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APA GENERAL FORMAT: JOURNAL ARTICLES

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Journal Article Online (when a DOI is available, include it in reference)

Author Last Name, Author’s Initials. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article.Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range. DOI

Graham, S., Harris, K. R., Kiuhara, S. A., & Fishman, E. J. (2017). The relationship among strategic writing behavior, writing motivation, and writing performance with young, developing writers. Elementary School Journal, 118(1), 82–104. https://doi.org/10.1086/693009


Journal Article Online (when a DOI is not available and the article is from an online academic research database, this type of reference is treated the same as if for a print journal article.)

 

Author Last Name, Author’s Initials. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), page range.

Schneider, A. (2003). Home movie-making and Swiss expatriate identities in the 1920s and 1930s. Film History, 15(2), 166-176.

Apple, M. W. (2011). Rightist education and godly technology: Cultural politics, gender, and the work of home schooling. REMIE Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research, 1(1), 5–33.


Journal Article Online (when a DOI is not available but there is a URL that is accessible for readers then include it at the end of the reference.)

 

Apple, M. W. (2011). Rightist education and godly technology: Cultural politics, gender, and the work of home schooling. REMIE Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research, 1(1), 5–33. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/remie/article/view/74


Journal Article Online with DOI (and multiple authors)

 

Author 1's Last Name, Author’s Initials, Author 2's Last Name, Author’s Initials, & Author 3's Last Name, Author’s Initials. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), page range. DOI
 

Wright, M. A., Wintemute, G. J., & Webster, D. W. (2010). Factors affecting a recently purchased handgun's risk for use in crime under circumstances that suggest gun trafficking. Journal of Urban Health, 87(3), 352-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-010-9437-5

Graham, S., Harris, K. R., Kiuhara, S. A., & Fishman, E. J. (2017). The relationship among strategic writing behavior, writing motivation, and writing performance with young, developing writers. Elementary School Journal, 118(1), 82–104. https://doi.org/10.1086/693009


For more guidance on multiple authors:

NOTES ON MULTIPLE AUTHORS 
Reference Examples for Journal Articles

Elements of Reference List Entries (author, date, title, and source)