APA Citation Style (7th Edition)

Articles

Template

Authors. (Year). Article title: Article subtitle. Publication Name, Volume(issue), page numbers or article number. DOI or other URL

Note: For more information, see the APA Manual, section 10.1; and the APA Style website.

Examples

Journal article, Print or in a library database, with no DOI

Hubball, H., & West, D. (2008). Silence and authentic reflection strategies: Holistic learning in an outdoor education program. Physical & Health Education Journal, 74(2), 12–14.

Journal article with a DOI and an article number

Wolsink, I., Den Hartog, D. D., Belschak, F. D., & Oosterwijk, S. (2019). Do you feel like being proactive today? Trait-proactivity moderates affective causes and consequences of proactive behavior. PLoS ONE, 14(8), Article e0220172. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220172

Note: If an article number is given, use it instead of the page numbers. An article number usually starts with the word “Article” and then a series of letters and numbers (e.g., Article e0220172).

Journal article on a website, with no DOI

Robinson, D. B., & Randall, L. (2016). Smooth sailing or stormy seas? Atlantic Canadian physical educators on the state and future of physical education. Canadian Journal Of Education, 39(1), 1–31. https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/1984

Journal article, advance online publication

Fairley, M., Humphreys, K., & Joyce, V. R. (2021). Cost-effectiveness of treatments for opioid use disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0247

Note: This type of article may be labeled as “early online,” “online first,” or similar. It usually does not include a volume or issue.

Magazine article, on a website

Brownell, C. (2019, October 1). Where all the weed went. Maclean’s. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2019/10/1/where-all-the-weed-went

Note: If a magazine has a volume and/or issue number, include it in the reference.

Book review, in a magazine

Goodman, A. L. (1951, July 16). Mad about children [Review of the book Catcher in the rye, by J.D. Salinger]. New Republic, 125(3), 20–21.

Note: The format for a review will vary depending if it was published in a magazine, blog, or other type of source. Include a description of the review in square brackets after the title. For more information, see the APA Manual, section 10.7.

Newspaper article, print or in a library database

Hughes, L. (2006, October 26). Blue-box blues. The Globe and Mail, p. A20.