New Quick Guide to citing in APA 7th Edition

Articles with DOI | Articles with no DOI | Newspaper/Magazine |

Books/Ebooks | Chapter of a Book/Ebook | Websites | Tweet | Videos | Audio |
Thesis/Dissertation | Notes | Sample Reference List

Article with DOI (one author)

Last, F. M. (Year). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Title of Journal italicized,

volume # italicized(issue number if available), page-range. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Dichristina, M. (2016). The treasure hunt is on. Scientific American, 315(2), 4-6.

https:/doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0816-4

*See Notes Section for more information about DOI’s.

Articles with DOI (two authors)

Last, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Year). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Title of Journal

italicized, volume # italicized(issue number if available), page-range.

https://doi.org/xxxxx

Parihar, V., & Allen, B. (2015). What happens to your brain on the way to Mars. Science

Advances, 1(4), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1400256

*See Notes Section for more information about DOI’s.

Articles with no DOI from an academic database

Last, F. M. (Year). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Title of Journal italicized,

volume # italicized(issue number if available), page-range.

Widener, A. (2016). Students create superheroes to support nanoscience. C&EN Global

Enterprise, 94(17), 18.

*Do not include a URL or permalink when no DOI is available for online works found in a database.
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Newspaper/Magazine article in print

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Title of Journal

italicized, volume # italicized(issue number if available), page range or location.

Glionna, J. M. (2012, August 26). They put a new face on crime fighting: Self-styled

superheroes don masks to patrol their cities' streets. Los Angeles Times, A16.

Newspaper/Magazine article found online (non-database)

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Capital letter also for subtitle. Title of News

Source. URL.

Barnwell, P. (2014, April 22). My students don’t know how to have a conversation. The

Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/my-students-dont-

know-how-to-have-a-conversation/360993/

*See Articles with no DOI from an academic database for an example of newspaper/magazine articles found in a
database.

(See section 10.1 in APA 7th manual for additional periodical examples)

Books in print: One Author

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Book title italicized (#ed.). Publisher.

Andersen, M. (2014). Thinking about women: Sociological perspectives on sex and gender

(10th ed.). Pearson.

*Omit edition number if not applicable.

Ebooks with DOI / three editors

Last, F. M., Last, F. M. & Last, F. M (Eds.). (Year). Book title italicized. Publisher.

https://doi.org/xxxxx

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Brady, K. P., Russo, C. J., & Osborne, A. G. (Eds.). (2012). Debating issues in American

education: Technology in schools. SAGE Publications, Inc.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218373

*See Notes Section for more information about DOI’s

Chapter in print book with editors

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Title of chapter. In F. M. Last, F. M. Last, & F. M. Last Editor

(Eds.), Title of book italicized (pp. page-range). Publisher.

Jenkins, K. (2015). How to teach education for sustainability. In N. Taylor, F. Quinn, & C.

Eames (Eds.), Educating for sustainability in primary schools (pp. 33-43). Sense

Publishers.

*This example includes editors. If source does not have any, omit the editors from citation.

Chapter in Ebook with editors and DOI

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Title chapter. In F. M. Last (Ed.), Book title italicized (pp. page-

range). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Mehta, K. P. (2019). Sustainability in welding and processing. In K. Gupta (Ed.), Innovations

in manufacturing for sustainability (pp. 125-145). Springer International Publishing.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03276-0

*See Notes Section for more information about DOI’s

*This example includes editors. If source does not have any, omit the editors from citation

(See section 10.2 in APA 7th manual for additional book examples)

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General Websites

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of work italicized: Capital letter also for subtitle. Site

Name. URL

Imbler, S. (2019, August 28). California’s Mexican-American history is disappearing beneath

white paint. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mexican-american-

murals-whitewashed

Corporate Author Website: Government, Institution, or Association.

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of work italicized: Capital letter also for subtitle. Site

Name. URL

McCathy, C. (2018, April 3). What parents need to know – and do – about e-cigarettes.

