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APA 7 Reference Examples

Journal Article with One Author, DOI

Template:

Author Last Name, Initial(s). (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. doi

Example:

Percival, J. (2011). Music radio and the record industry: Songs, sounds, and power. Popular Music & Society, 34(4), 455-473. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2011.6 01598

Journal Article with Two Authors, DOI

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Author Last Name, Initial(s). & Last Name, Initial(s). (year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. doi

Example:

Carder, S., & Gunter, L. (2001). Can you hear me? Corporate America’s communication with dissatisfied customers. Journal of American and Comparative Cultures, 24(3/4), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-4726.2001.2403_109.x

Journal Article with Two Authors, no DOI

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Last Name, Initial(s). & Last Name, Initial(s). (year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. url

Example:

Piper, S., & DeGraauw, C. (2012). A 14-year-old competitive, high-level athlete with unilateral low back pain: Case report. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 56(4), 283-291. https://www.jcca-online.org

Journal Article with Three or More Authors

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Last Name, Initial(s), Last Name, Initial(s), ... & Last Name, Initial(s). (year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, volume(issue), page numbers. doi

Example: 

Few, L. R., Miller, J. D., Grant, J. D., Maples, J., Trull, T. J., Nelson, E. C., Ottmanns, T. F., Martin, N. G., Lynskey, M. T., &  Agrawal, A. (2016). Trait-based assessment of borderline personality disorder using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory: Phenotypic and genetic support. Psychological Assessment, 28(1), 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000142


Note:  If a book has 3-20 authors, include all of their names in the reference list. If a book has more than 20 authors, include the first 19, followed by an ellipsis"..." and the final name listed.

Journal article with no author

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Article title. (date). Journal Title, Volume(issue), page(s).

Example

Connecting the dots. (2008). BC Business. 36(12), 124.

 

Print Journal Article

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Author Last Name, Initial(s). (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. 

Example:

Giarma, C. (2011). Estimation of carbonization method based on hygrothermal calculations. ACI Materials Journal, 108(2), 209-218.

Journal Article with Organization as Author, no DOI

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Organization. (year). Article title. Journal, Volume(issue).

Example

Harvard Medical School. (2013). Our concept of heart attack is changing. Harvard Heart Letter, 23(6).

Newspaper Article, no DOI

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Last Name, Initial. (Year, Month Date). Article title: Subtitle. Newspaper Title. url

Example: 

Zacharkiw, B. (2015, March 3). By the numbers: Quebecers top wine drinkers in Canada. The Gazette. https://www.montrealgazette.com


Note: For articles in large commercial websites such as newspapers, direct links can be subject to change and a fee may be required for access to the specific article. It is therefore recommended that the link to the homepage of the resource be used instead of the direct link, as in the example above.

Newspaper Article on a Website

Template:

Author Last Name, Initial. (Year, Month Date). Article title: Subtitle. Newspaper. url

Example

Woods, M. (2020, March 2). COVID-19 or the flu? How to tell them apart. HuffPost. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/coronavirus-flu-differences-covid19_ ca_5e5d7f22c5b67ed38b36f799?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage