APA 7 Reference Examples
Correct APA 7th-edition reference-list entries for the sources students cite most. Note the
pattern: article titles in sentence case, journal/book names in italics,
an en-dash in page ranges, and DOIs as https://doi.org/… with no period after.
Journal article (with a DOI)
McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A
cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychological Review,
126(1), 1–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126
Journal article (no DOI)
Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership,
76(1), 26–33.
Whole book
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin
Press.
Chapter in an edited book
Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney,
& J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp.
115–129). Routledge.
Web page (individual author)
Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror
movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies
Web page (organization as author)
World Health Organization. (2018, May 24). The top 10 causes of death.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death
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