Harvard Health Publishing. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-parents-need-

to-know-and-do-about-e-cigarettes-2018040315272

Organization Unit or Agency. (Year). Title of report italicized. URL

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2018, December). Women in the labor force: A databook.

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-databook/2018/pdf/home.pdf

*Please note: this example does not have an author.

(See section 10.16 in APA 7th manual for additional website examples)

Video/Film

Last, F. M. (Director). (Date). Title video italicized [Film]. Production Company.

Sun, C. & Parker, M. (Directors). (2012). Latinos Beyond Reel [Film]. Media Education

Foundation.

*Note: It is not necessary to specify how you watched the film (e.g. in a theater, on DVD, or streaming
online/Netflix/Hulu/etc.)

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Streaming (YouTube)

Last, F. M. [Username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of video italicized [Video]. YouTube. URL

OviattLibrary. (2012, October 4). Research therapy: What’s an annotated bibliography?

[Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/MmeOsRuxk1E

* If the creator’s full name is unavailable, only include the username at the beginning of the citation, without
brackets.

Streaming (Ted Talk)

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of video italicized [Video]. TED Conferences. URL

Headlee, C. (2015, May). 10 ways to have a better conversation [Video]. TED Conferences.

https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_convers

ation

(See section 10.12 in APA 7th manual for additional audiovisual examples)

Audio Works / Music Album

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of album italicized [Album]. Label.

Eilish, B. (2019, March 29). When we all fall asleep, where do we go? [Album]. Interscope.

Podcast

Last, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Hosts). (Year range). Title of podcast italicized [Audio podcast].

Production Company. URL

Meraji, S. M., & Demby, G. (Hosts). (2016-present). Code switch [Audio podcast]. NPR.

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/

*If the URL is unknown (e.g. if accessed via an app) omit the URL.

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Podcast episode

Last, F. M. (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (Season No., Episode No.) [Audio

podcast episode]. In Title of podcast. Production Company. URL

Hannah-Jones, N. (Host) (2019, September 6). The birth of American music (No. 3) [Audio

podcast episode]. In 1619. New York Times.

*If the URL is unknown (e.g. if accessed via an app) omit the URL.

(See section 10.13 in APA 7th manual for additional audio examples)

Dissertations and Thesis from a database

Last, F. M. (Year). Title of dissertation [Master’s thesis, Name of institution awarding the

degree]. Database name.

Edrisi, D. (2019). The importance of multicultural education on students' voices [Master’s

thesis, The University of Texas at San Antonio]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

Global.

Dissertations and Thesis from published online (not in a database)

Last, F. M. (Year). Title of dissertation [Master’s thesis, Name of institution awarding the

degree]. Archive Name. URL

Chehal, S. K. (2014). Estimation of permeability, porosity, and grain-size distributions

across the San Andreas Fault zone in northwest Coachella Valley, CA (Riverside

county) [Master’s thesis, California State University, Northridge]. ScholarWorks

Open Access Repository. http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/126633

(See section 10.6 in APA 7th manual for additional thesis examples)

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Tweet

Last, F. M. [Twitter handle]. (Year, Month Day). Tweet text up to the first 20 words [Tweet].

Twitter. URL

Tyson, N. [neiltyson]. (2016, July 31). Schools often fail to simultaneously train students how

to be skeptical of claims & how to embrace the weight of [Tweet]. Twitter.

www.twitter.com/neiltyson/status/759777990343593984

(See section 10.15 in APA 7th manual for additional social media examples)

Notes Section:

 In-Text citations are placed directly after the quote or paraphrase.

