, J. T., Balasundaram, M., Balu, S., Baylin, S. B., Behera, M., Bernard, B., Beroukhim, R., Bishop, J. A., Black, A. D., Bodenheimer, T., Boice, L., Bootwalla, M. S., Bowen, J., . . . Zou, L. (2014). Integrated genomic characterization of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Cell, 159(3), 676-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.050

For over 20 authors, list the first 19 names followed by an ellipse (…), then the last author’s name.

Online Article from a Database (without a DOI)

Withington, A. (2020) Just intonation: A basis for enhancing choral intonation. Choral Journal, 60(7), 26-41.

If your instructor asks you to include a permanent link to the online article, include it at the end of the citation. This is not a required element in the APA guide, but instructors often request it.

Online Article from a Website

Soheylifar, S., Vahedi, M., Kadkhodazadeh, M., & Bidgoli, M. J. (2009). A case of gingival enlargement in acute myeloid leukemia. Journal of Periodontology & Implant Dentistry, 1(1), 11-19. http://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/jpid/index.php/jpid

Note: use DOI if it is available, otherwise use the URL.

Newspaper Article

For newspaper articles, provide full publication date (year, month day order). Use ‘Sentence case’ for the article title, and ‘Title Case’ for the newspaper title.

Smith, F. (2019, October 7). Canadian dollar keeps to narrow range as oil rally fades. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-themarket/market-news/article-canadian-dollar-edges-higher-as-oil-prices-climb/

Magazine Article

For magazine articles, provide full publication date (year, month day order). Use ‘Sentence case’ for the article title, and ‘Title Case’ for the magazine title.

Proudfoot, S. (2020, January 6). Can treating poverty change a child’s brain? Maclean’s. https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/can-treating-poverty-change-a-childs-brain/