Guides: WR 4111: Research Methods In Writing: APA

APA Resources & Sample Papers

Resources for the 7th Edition (2020) formatting rules for APA citations:

APA Citations: Part 1

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APA Citations: Part 2

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Basic Format for an Online Article:

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Article title. Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Title, Volume number(Issue number), Page numbers. doi or URL of publication home page

~ Online Journal Article with DOI Assigned:

Basic Format:
- Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000
Example:
- Denhart, H. (2008). Deconstructing barriers: Perceptions of students labeled with learning disabilities in higher education. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41(6), 483-497. doi: 10.1177/0022219408321151

~ Online Journal Article with no DOI Assigned:

Basic Format:
- Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number). http://www.journalhomepage.com/full/url/
Example:
- von Busch, O., & Palmas, K. (2016). Designing consent: Can design thinking manufacture democratic capitalism? Organizational Aesthetics, 5(2), 10-24. http://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/oa/.

~ Newspaper Article Found on a Newspaper's Website:

Basic Format:
- Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper.
  http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Example:
- Zernike, K. (2016, February 29). Testing for joy and grit? Schools nationwide push to measure students’ emotional skills. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/us/testing-for-joy-and-grit-schools-nationwide-push-to-measure-students-emotional-skills.html?_r=0

Basic Format for a Book:

Reference List: Authors' Last name, First Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. (Edition) [if other than the 1st]. Publisher.
In-text: (Author, Year)

~ Book with One Author:

Reference List: Brader, T. (2006). Campaigning for hearts and minds: How emotional appeals in political ads work. University of Chicago Press.
In-text: (Brader, 2006)

~ Book with Two Authors:

Reference List: Miller, T. E., & Schuh, J. H. (2005). Promoting reasonable expectations: Aligning student and institutional views of the college experience. Jossey-Bass.
In-text: (Miller & Schuh, 2005)
*for more than two authors (3 or more), list only the first author’s name followed by “et al.” in every citation, even the first, unless doing so would create ambiguity between different sources. Example: (Kernis et al., 1993)

Basic format for an eBook:

Reference List: Author's Last name, First Initial. (Year). Book title [format of book]. Publisher. URL
In-text: (Author, Year)

~ Example:

Reference List: Brock, J., & Arciuli, J. (2014). Communication in autism [eBook edition]. John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezpxy-web-p-u01.wpi.edu/lib/wpi/detail.action?docID=1813195
In-text: (Brock & Arciuli, 2014)