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APA 7th Edition Citation Style

Print Journal Article

Citation Elements in Order: 

 
1.  Author
2.  Publication date
3.  Article title
4.  Journal title
5.  Volume & issue number
6.  Page range
7.  DOI where available

 

Reference Example:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.

DOI.

 

     1.              2.               3.                                                                                                                                   4.

Jasienski, A. (2020). Converting portraits: repainting as art making in the early modern hispanic world. The Art Bulletin,

102(1), 7–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043079.2019.1638674

   5.     6.                                      7.                          

 

Note: APA 7 advises writers to include a DOI (if available), even when using the print source. The DOI should be a hyperlink. i.e.: https://doi.org/10.1080/00043079.2019.1638674

 

Proper Bibliographic Reference Format:

  • Bibliographic references are double-spaced and indented half an inch after the first line. 
  • Use "sentence-style" capitalization for article titles.
  • Use "heading-style" capitalization for journal titles.

 

In-Text Citations:  

Citations are placed in the context of discussion using the author’s last name and date of publication.

(Jasienski, 2020)  

Alternatively, you can integrate the citation into the sentence by means of narrative.

Shelly (2010) found a pattern or occurrence among small earthquakes along California’s San Andreas fault.

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