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APA Referencing Style: A. Journal Article with One Author

This guide will help you cite sources in APA Citation Style 6th Edition.

Journal Article with One Author

Helpful Tips:             

If a journal article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) listed, you will always include this identifier in your reference.  You will not have to include the URL of the journal's home page or of the database from which you retrieved the article if a DOI is available.

If you viewed a journal article in an online database and it does not have a DOI, you will need to do a quick search outside of the database to locate the URL for the journal's home page (pp. 191-192).  This information must be included in the reference.  If the journal is no longer being published and it does not have a home page, then include the URL for the home page of the database from which you retrieved the article (p. 192).

If you viewed a journal article in its print format, be sure to check if it has a DOI listed.  If it does not, your reference to the article would end after you provide the page range of the article.

General Format

      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Author Surname, Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Author Surname, Year, page number)
 
      References:
      Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title,
            Volume(issue), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx OR Retrieved from URL of journal
            home page [if available].  
 
Example
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
      (Pettigrew, 2009)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Pettigrew, 2009, p. 61)
 
      References:
      Pettigrew, T. F. (2009). Secondary transfer effect of contact: Do intergroup contact
            effects spread to noncontacted outgroups? Social Psychology, 40(2), 55-65.
            doi:10.1027/1864-9335.40.2.55

DOIs and Article References

If a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)is listed on either a print or an electronic source it is included in the reference. A DOI is a unique alphanumeric string that is used to identify a certain source (typically journal articles).   

Example: doi:10.1080/14622200410001676305

The DOI is often found on the first page of an article. For more information on DOIs and sample pictures indicating where to locate a DOI on a source, check out pages 188 to 192 of the APA Manual and/or this helpful DOI flow chart put together by the people at APA.

Curious about how to find a DOI?

Check out the tutorial video put together by APA.