APA Citation Guide

Basic Format

Journal/Magazine Article

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol(issue), pages.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol(issue), pages. https://www.xxx.xxx

Newspaper Article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, pages.

Newsletter Article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Periodical. http://www.xxx.xxx 

Journal Article Examples

One Author 

Miyao, D. (2018). Cinema and the haptic in modern Japan. Screen Bodies, 3(1), 23–36. https://doi.org/10.3167/screen.2018.030103

 

Two Authors (Without DOI)

Noggle, R., & Palmer, D. E. (2005). Radials, rollovers and responsibility: An examination of the Ford-Firestone case. Journal of Business Ethics, 56(2), 185–203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-004-1757-5

 

Three to Twenty Authors 

Arnold, J. B., Oertling, T. J., & Hall, A. W. (2001). The Denbigh Project: Test excavations at the wreck of an American Civil War blockade-runner. World Archaeology, 32(3), 400–412. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438240122915

 

Print Article Examples

Magazine Article

Fisher, D. (2008, November 24). A brief history of energy boondoggles. Forbes, 82.

 

Magazine - No Author 

EarthQuaker devices: Pedal gurus take on the next frontier: An amplifier. (2015). Music Trades, 163(11), 109–110. 

Scholarly Journal Article

Brian, B. K. (2004). Renewable energy enters commercial era. Power Engineering 108(4), 28–41.

 

Newspaper Article

Wald, M. L. (2009, July 14). Debate on clean energy lease to a regional battle over jobs. The New York Times, A13.

Online Magazine & Newspaper Article Examples

Newspaper 

Hill, K. (2025, May 14). The professors are using ChatGPT, and some students aren’t happy about it. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/chatgpt-college-professors.html

Magazine 

Heffernan, V. (2023, March 21). I saw the face of God in a semiconductor factory." Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/i-saw-the-face-of-god-in-a-tsmc-factory/

 

Magazine Article from a Library Database

Ayers, T. (2021, Summer). How to hand wash silk. Marie Claire. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A665915450/ITOF?u=txshracd2500&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=fac54bee
 

Note: Do not include database information, but do include a permalink or DOI when available.

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