How To Cite A Journal Article Apa 7th Edition

For an in text apa journal citation that is not a direct quote or an apa parenthetical citation all you need to provide is the author s last name and the year of publication.

How to cite a journal article apa 7th edition. The rules for dois have been updated in the 7th edition of the publication manual of the american psychological association. Omit the page numbers and use the article number in its place. Apa style 7th edition. Think of it as a digital fingerprint or an article s dna.

All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a reference list. The templates and examples in the seventh edition of the publication manual show guidelines for cases where all information is available but we know that sometimes information is missing see also table 9 1 in the publication manual. The reference list this guide provides examples of how to cite sources using the american psychological association apa citation style. You may provide a page number preceded by p for one page or pp for multiple pages as well if the passage or idea you are paraphrasing is on a certain page or set of pages but this is not necessary for.

A hanging indent means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0 5 inches. A basic reference list entry for a journal article in apa must include. All articles coming from an academic database should be treated as a print journal. It is regarded as the most important part of the citation because it will accurately direct users to the specific article.

The apa manual 7th ed recommends not including the library database for journal articles without a doi as these works are widely available. Issue number of journal in round brackets no italics. All journal articles will include the issue number. Page range of article.

The article you are reading is called the secondary source. This is known as an in text citation. Example bogan e paun e. Volume of journal in italics.

Year of publication of the article in round brackets. Please do not attempt to create information you do not have. For the reference list you will only make a citation for the secondary source brown. For example suppose you are reading an article by brown 2014 that cites information from an article by snow 1982 that you would like to include in your essay.

Journal of religion film 22 3 article 7. Other new important information in apa 7th edition. If the article has a doi include the doi at the end of the reference. For more information on citing journal articles and other periodicals with or without issue.

Journal title in italics. Below is a link to an apa sample paper that contains instructions about how to format a hanging indent in a paper. The surname is followed by first initials.