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How to Use APA Style

Journal Article Citation in APA Style: What Info Do I Need?

The basic format for a journal article citation in APA style is as follows (pay attention to capitalization in the article and journal titles and to where italics appear).

In-text Citation:

(AuthorLastName, Year)

 

Reference List:

 

Author, A.A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal,

volume_number(issue number if available), starting_page-ending_page. doi:00000/00000000 [or] https://doi.org/10.000/00000

 


 

Example

In-text Citation (3-5 authors)

(Bull, Levine, Black, Schmiege, & Santelli, 2012)

 

Reference List

Bull, S. S., Levine, D. K., Black, S. R., Schmiege, S. J., Santelli, J. (2012). Social media-

delivered sexual health intervention: A cluster randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5), 467-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.022


 

So where do you find this information on the article?  See the image below for one example.

First page of article with the following highlighted by callout boxes: article title; authors; journal name; year of publication; volume and issue, page numbers and DOI (digital object identifier).page numbers