Subject Guides: APA Style Guide: 7th Edition: Journal Article from Website or Library Database, with DOI

Journal Article from Website or Library Database, with DOI

Reference Format
In-text Citation Format

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year of publication). Title of article in sentence case: Capitalize the first word of the subtitle. Title of Journal in Mixed Case and Italics, volume number in italics(issue number in brackets), first page-last page. https://www.doi.org/xxx

EXAMPLE:

Hughes, J. L., Brannon, D., Cannon, B., Camden, A. A., & Anthenien, A. M. (2017). Conquering APA style: Advice from APA style experts. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 22(3), 154-162. https://doi.org/12.24839/2325-7342.JN22.3.154

Notes:

Author, A. A. = Author's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
If no date is visible, use the abbreviations n.d.
Provide surnames and initials for up to and including 20 authors.
When there are two to 20 authors, use an ampersand (&) before the final author's name.
When there are 21 or more authors, include the first 19 authors' names, insert an ellipsis (...), and then add the final author's name.

Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information	Hughes, J. L., Brannan, D., Cannon, B., Camden, A. A., & Anthenien, A. M. (2017). Conquering APA style: Advice from APA style experts. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 22(3), 154-162. https://www.doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN22.3.154
In-text Citation Guidelines	Examples
1. Parenthetical citation example	Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Hughes et al., 2017).
2. Narrative citation example	According to Hughes et al. (2017), "consider this a direct quote" (p. 13).

Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.

See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.