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APA Referencing Examples: Journal Articles

Journal article - With a DOI

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of the article in sentence case. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case, Volume number in italics(Issue number), page range of article. DOI (formatted as https://doi.org/10####)

Reference List

Sainaghi, R. (2008). Strategic position and performance of winter destinations. Tourism Review, 63(4), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/16605370810912209uj

In-Text

... (Sainaghi, 2008). 

OR

Sainaghi (2008) ... 

Notes

  • If an online article has both a DOI number and a URL, only include the DOI.
  • Not all online articles have DOI numbers, so if you cannot find one, do not worry about including one.
  • If you find an online article missing things like volume or issue numbers, just leave them out of the reference, only include what you can.
  • Some articles may have what is called an 'elocator' number or 'article number' e.g. Article e12174. If that is the case, put that in place of the page numbers, but keep the rest of the reference the same.

Journal article - With no DOI

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of the article in sentence case. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case, Volume number in italics(Issue number), page range of article.

Reference List

Shepherd, R., Barnett, J., Cooper, H., Coyle, A., Moran-Ellis, J., Senior, V., & Walton, C. (2007). Towards an understanding of British public attitudes concerning human clothing. Social Science & Medicine, 65(2), 377-392.

In-Text

... (Shepherd et al., 2007). 

OR

Shepherd et al. (2008) ... 

Notes

  • This is an example of a source with more than three authors, so instead of writing out all their surnames in your in-text citation, you can list the first authors name followed by et al. (which in Latin stands for 'and others'). You must still list the authors names in the reference list, up to 19 authors.
  • For further information on how authors should be set out, see the author section in the APA Formatting Guide.
  • If you find an online article missing things like volume or issue numbers, just leave them out of the reference, only include what you can.

Journal article - Advance online publication with a DOI

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of the article in sentence case. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case. Advance online publication. DOI (formatted as https://doi.org/10####)

Reference List

von Ledebur, S. C. (2007). Optimizing knowledge transfer by new employees in companies. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500141

In-Text

... (von Ledebur, 2007). 

OR

von Ledebur (2007) ... 

Notes

  • An advance online publication is one that has been accepted by the journal but has not yet been given a volume, issue or page number, which will be assigned at a later date.
  • The final published version of the article may be different from the advanced online publication. Cite the version of the work you have used, however try and cite the final, published version of the work if you can.
  • If you find an online article missing things like volume or issue numbers, just leave them out of the reference, only include what you can.
  • If an online article has both a DOI number and a URL, only include the DOI.

Journal article - Online only

Format

Author, A.. (Year). Title of the article in sentence case. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case, Volume number in italics(Issue number). URL of journal website

Referencing List

Snell, D., & Hodgetts, D. (n.d.). The psychology of heavy metal communities and white supremacy.Te Kura Kete Aronui, 1. http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/tkka

In-Text

... (Snell & Hodgetts, n.d.).

OR

Snell and Hodgetts (n.d.) identified "..." (para. 3)

Notes

  • For an article in an online journal that is not retrievable from one of the library databases, you need to provide the direct URL for the journal.
  • If you find an online article missing things like volume or issue numbers, just leave them out of the reference, only include what you can.
  • If the article is on a webpage that has no page numbers, use the paragraph number of the quote you want to directly reference e.g. 'para. 3' instead of p. 3.
  • If an online article has both a DOI number and a URL, only include the DOI.

Journal article - In press

Format

Author, A. (in press). Title of the article in sentence case. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case.

Referencing List

Davis, J. P. & Bellocchi, A. (in press). Intensity of emotional energy in situated cultural practices of science education. Cultural Studies of Science Education.

In-Text

... (Davis & Bellochi, in press).

OR

Davis and Bellochi (in press) state that ...

Notes

  • Articles that are 'in press' have been accepted for publication and can be cited, however they have not yet been formally published. Because of this they would often be missing elements such as the year of publication, volume and issue numbers, and page numbers.
  • Try and use the formally published version of the article if you can, as this version of the article may differ from the in press version.
  • If you find an online article missing things like volume or issue numbers, just leave them out of the reference, only include what you can..

Journal article - Different language

Format

Author, A.. (Year). Title of the article in different language [article title translation in square brackets]. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case, Volume number in italics(Issue number), page range of article. DOI (formatted as https://doi.org/10####)

Referencing List

Moskvin, V. (2017). О приемах возвышения стиля в русском языке [On stylistic devices as style elevators in the Russian language]. Russian Linguistics, 41(3), 283-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11185-017-9182-4

In-Text

... (Moskvin, 2017).

OR

Moskvin (2017) ...

Notes

  • When an article is in a language different to your paper, include a translation of the article title in square brackets.
  • If you find an online article missing things like volume or issue numbers, just leave them out of the reference, only include what you can.
  • If an online article has both a DOI number and a URL, only include the DOI.

Journal article - Supplemental Materials

Format

Author, A. (Year). Title of the article in sentence case [Supplemental material]. Title of the Journal in Italic Title Case, Volume number in italics(Issue number), page range of article. DOI (formatted as https://doi.org/10####)

Referencing List

Freeberg, T. M. (2019). From simple rules of individual proximity, complex and coordinated collective movement [Supplemental material]. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 133(2), 141-142. https://doi.org/10.1037/com0000181

In-Text

... (Freeberg, 2019).

OR

Freeberg (2019) ...

Notes

  • Supplemental materials are additional resources that do not form part of the main journal article. They can be such things as video and audio files, graphs, statistical data etc.
  • If you reference both the main article and the supplemental material, provide only a reference for the article, since the supplemental materials can be accessed via the main article page.
  • If an online article has both a DOI number and a URL, only include the DOI.