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Cite in APA Style: References: Articles

General Format

Author, A. A., Author, B. B, & Author, C.C. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number), page range. DOI if available

Notes: 

  • Resources without a publication date should have (n.d.) as the publication year.
  • Leave out the volume, issue, and/or page range if not available.
  • Use ampersands (&) when a work has multiple authors. List them in the same order they are given on the resource, up to 20 authors.
  • Use a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if available. If no DOI, use a stable URL.  

Journal Articles

With DOI

Mozafari, M., Farahbakhsh, R., & Crespi, N. (2020). Hate speech detection and racial bias mitigation in social media based on BERT model. PLoS ONE, 15(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237861

Online, no DOI

Use a stable webpage URL if it is provided by the publisher. If no stable URL is provided, then use no URL at all. Do not use the long, often-unstable URL provided in the top URL bar of many databases.

Johns, R. H. & Doswell, C. A. (1992). Severe local storms forecasting. Weather & Forecasting, 7. https://www.fs121.com/upload/1412/201412228029.pdf

Magazine or Newspaper Articles

Print

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine/Newspaper, volume (issue), page-page.

Peterzell, J. (1990, April 23). Better late than never. Time, 135(17), 20–21.

Online

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine/Newspaper, volume (issue), page-page. Stable URL or DOI if available

Lozano, J. A. & Oyekanmi, L. (2024, May 4). Hundreds rescued from Texas flooding as water continues rising in Houston and rural East Texas. Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-05-04/hundreds-rescued-from-flooding-in-texas-as-water-continue-rising-in-houston

Missing author

Move the publishing organization to the author position.

CE Noticias Financieras, English ed. (2023, July 7). AI does not jeopardize the jobs of marketing specialists, not yet. http://proxy.libraries.smu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/ai-does-not-jeopardize-jobs-marketing-specialists/docview/2834600190/se-2?accountid=6667

What Is a DOI?

A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is an alphanumeric string that provides a persistent link to content online. It is good practice to try to include a DOI for every citation accessed electronically.