Magazine Article

You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used.  Your citation and reference list entry may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the APA FAQs  for further advice.

In-text citation examples

In-text citation example

Newman (2008) reported that…

OR

Apple has been beset with more patent suits since developing the iPod (Claburn, 2008).

Reference list

Reference list template

Author, A. A. (Year of publication, Month day). Title of article. Name of Publication, XX(xx), pp–pp. https://doi.org/xxxx

Reference list example

Claburn, T. (2008, May 5). Swarm of patent suits bites Apple. Electronic Engineering Times, 1525, 22.

OR

Newman, M. (2008, October). Baffling the bandits. National Wildlife, 46, 14–15.

OR

Burrows, C. (2009, March/April). The shyness myth: Questioning student stereotypes. ESL Magazine, 68, 22–26. http://www.eslmag.com/

Make sure you read the style notes below

Reference list tips

APA 7 Publication Manual, p.320

  • In the reference list, give the year and month separated by a comma. If appropriate, include the exact date, e.g., (2008, March 3). If the date is given as a season, provide the year and the season, e.g., (2011, Winter).
  • For a work with one or two authors, include the author name(s) in every citation in the text.
  • Italicise the name of the magazine and volume number.
  • Capitalise the first and all major words of the magazine’s name.
  • Give the magazine’s name in full, e.g., Reproduction, Fertility and Development.
  • Give the volume number if available.
  • Give inclusive page numbers. If the magazine article has an article number instead of a page range, include the word "Article" and then the article number instead of the page range.
  • Include both article title and subtitle, regardless of length.
  • For online magazines articles, provide the home page URL of the magazine publisher, not the URL of the article as retrieved from the database search. Do not place a full-stop after the URL.

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