Citations and Bibliographies

This guide will assist students with creating and organizing their citations.

APA Format Examples for Journals, Magazines, and Newspaper Articles

Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles
Article from an electronic database Gallistel, C.R. (2007). Flawed foundations of associationism? Comments on Machado and Silva. American Psychologist, 62 (7), 682-685. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.7.682. Note: Doi is usually found in the database record or on the second page of a pdf file. If an article does not have a doi assigned, use the persistent url which can be also be found in the database record. Taylor, H. (2003). An exploration of the factors that affect nurses’ record keeping. British Journal of Nursing, 12 (12), 751-757. Retrieved from EBSCO Academic Search Complete.
Article retrieved from online journal–NOT FROM DATABASE Wiggins, R. (2001). The effects of September 11 on the leading search engine. First Monday, 6 (10). Retrieved from http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issues6_10/wiggins/.
Scholarly journal- print format Gordon, B., & Myers, J. (2003). Leptomeningeal metastases. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 7 (2), 151-155.
Article from a popular magazine- print format Hedges, C. (2003, April 21). The press and the myths of war. Nation, 276 , 16-18.
Article with no author listed Cancun exposed hypocrisy of wealthy nations. (2003, September 26). National Catholic Reporter , p. 28.
Article in a newspaper- print format Wakin, D. (2003, September 29). Appeareth St. John, quietly, cautiously. New York Times , pp. E1, E6.
Article from an online newspaper Kahn, J. (2003, October 1). Chinese leader calls for more democracy but no plans yet. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com.

Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles

Article from an electronic database

Gallistel, C.R. (2007). Flawed foundations of associationism? Comments on

Machado and Silva. American Psychologist, 62 (7), 682-685. doi:

10.1037/0003-066X.62.7.682.

Note: Doi is usually found in the database record or on the second page of a pdf file. If an article does not have a doi assigned, use the persistent url which can be also be found in the database record.

Taylor, H. (2003). An exploration of the factors that affect nurses’ record

keeping. British Journal of Nursing, 12 (12), 751-757. Retrieved from

EBSCO Academic Search Complete.

Article retrieved from online journal–NOT FROM DATABASE

Wiggins, R. (2001). The effects of September 11 on the leading search

engine. First Monday, 6 (10). Retrieved from

http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issues6_10/wiggins/.

Scholarly journal- print format

Gordon, B., & Myers, J. (2003). Leptomeningeal metastases. Clinical Journal

of Oncology Nursing, 7 (2), 151-155.

Article from a popular magazine- print format

Hedges, C. (2003, April 21). The press and the myths of war. Nation, 276 ,

16-18.

Article with no author listed

Cancun exposed hypocrisy of wealthy nations. (2003, September 26).

National Catholic Reporter , p. 28.

Article in a newspaper- print format

Wakin, D. (2003, September 29). Appeareth St. John, quietly, cautiously.

New York Times , pp. E1, E6.

Article from an online newspaper

Kahn, J. (2003, October 1). Chinese leader calls for more democracy but no

plans yet. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com.

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