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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

Journal Article with an Article Number

TEMPLATE (With volume & issue number):

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), Article number. https://www.doi.org/xxx

 

EXAMPLE:

Jacques, P. J., & Dunlap, R. E. (2025). Foundations of climate change denial: Anti-environmentalism and anti-science. PLoS ONE, 20(11), Article e0334544. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334544

 

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.
  • If the journal does not use volume, issue, and/or article or page numbers, omit the missing element(s) from the reference.
  • 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

 

Jacques, P. J., & Dunlap, R. E. (2025). Foundations of climate change denial: Anti-environmentalism and anti-science. PLoS ONE, 20(11), Article e0334544. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334544
In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Parenthetical citation example

 

 

Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Jacques & Dunlap, 2017).   

2.

Narrative citation example

 

According to Jacques and Dunlap (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.