Journal article from a preprint archive or university repository

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

…should be considered as main features of the relevant technologies (Fergus et al., 2019).

OR

Fergus et al. (2019) reported that…


Reference list

Reference list template

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C.C. (Year). Title of article. Name of archive or repository. DOI or URL

Reference list example

Fergus, J., Humphreys, C., Harvey, C. & Herman, H. (2019). Supporting foster and kinship carers to promote the mental health of children. University of Melbourne Repository. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/284010

Make sure to look at the style notes


Tips for this reference type

  • APA 7 Publication Manual, p. 337.
  • If you need to include page numbers in the in-text citation, use the following example (Fergus et al., p.2).
  • In press articles have not been type-set into publication and assigned page numbers yet.

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