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APA 7th Guide: References

Journal Articles

Author, In. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume#(issue#), pp-pp. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy 

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) (Bolded for emphasis, do not bold your references)

Printz, C. (2012). A case for annual mammography screening. Cancer, 118(6), 1471-1473. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.27500

Universal Resource Locater (URL) (Bolded for emphasis, do not bold your references)

Emrich, T. E., Arcand, J., & L'abbé, M. R. (2012). Front-of-pack nutrition labeling systems: A missed opportunity? Canadian Journal of Public Health, 103(4), e260-e262. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03404231

Article Numbers (Bolded for emphasis, do not bold your references)

Oh, H. (2019). Analytical solution to swing equations in power grids. PLOS One, 14(11), Article e0225097. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225097

Advanced Online Publication (Bolded for emphasis, do not bold your references)

Galal, O., Tawfik, A. A., Abdalla, N., & Soliman, M. (2019). Fractional CO2 laser versus combined platelet-rich plasma and fractional CO2 laser in treatment of acne scars: Image analysis system evaluation. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Advance online publicationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.12909

 

Books

Author, In. In. (year). Title of book (#th ed.). Publisher.

Oliver, L. (2011). Delirium. Harper Collins.

Book Chapter

ChapterAuthor, In. In. (year). Title of chapter. In Title of book (#th ed., pp. xx-xx). Publisher.

Blackbourn, L. H. (Ed.). (2015). Pediatric surgery. In Surgical recall (7th ed., pp. 527-583). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Book with a DOI or URL

Author, In. In. (year). Title of book. Publisher. URL or DOI

Mariani-Costantini, M. (2019). Paraganglioma: A multidisciplinary approach. Codon Publications. https://doi.org/10.15586/paraganglioma.2019

Entry in an online reference book

Author, In. In. (year). Entry title. In In. In. Editor (Ed.), Reference title (#th ed.).Publisher. URL or DOI

Graham, G. (2019). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Spring 2019 ed.). Stanford University.  https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2019/entries/behaviorism

 

Webpage on a Website

Article on a news website

Author, In. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. Title of Website. www.url.com

Chung, M. (2018, March 26). Hero dog saves man from drowning in river. Yahoo. https://www.yahoo.com/news/hero-dog-saves-man-drowning-153619189.html

Webpage with a group author

Group Author. (date of publication). Title of webpage. https://www.url.com

Mayo Clinic Staff. (2019, August 14). Handwashing: Do's and don'ts. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/hand-washing/art-20046253

Webpage with a group author and date of retrieval (include a date of retrieval only if the webpage is prone to updates without notice or if no publication date (n.d.) is available)

Group Author. (date of publication). Title of webpage. Retrieved Month Day, Year from www.url.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Handwashing: Clean hands save lives. Retrieved November 21, 2019 from https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/index.html

 

More than 20 Authors

Author1, In., Author2, In., Author3, In., Author4, In., Author5, In., Author6, In., Author7, In., Author8, In., Author9, In., Author10, In., Author11, In., Author12, In., Author13, In., Author14, In., Author15, In., Author16, In., Author17, In., Author18, In., Author19, In., … Lastauthor, In. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume#(issue#), page-range. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy 

Allegra, C. J., Yothers, G., O'Connell, M. J., Beart, R. W., Wozniak, T. F., Pitot, H. C., Shields, A. F., Landry, J. C., Ryan, D. P., Arora, A., Evans, L. S., Bahary, N., Soori, G., Eakle, J. F., Robertson J. M., Moore, D. F., Jr., Mullane, M. R., Marchello, B. T., Ward, P. J., Sharif, S., ... Wolmark, N. (2015). Neoadjuvant 5-FU or capecitabine plus radiation with or without oxaliplatin in rectal cancer patients: A phase III randomized clinical trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute107(11), Article djv248, 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djv248

 

Photographs

Citing an image (photograph) from a website

[Photograph of ...]. (Copyright of website where photograph is located). Title of webpage. Title of websitehttp:// ...

[Photograph of Sam Heughan]. (2015). Outlander's Sam Heughan is RadioTimes.com Sci-Fi Champion 2015. Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-08-19/outlanders-sam-heughan-is-radiotimes-com-sci-fi-champion-2015/

Still image from a movie, found online

[Untitled photograph from the movie Movie Title]. (year). https:// ...

[Photograph from the movie Braveheart]. (2012). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/mediaviewer/rm2109787136

Reference Entry Basics

Authors

Citing Online Resources

Uncommon References