A.P.A. STYLE: CITING PERIODICAL ARTICLES

FROM AN ONLINE DATABASE

MAGAZINE OR JOURNAL ARTICLE:

1. Author's name (Last name, initials of First and Middle names) ________________________________________________________________________

2. Date of publication (Year, Month and Date)__________________________________

3. Title of Article (Capitalize first word.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Title of magazine/journal, Volume number, in italics __________________________________________________________________________________

5. Pages _______________________________________________________________

6. DOI (a unique I.D. number of the article), if available. If not, use the main U.R.L. of the database. _______________________________________________________________________

Example:

Roger, E. J., Garcia, G., & Wu, C. (2008, May). A dangerous Internet. Computers Today, 32, 58-61. doi:10.7283/0278-6133.24.2.225

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WITH AN AUTHOR:

1. Author's name (Last name, initials of First and Middle names) ________________________________________________________________________

2. Date of publication (Year, Month and Date) ____________________________________

3. Title of Article (Capitalize first word.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Title of newspaper, in italics _________________________________________________

5. Pages (use p. or pp.) ______________________________________________________

6. DOI (a unique I.D. number of the article), if available. If not, use the main U.R.L. of the database. ________________________________________________________________________

Example:

Sanchez, J. (2008, December 30). Is the U.S. economy collapsing? The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4-5. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WITHOUT AN AUTHOR:

1. Title of Article (Capitalize first word.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Date of publication (Year, Month and Date)______________________________________

3. Title of newspaper, in italics _________________________________________________

4. Pages (use p. or pp.) ______________________________________________________

5. DOI (a unique I.D. number of the article), if available. If not, use the main U.R.L. of the database. ________________________________________________________________________

Example:

Chocolate is better than love. (2009, August 23). The Gourmand Times, p. A12. Retrieved from http://sks.sirs.com

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