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APA 7th Referencing

Instructions and links for Referencing support

Journal articles

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Journal, volume(issue), page #-page #. DOI or URL

Osman, M. (2010). Controlling uncertainty: A review of human behavior in complex dynamic environments. Psychological Bulletin, 136(1), 65-86. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017815

 

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  • For more than one author, use & before the final author. For more details refer to Author information.

In-text citation

(Osman, 2010) OR Osman (2010) thought that ...

Reference list

Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of journal article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue or number), page #-page #. DOI or URL (if no DOI available)

Osman, M. (2010). Controlling uncertainty: A review of human behavior in complex dynamic environments. Psychological Bulletin, 136(1), 65-86. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017815

In-text citation

("Vitamin K for newborn", 2016) OR "Vitamin K for newborn" (2016) mentioned that ...

 

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  • Use the first few words of the article title.
  • Use double quotation marks around the article title.

Reference list

Title of article. (Year). Journal Name, Volume(Issue or number), page #-page #. DOI or URL (if no DOI available)

Vitamin K for newborn. (2016). Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 61(5), 675-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.12550

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(Lowrie & Diezmann, 2009) OR Lowrie and Diezmann (2009) have found that ...

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of journal article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue or number), page #-page #.

Lowrie, T., & Diezmann, C. M. (2009). National numeracy tests: A graphic tells a thousand words. Australian Journal of Education, 53, 141-158.

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(Allan, 2010) OR Allan (2010) found that ...

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of journal article. Journal Name. Advance online publication. DOI or URL (if no DOI available)

Allan, H. (2010). The perils facing nurse education: A call for leadership for learning. Nurse Education Today. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.01.002

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(Baldwin & Keefer, in press) OR Baldwin and Keefer (in press) stated that ...

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (in press). Title of journal article. Journal Name. DOI or URL (if no DOI available)

Baldwin, M., & Keefer, L. A. (in press). Being here and now: The benefits of belonging in space and time. Journal of Happiness Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-019-00214-7

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(de Boer et al., 2014) OR de Boer et al. (2014) stated that ...

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of journal article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue number), Article article number. DOI or URL (if no DOI available)

de Boer, M. J., Steinhagen, H. E., Versteegen, G. J., Struys, M. M. R. F., & Sanderman, R. (2014). Mindfulness, acceptance and catastrophizing in chronic pain. PloS One, 9(1), Article e87445. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087445

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(Duffy, 2012) OR Duffy (2012) have found that ...

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of journal article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue or number), page #-page #.

Dufty, N. (2012). Using social media to build community disaster resilience. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 27(1), 40–45.

Journal Article Reference

Learn how to format references for journal articles, including those published in print, online, or retrieved from research databases.

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Newspaper articles

In-text citation

(Lytton, 2020) OR Lytton (2020) argued that ...

 

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  • Month Day not included in in-text citation

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Newspaper Name, page # - if available. URL or DOI (if available)

Lytton, C. (2020, January 18). The playground game re-energising gym classes. Brisbane Times. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/the-playground-game-re-energising-gym-classes-20200117-p53sga.html

In-text citation

("Meeting the needs", 2001) OR "Meeting the needs" (2001) stated that ...

 

Note:

  • Use the first words of the article title.
  • Use double quotation marks around the article title.
  • Month Day not included in in-text citation.

Reference list

Title of article. (Year, Month Day). Newspaper Name, page # (if available). URL or DOI (if available)

Meeting the needs of counsellors. (2001, May 5). The Courier Mail, 22.

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(McGhee & Burt, 2019) OR McGhee and Burt (2019) argued that ...

 

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  • Month Day not included in in-text citation.

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Wews Website. URL

McGhee, R. & Burt, J. (2019, November 22). Bushfire crisis costing Queensland and northern NSW millions. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-22/queensland-bushfire-crisis-nsw-fires-cost-insurance-damage-bill/11725920

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(Flora, 2017) OR Flora (2017) has found that ...

 

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  • Month Day not included in in-text citation.

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Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Article title. Magazine Name, volume(Issue - if available), page # (if available). DOI or URL (if available)

Flora, C. (2017, September 5). The hardest word. Psychology Today, 50(5). https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201709/the-hardest-word?collection=1105674

Newspaper Article Reference

Learn how to format references for newspaper articles, including those published in print, online, or without an individual author.

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