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APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition): Magazine Articles

Magazine Articles

Magazine Article from a Library Database

Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number if Page Numbering Begins at 1 for Each Issue in the Volume), first page number-last page number.


Note: If your source has two to twenty authors, include all of the authors' last names, first initials, and second initials (if given) in the Reference List citation.


Examples

Abernathy, J., Candelon, F., Evgeniou, T., Gupta, A., & Lostanlen, Y. (2024, March-April). Bring human values to AI. Harvard Business Review, 102(2), 60-68.

Bruder, J., & Saraswati, R. (2019, December). The immigrants who took on Amazon. Wired, 27(12), 58-69.

Gara, A. (2019, October). Wall Street's best dealmaker. Forbes, 202(8), 56-68.
In-Text Citation: Quote

Required elements: Author's last name(s), year, page number


Note: When there are no visible page numbers on the article, indicate which section (if given) and paragraph the quote came from in your in-text citation. If your source has three to twenty authors, list the first author's last name followed by "et al." in your in-text citation.


Parenthetical Style Examples:

(Abernathy et al., 2024, p.61)

(Bruder & Saraswati, 2019, p. 60)

(Gara, 2019, p. 61)

 

Narrative Style Examples:

Abernathy et al. (2024) state that "insert quote here" (p. 61).

Bruder & Saraswati (2019) state that "insert quote here" (p. 60).

Gara (2019) states that "insert quote here" (p. 61).
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Required elements: Author's last name(s), year


Note: If your source has three to twenty authors, list the first author's last name followed by "et al." in your in-text citation.


Parenthetical Style Examples:

(Abernathy et al., 2024)

(Bruder & Saraswati, 2019)

(Gara, 2019)

 

Narrative Style Examples:

Abernathy et al. (2024) find that...

Bruder & Saraswati (2019) find that...

Gara (2019) finds that...

Magazine Article from a Website

Reference List Citation

Note: If your source has two to twenty authors, include all of the authors' last names, first initials, and second initials (if given) in the Reference List citation.
 

Last Name of Author(s), First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month Day if given). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number if given), first page number-last page number if given. http://UR


Examples

Andersen, R. (2024, June 12). A wild plan to avert catastrophic sea-level rise. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/07/nasa-nisar-mission-glaciers-sea-ice-thwaites/678522/

Chevallier, A., Dalsace, F., & Barsoux, J. (2024, May-June). A art of asking smarter questions. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2024/05/the-art-of-asking-smarter-questions

Fox, M. J., & Brooks, D. W. (2024, January 15). A key to detecting brain disease earlier than ever. Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/a-key-to-detecting-brain-disease-earlier-than-ever/
In-Text Citation: Quote

Required elements: Author's last name(s), year, page number


Note: When there are no visible page numbers on the article, indicate which section (if given) and paragraph the quote came from in your in-text citation. If your source has three to twenty authors, list the first author's last name followed by "et al." in your in-text citation.


Parenthetical Style Examples:

(Andersen, 2024, para. 2)

(Chevallier et al., 2024, para. 5)

(Fox & Brooks, 2024, para. 1)

 

Narrative Style Examples:

Andersen (2024) states that "insert quote here" (para. 2).

Chevallier et al. (2024) state that "insert quote here" (para. 5).

Fox & Brooks (2024) state that "insert quote here" (para. 1).
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Required elements: Author's last name(s), year


Note: If your source has three to twenty authors, list the first author's last name followed by "et al." in your in-text citation.


Parenthetical Style Examples:

(Andersen, 2024)

(Chevallier et al., 2024)

(Fox & Brooks, 2024)

 

Narrative Style Examples:

Andersen (2024) finds that...

Chevallier et al. (2024) find that...

Fox & Brooks (2024) find that...

Magazine Article in Print - One Author

Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication, Month). Title of article: Subtitle if any. Name of Magazine, Volume Number(Issue Number if Page Numbering Begins at 1 for Each Issue in the Volume), first page number-last page number.


Example

Abramsky, S. (2012, May). The other America 2012. Nation, 294(20), 11-18.
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)


Example

(Abramsky, 2012, p. 14)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Author's Last Name, Year)


Example

(Abramsky, 2012)
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