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BI121-122- Anatomy & Physiology: Citing Articles in APA Style

Help with finding articles for the library assignment

Tips:

  • Article titles are in lower case type, except for the first word, first word of the subtitle, and proper nouns.
  • Journal (Magazine, etc.) titles have the main words capitalized and appear in italic type, and the volume number is written in italics, too.
  • An aggregated database is one that pulls material from many different sources.

Periodical Articles - General

Articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers

APA style calls for references to be typed double-spaced, in hanging indention, as shown in the examples. Periodical titles should be written in italics.

 

General Format for Articles:

Author [Last name], A. [First initial(s)], Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). 
      Article title. Periodical Name, volume (add issue if necessary), 
      paging if given, or other indicator of length. doi: or Retrieved from URL 
      of periodical  home page

Magazine Articles

For magazines, give specific issue month and day. Examples:

Thurston, P. (2009, March 15). Conflict along the Amazon. Spectrum, 35(12), 

      26-27. Retrieved from http://www.magzies.com/spectrum
Jost, K. (2004, November 5). Sentencing debates. CQ Researcher, 14(39), 

      925-948. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/

Journal Articles

Example of Journal Article With No DOI

Article was found on a library database, but by rule, the home page of the journal is given in the citation.

McMaster, K. L., Kung, S., Han, I., & Cao, M. (2008). Peer-assisted 

      learning strategies: A "Tier 1" approach to promoting English learners' 

      response to intervention. Exceptional Children 74, 194-214. 

      Retrieved from http://journals.cec.sped.org/ec
Example of an Article With Eight Or More Authors, With DOI
Fredericks, S., Jordan, F., Burke, M., Yancey, T., Jackson, M., Trollope,

       A.,...Kong, K. (2008). Cognitive ergonomics and concept-stage 

       desk design. Journal of Ergonomic Research, 25(3), 64-283.
      
       doi:10.1016/j.erg.2008.05.004

Newspaper Articles

Example from Article on New York Times:
Pollack, A. (2011, July 12). In Midwest, flutters may be far fewer. 

      New York Times D1. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/

Articles found in Literature Resource Center

Articles Reprinted in Gale Reference Books

picture of Literature Resource Center screen showing the prhase, Rpt. in

These reprints appear in the Literature Resource Center and can be identified by the phrase Rpt. in at the beginning of a second line of source information on the results page:

Palmer, J.W. (2004). From Owl Creek to la Riviere du Hibou: The film 

      adaptation of Bierce's "An occurrence at Owl Creek bridge." 

      In J. Palmisano (Ed.), Short Story Criticism, 72 (pp. 363-371).

      Detroit: Gale. (Reprinted from Southern Humanities Review, 11, 363-71,
      
      1977) Retrieved from http://infotrac.galegroup.com

Articles Taken Directly from Journals

Journal articles show the title of the journal followed by a volume and issue number, with a date in parentheses. There is no "Rpt." statement:

picture of Literature Resource Center citation with the journal information indicated

Articles which have not been reprinted in a reference book are cited like any other periodical article without a DOI:

Samide, D.E. (2005, May). Anatomy of a classic: Ambrose Bierce cleverly used 

      some key literary tools in crafting his Civil War tale "An occurrence
      
      at Owl Creek Bridge." The Writer, 118(5), 42. Retrieved from 
      
      http://www.writermag.com/wrt/