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APA 7th Referencing

American Psychological Association, 7th edition

Newspapers and magazines format

Newspapers 

 

Reference elements 

Screenshot of an annotated reference of a newspaper 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Author, Year)

OR

Author .... (Year)

... emission cuts (Millar, 2009).

OR

Millar (2009) explains how emission cuts ..

Quote

"..." (Author, Year, p. xx)

OR

Author (Year) "..." (p. xx)

The officer stated that "the offender ..." (Robinson, 2014, p. 2).

OR

Robinson (2014) said "the offender ..." (p. 2).

 

Reference 

  Format Example
Print

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, Page-Page.

Millar, R. (2009, March 23). State emission cuts futile. The Age, 1.

Online

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article. Title of Newspaperhttps://xxxxx

Robinson, L. (2014, December 13). Racist attack on bus: Offender's Youth Justice Conference. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/racist-attack-on-bus-offenders-youth-justice-conference-20141212-1260ba.html        

Note:
  • Provide the most exact date available.
  • Provide the URL which links directly to the article.

Magazines 

 

Reference elements 

Screenshot of an annotated reference of a magazine In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Author, Year)

OR

Author .... (Year)

... stress of police work (McCubbin, 2015).

OR

McCubbin (2015) says that ... 

Quote

"..." (Author, Year, p. xx)

OR

Author (Year) "..." (p. xx)

The experience of many is that "in the workplace ..." (Smith, 2016, p. 10).

OR

Smith (2016) says that "in the workplace ..." (p. 10). 

 

Reference 

  Format Example
Print

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Volume(Issue), Page-Page.

McCubbin, J. (2015, May 21). Police look to the future to stop crime. Police Life, Spring, 22-23.

Online

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Volume(Issue), Page-Page. https://xxxxx

Huston, M. (2020, January). HiTOP is a new map of mental illness. Psychology Today, 53(1), 44-48. https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/articles/202002/hitop-is-new-map-mental-illness

Note:
  • Provide the most exact date available.
  • Some magazines may not have some information such as volume, issue or page numbers. If this information is missing, omit it from the reference.
  • Provide the URL which links directly to the article.

Articles with no author 

 

Reference elements

Sometimes articles do not have the author recorded, especially online news sites. Use the article title instead of the author, following the format below.

Screenshot of an annotated reference of an article with no author

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

("Title", Year)

 

OR

"Title".... (Year)

... passenger safety ("Get on board", 2012).

OR

"Six sites meet" describes the strategies ... (2006).

Quote

"..." ("Title", Year, p. xx)

OR

"Title" (Year) "..." (p. xx)

The owner stocks many "creative products ..."("I love my shop", 2018, p. 57).

OR

The winner says in the article "Bee man" (2018) "proud to win ..." (p. 13).

 

Reference 

  Format Example
Print newspaper

Title of article. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of Newspaper, Page-Page.

Get on board for train safety. (2012, June 17). Toronto Star, 4.

Online newspaper

Title of article. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of Newspaperhttp://xxxxx

News from the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice. (2020, July/ August). OJJDP News @ a Glance. https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/newsletter/ojjdp-news-glance-julyaugust-2020/news-federal-advisory-committee-juvenile-justice

Print magazine

Title of article. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of Magazine, Volume(Issue), Page-Page.

I love my shop. (2018, January/February). Frankie, (81), 57.

Online magazine

Title of article. (Year, Month Day if given). Title of Magazine, Volume(Issue), Page-Page. http://xxxxx

Major urban greening project underway. (2020, July - September). Melbourne Magazine, 6-7. https://magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au/major-urban-greening-project-underway/

Note:
  • In the reference list, use the first word of the title to place references in alphabetical order.
  • Provide the most exact date available.
  • Some magazines may not have some information such as volume, issue or page numbers. If this information is missing, omit it from the reference.
  • Provide the URL which links directly to the article.

Practice exercise