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APA Citation Hybrid Guide (7th edition)

APA Reference List Citations (End of Paper)

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Articles

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number if Page Numbering Begins at 1 for Each Issue in the Volume), first page number-last page number. URL or DOI


Examples

Print Article: Newspaper

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper.

Loriggio, P. (2020, January 6). Canadian schools prepare students as AI, automation alter workplace. The Globe and Mail.

 

Print Article: Magazine

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number if Page Numbering Begins at 1 for Each Issue in the Volume), first page number-last page number.

Abramsky, S. (2012, May). The other America 2012. Nation, 294(20), 11-18.

 

Online Article: Journal from a Database

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number if Page Numbering Begins at 1 for Each Issue in the Volume), first page number-last page number. https://doi.org/number

Bailey, N. W. (2012). Evolutionary models of extended phenotypes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(3), 561-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.05.011

 

Online Article: Newspaper from a Website

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Newspaper. http://URL

Aw, J. (2012, June 12). Stopping the soda bulge: Why we need to consider restricting sugary beverages. National Posthttp://life.nationalpost.com/2012/06/12/stopping-the-soda-bulge-why-we-need-to-consider-restricting-sugary-beverages/

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Books

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

Chapter in an Edited Book

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter, article, essay or short story. In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if Given. Editor's Last Name (Ed.), Title of book (pp. first page number-last page number). Publisher Name often shortened. https://doi.org/DOI-number-if-given


Examples

One author

Marotz, L. R. (2020). Health, safety, and nutrition for the young child (10th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Multiple authors

Vincent, C., & Amalberti, R. (2016). Safer healthcare: Strategies for the real world. Springer Open. Penguin.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25559-0 

Chapter in an edited book

Stockert, P. A., & Taylor, C. (2014). Sleep. In P. A. Potter, A. G. Perry, J. C. Ross-Kerr, & M.J. Wood (Eds.), Canadian fundamentals of nursing (5th Cdn. ed., pp. 993-1016). Elsevier.

Ebook from a Library Database

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial, if given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition ed.). Publisher Name often shortened. https://doi.org/DOI-number-if-given

Schanbacher, W. D. (2019). Food as a human right: Combatting global hunger and forging a path to food sovereignty. Praeger.

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Webpage/Article on a Website

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial, if given. (Year webpage was last updated, Month Day). Title of webpage or article. Name of website if different from author name. http://webpageURL


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Webpage/Article on a Website by a Group

Full Name of Group Author. (Year webpage was last updated, Month Day). Title of webpage or article. Name of website if different from author name. http://webpageURL

Diabetes Canada. (n.d.). Preventing diabeteshttps://www.diabetes.ca/signs,-risks---prevention/preventing-diabetes

 

Note: Use n.d., if you are unable to find the exact date the webpage or article was last updated. Do not use the copyright date of the website.

 

Webpage/Article on a Website by Individual Author(s)

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial, if given. (Year webpage was last updated, Month Day). Title of webpage or article. Name of website if different from author name. http://webpageURL

Button, G. (2019, November 11). Augmentative AI and the future of work. Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. https://hai.stanford.edu/news/augmentative-ai-and-future-work

 

Document (PDF, Infographic) Posted on Website

Author's Last Name, First Initial. or Group Name. (Year, Month Day). Title of document: Subtitle if given. Name of website if different from author name. http://documentURL

Autor, D., Mindell, D., & Reynolds, E. (2020, November 7). The work of the future: Building better jobs in an age of intelligent machines. MIT Work of the Future. https://workofthefuture.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-Final-Report4.pdf