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Cite APA Style 7

APA style according to the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual from the American Psychological Association.

Article with DOI

Elements
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C. (Year, if magazine or newspaper then month day.) Title of the Article. Title of Journal. volume(number), pp-pp. https://DOI

Article with DOI Example

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). 

Volunteer support, marital status, and the

survival times of terminally ill patients. 

Health Psychology, 24(2), 225-229. 

 https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

In Text Citations

Parenthetical: (Herbst-Damm & Kulik, 2005)

Narrative: Herbst-Damm & Kulik (2005)

Article Without DOI from Database

Elements
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C. (Year, if magazine or newspaper then month day.) Title of the Article. Journal or magazine name. xx, pp-pp. 

Article without DOI Example

​What’s the Hardest Part of Your Job and How

Do You Deal with It? (2019). Journal of

College Admission, (244), 9. 

In Text Citations

Parenthetical: (What’s the Hardest Part, 2019)

Narrative: What’s the Hardest Part (2019)

 

Article Without DOI from Open Access

Elements
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C. (Year, if magazine or newspaper then month day.) Title of the Article. Journal or magazine name. volume(number), pp-pp. https://URL 

Article without DOI Example

Shrestha, U., & Shrestha, B. (2019). Climate

change amplifies plant invasion hotspots

in Nepal. Diversity and Distributions,

25(10), 1599-1612. 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26763733

In Text Citations

Parenthetical: (Shrestha & Shrestha, 2019)

Narrative: Shrestha & Shrestha (2019)