o One Author
 Parenthetical citation: “Direct quote” (Furlong, 2015, p.25).
 Narrative citation: Furlong (2015) found that “direct quote” (p. 25).
o Two Authors
 Parenthetical citation: “Direct quote” (Sanchez & Camarillo, 2015, p. 98).
 Narrative citation: Sanchez and Camarill (2015) found that “direct quote” (p. 98).
o Three or more authors
 Parenthetical citation: “Direct quote” (Molina et al., 2020, p.42)
 Narrative citation: Molina et al. (2020) found that “direct quote” (p. 42)
o Group author with abbreviation
 Parenthetical citation:
 First citation, “Direct quote” (National Institute of Environmental Health
Science [NIEHS], 2020, para. 4).
 Subsequent citations “Direct quote” (NIEHS, 2020, para. 8).
 Narrative citation:
 First citation, National Institute of Environmental Health (NIEHS, 2020)
found that “direct quote” (para. 4).
 Subsequent citation (NIEHS, 2020) found that “direct quote” (para. 8).
o See Table 8.2 in APA 7th ed. Manual for additional guidance.
 Publication date are formatted (Year, Month Day). (2020, January 5).

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 DOIs: Always include the DOI at the end of the citation (when available).
o Use the format beginning with https://doi.org or http://dx.doi.org. Follow the current
recommendation of the International DOI foundation to format DOIs in the reference
list.
o It is NOT necessary to include “Retrieved from” or “Accessed from” before the DOI.
o Only include retrieval date when source is likely to change or will not be archived. Follow
the format at the end of the citation: Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL.
o It is acceptable to use either the default display setting for hyperlink (e.g. blue font,
underlined) or plain text that is not underlined.
o Links should be live if the work is published or read online.
o When a DOI is too long or complex you may use a shortened URL service. Use the
International DOI Foundation to create a short DOIs http://shortdoi.org/
o For works without DOIs from websites, provide a URL as long as the URL will work for
readers.
o For works without DOIs from an academic database, do not include a permalink, URL,
or database information. The reference should be treated like a print version of the work.

 When referring to books, chapters, articles, or webpage titles, capitalize only the first letter of
the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper
nouns.

 Citing authors:
o Two to twenty authors: Separate the authors name with a comma, and place the &
symbol prior to the last author.
 Example: Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., & Last, F. M.
o More than twenty authors: List the first nineteen authors and then use ellipses (with no
ampersand) and then add the final author’s name.
 Example: Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M.,
Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F.
M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., Last, F. M., …
Last, F. M.
o If a work has no author, consider using a group or organization responsible for the
publication (see section 9.11 in the APA manual). If none can be reasonably determined,
move the title of the work to the author followed by the date.
 For website citation include the website name, unless it is the same as the author.
 Clear guidelines for citing media contributors that are not authors or editors.

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Table 1: Guidelines for Citing Media Contributors

Media type Include as author
Film Director
TV series Executive Producers
Podcast Host or Executive Producer
Webinar Instructor
Online Streaming Video Person/Group who uploaded the video

 Basic Formatting Guidelines

o Reference list entries are alphabetized by author’s last name or equivalent.
o Reference lists are doubled spaced with a hanging indent after the first line of each entry
and the word References (in bold) should appear at the top center of the page.
o 1” margins
o Double spaced
o Page numbers, top right hand side beginning on the title page.
o Font choices/size and include:
 Calibri 11
 Arial 11
 Lucida Sans Unicode 10
 Times New Roman 12
 Georgia 11

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Double Spaced

1“
Margins References

Dichristina, M. (2016). The treasure hunt is on. Scientific American, 315(2), 4-6.

https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0816-4

Edrisi, D. (2019). The importance of multicultural education on students' voices [Master’s

thesis, The University of Texas at San Antonio]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Glionna, J. M. (2012, August 26). They put a new face on crime fighting: Self-styled superheroes

don masks to patrol their cities' streets. Los Angeles Times, A16.

Hannah-Jones, N. (Host) (2019, September 6). The birth of American music (No. 3) [Audio

podcast episode]. In 1619. New York Times.

Parihar, V., & Allen, B. (2015). What happens to your brain on the way to Mars. Science

Advances, 1(4), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1400256

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2018, December). Women in the labor force: A databook.

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-databook/2018/pdf/home.pdf

Widener, A. (2016). Students create superheroes to support nanoscience. C&EN Global

Enterprise, 94(17), 18.

A Reference list is organized

alphabetically by author’s last
name or equivalent.

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