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HWS340: Media Relations: Citing Guide

Citations

Journal Articles (APA)

Journal Articles (APA)

Source: American Psychological Association. (n.d.). 7th edition Quick Reference Guidehttps://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf

*note: each line after the first line should be indented

Author’s name. (date). Title of the article. Journal Name, volume(issue), pages. DOI number.

Example:

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

*if a DOI doesn't exist, end the citation after the page numbers.

*If the journal article does not have a DOI and isn't from a database, but you found it online include the URL of the article at the end of the reference.

Citing an article from UpToDate/Cochrane

Morey, M. C. (2019). Physical activity and exercise in older adults. UpToDate. Retrieved July 22, 2019, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/physical-activity-and-exercise-in-older-adults

Anatomy of a citation