Use the University Libraries Quick How-To guides on finding and identifying types of articles for research.
Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Articles
Use this Quick How-To guide to investigate if your journal is peer reviewed.
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), #-#. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), #-#. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Bailey, N. W. (2012). Evolutionary models of extended phenotypes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(3), 561-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.05.011
Baker, T., & Clark, J. (2011). Educational equity in ethnically diverse group work. Intercultural Education, 22(5), 411-422. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2011.643138
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., & Author, D. D. (Year). Title of article Subtitle if any. Title of Periodical, volume(issue), #-#. URL
Ahmann, E., Tuttle, L. J., Saviet, M., & Wright, S. D. (2018). A descriptive review of ADHD coaching research: Implications for college students. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31(1), 17-39. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped/archived-ped/jped-volume-31
First 19 authors., . . . Last author.
Note: After the first 19 authors' names, use an ellipsis (. . .) in place of the remaining author names. Then, end with the final author's name. There should be a maximum of 20 authors included in the reference list entry).
Lubin, D., Zhang, D., Silber, I., Scott, R. C., Kalogeras, P., Battaglia, A., Bromwich, D. H., Cadeddu, M., Eloranta, E., Fridlind, A., Frossard, A., Hines, K. M., Kneifel, S., Leaitch, W. R., Lin, W., Nicolas, J., Powers, H., Quinn, P. K., Rowe, P., . . . Vogelmann, A. M. (2020). AWARE: The atmospheric radiation measurement (ARM) West Antarctic radiation experiment. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 101(7), E1069-E1091. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0278.1
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), #-#. URL
Stamps, D. (2019). Is it really representation? A qualitative analysis of Asian and Latino characterizations in broadcast television. American Communication Journal, 21(1), 1-12. http://www.ac-journal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Stamps-.pdf
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), #-#. DOI if available
Jungers, W. L. (2010). Biomechanics: Barefoot running strikes back. Nature, 463(7280), 433-434.
Note: APA 7 advises writers to include a DOI (if available), even when using the print source. The example above assumes no DOI is available.
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue) [if available], URL
Waxman, O. B. (2016, December 20). When does winter start? It depends on what you mean by 'winter.' Time Magazine, http://time.com/4607873/2016-first-day-of-winter-solstice
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Periodical, #-# [if available]. URL [if online]
Belluck, P. (2020, July 28). Amazing, isn't it. Long sought blood test for Alzheimer's in reach. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/health/alzheimers-blood-test.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), #-# [if available].
Bogan, E., & Paun, E. (2011). The assimilation of immigrants into the British labor market. Geopolitics, History, and International Relations, 3(2), 272.
Note: Do not include the database name or URL. See Section 9.30 for more on excluding or including database information in references.