CITING ARTICLES IN APA, 6TH EDITION

By Gerald Franz, PhD

APA references include the following:

Who? When? What? Where?

Who?Last name, 1st initial, 2nd initial

Jensen, J. B.Bowen, R., & Youf, R. K.Wi, K., Leman, P., & Francis, W.

Who?Corporate author

International Business Machines, Inc.Yahoo, Inc.Hodges University

If no personal author(s) or

editor(s), is there a corporate author?

Who?If there is no personal author or

corporate author, begin the reference with the title.

It’s news to me. (2004, May 1).

When?Put the date after the author

Bock, C. W. (1999).Yahoo, Inc. (2009, Spring).

Reese, Y. S. (2008, March 23).Kenlow, M. (n.d.).

(n.d.) stands for ‘no date’

What?What is the title of your article?

Austin, K. (2001). Running for health.Lam, R. (2010). Going for broke:

Negotiating in U.S. markets.

What?What is the title of your source?

Austin, K. (2001). Running for health.Lam, R. (2010). Going for broke:

Negotiating in U.S. markets.

Only capitalize first word of title/subtitle and any proper nouns.

Where?Where was your source published?Li, J. (2007). Frontiers. Iris Journal,

Bay, D. (n.d.). Alive! Snorkling Today,Wick, R. (2008). Still waiting. Fitness,

Where?Where was your source published?Li, J. (2007). Frontiers. Iris Journal,

Bay, D. (n.d.). Alive! Snorkling Today,Wick, R. (2008). Still waiting. Fitness,

Notice name is capitalized and in italics

Where?, cont’dWhere exactly is this article?

Volume? Issue?

Pages? DOI or URL?

VolumeUsually journals have one volume per year.Put the volume number in italics (no “Vol.”)

Author. (Date). Title. Journal Name, 18

Note: Some popular periodicals don’t show a

volume number. Just skip the volume in this case.

IssueUsually journals have several issues per year.

Put the issue number in parentheses (not italics, no “Issue”)

Author. (Date). Title. Journal Name, 18(3)

If no issue, skip this field

PagesList pages if possible

(no p. or pp., but do include page # for newspapers)

Author. (Date). Title. Journal Name, 18(3), 24-43.

Author. (Date). Title. Newspaper Name, 12, p. A4.

Where?, cont’d

The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is required if article was retrieved

electronically.

Author. (Date). Title. Journal Name, 18(3), 24-43. doi: 10.2344/485769372524475

WHERE DO YOU GET THE DOI?

Check the information around the article to see if the DOI is listed.

If the DOI cannot be found, use the website of the publication (not the website of the database, like Ebsco or ProQuest). Author. (Date). Title. Journal Name, 18(3), 24-43. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/

magazines/fortune

The website of the journal or magazine can sometimes be found with your article. Or you might have to use

Google.

In-text, or parenthetical cites (in your paper) answer:

Who, When, Where

In-text, or parenthetical cites

Who, When, Where(Author, date, pages)

In-text, or parenthetical cites

Who, When, Where(Author, date, pages)(Santos, 2009, p. 24).

In-text, or parenthetical cites

Who, When, Where(Author, date, pages)(Santos, 2009, p. 24).

(Rice & West, n.d., para. 5).

Remember: APA references include:

Who? When? What? Where?

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A.

Author(s)

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March).

Date

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March). Timing is important.

Title

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March). Timing is important.Journal of Business,

Name of journal or magazine

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March). Timing is important.Journal of Business, 18

Volume #

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March). Timing is important.Journal of Business, 18(3)

Issue #

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March). Timing is important.Journal of Business, 18(3), 24-43.

Pages

Who? When? What? Where?

Roberts, A. (2008, March). Timing is important.Journal of Business, 18(3), 24-43. doi: 10.2344/485769372524475

DOI, or URL of publication (if retrieved electronically)

Make sure to check out the APA link on the Library Main Page for helpful

information.