How to Cite an Article in APA
List the author or authors., Specify the date the article was published., Name the article., Name the journal or magazine., State the volume and issue., Specify the page numbers the article can be found on.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: List the author or authors.
Each author's name should be listed in last-name, first-initial format.
Include the middle initial after the first initial, if it is given.
Separate two authors with an ampersand (&) and three or more authors with commas.
Doe, J.
Doe, J. & Smith, A.
B.
Doe, J., Smith, A.
B. & Johnson, K. , Oftentimes, the only publication date available for a magazine or journal is the year and month.
Write the date in year-month format, enclosed in parentheses.
If the date spans two months, list both months.
Place a period after the parentheses.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Doe, J. & Smith, A.
B. (2008, January/February). , Capitalize the first letter of the first word and any proper nouns.
Do not use italics or quotation marks.
Follow with a period.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature. , Capitalize the first letter of each significant word and italicize the entire title.
Follow with a comma.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature.
Journal of Literary Criticism, , The volume number should be italicized, but the issue number should not be.
The issue should also be in parentheses and followed by a comma.
No space should separate the volume and issue numbers.
If no issue number is provided, do not include a space for it.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature.
Journal of Literary Criticism, 9(5), Doe, J. & Smith, A.
B. (2008, January/February).
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3. , Separate the first page and final page with a hyphen.
Conclude with a period.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature.
Journal of Literary Criticism, 9(5), 18-23. -
Step 2: Specify the date the article was published.
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Step 3: Name the article.
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Step 4: Name the journal or magazine.
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Step 5: State the volume and issue.
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Step 6: Specify the page numbers the article can be found on.
Detailed Guide
Each author's name should be listed in last-name, first-initial format.
Include the middle initial after the first initial, if it is given.
Separate two authors with an ampersand (&) and three or more authors with commas.
Doe, J.
Doe, J. & Smith, A.
B.
Doe, J., Smith, A.
B. & Johnson, K. , Oftentimes, the only publication date available for a magazine or journal is the year and month.
Write the date in year-month format, enclosed in parentheses.
If the date spans two months, list both months.
Place a period after the parentheses.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Doe, J. & Smith, A.
B. (2008, January/February). , Capitalize the first letter of the first word and any proper nouns.
Do not use italics or quotation marks.
Follow with a period.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature. , Capitalize the first letter of each significant word and italicize the entire title.
Follow with a comma.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature.
Journal of Literary Criticism, , The volume number should be italicized, but the issue number should not be.
The issue should also be in parentheses and followed by a comma.
No space should separate the volume and issue numbers.
If no issue number is provided, do not include a space for it.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature.
Journal of Literary Criticism, 9(5), Doe, J. & Smith, A.
B. (2008, January/February).
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Popular Computer Magazine,
3. , Separate the first page and final page with a hyphen.
Conclude with a period.
Doe, J. (2010, June).
Thoughts on Victorian literature.
Journal of Literary Criticism, 9(5), 18-23.
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