APA: Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources

• Author's name of article (if given)
• Date of publication
• Title of article
• Title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper (italicized)
• Volume and issue number for magazines and journals
• Page numbers of article and newspapers
• If your online article is based on a print publication enter [Electronic version] after the title
• If the online article is different from the print publication add the date retrieved and the URL
• If your article is from an online library database, you must also provide the date retrieved and the name of the database

Periodical Examples:

Typical Newspaper Article

Booth, H. (2007, July 6). Cedar Valley College going green. Dallas Morning News p. 3B.

Talen, J. (2007, April 30). Deadly depression breaking the silence: One family's story. Newsday

(Long Island, NY) p. A06.

Journal Article with 2 Authors

Benas, J. S. & Gibb, B.E. (2007, Summer). Peer victimization and depressive symptoms: The role

of body dissatisfaction and self-esteem. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 21(2),

107-116.

Magazine from an online publication

Miller, A. F. (2007 August 3). Exploiting wrinkle formation [Electronic version]. Science 317,

605-606.

Magazine Article from a Database

Maciejewski, P. K. (2007 June). Death shall have no dominion. Atlantic Monthly, 299 (5), 34.

Retrieved June 3, 2007, from Academic Search Complete database.

 

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Activity

Click on the Hot Spot Quiz below to label the fields in a magazine citation.

    

Click the Self Check below to test yourself.

 

Which citation is in the correct format? a. Foltz-Gray, D. "3 Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep."  Health Mar. 2007, 21: 145-148. b. Dorothy  Foltz-Gray. Health.  "3 Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep" Mar. 2007, vol. 21: 145-148. c. Foltz-Gray, D. (2007, March).  3 Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep.  Health 21: 145-148. d. Foltz-Gray, Dorothy. Health.  "3 Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep" Mar. 2007: 145-148.

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