How to Cite Articles in Periodicals in APA
APA periodical format is not as difficult as it seems to be.
Remember these two things:
- the titles of the articles need to be in sentence-case (only the first letter is capital);
- the author’s last name is followed by their initials.
- Add DOI (https://doi.org/10.1000/0000000000) for journal articles
That’s it.
Now all you have to do is to find the exact type of source you need to cite and copy its format in your paper.
In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Green – Title of journal
- Violet – Editor/Translator
- Black – Volume/Issue
- Sienna – Pages
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
- Gold – Book, a part/chapter of which is being cited
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e., its type, specific features etc.)
Magazine
Columbus, J. L. (2023, March 16). Cloud computing forecasts. Forbes Magazine, 219, 1-3.
Newspaper
Gregg, A., & Lima-Strong, C. (2024, March 13). The U.S. considers another TikTok ban. Here’s
what the bill would do. Washington Post, pp. C3-C4.
Journal article
Khatoon, S., & Rehman, V. (2021). Negative emotions in consumer brand relationship: A
review and future research agenda. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 45(4), 719-749. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12665
Book Review
Pinto, M. S. (2023). Environment as Indian media’s (non) priority [Review of the book
Uniting diverse Environmental journalism, by D.S. Poornananda]. Media Asia, 50(3), 473-478.