Source Map: Articles from databases in APA style

Source Map: Articles from Databases

Articles from Databases

image Author. Include the author’s name as you would for a print source. List all authors’ last names first, and use initials for first and middle names. For more about citing authors, see models 1–9.

image Publication date. Enclose the date in parentheses. For journals, use only the year. For magazines and newspapers, use the year, a comma, the month, and the day if given.

image Article title. Capitalize only the first word of the article title and the subtitle and any proper nouns or proper adjectives.

image Periodical title. Italicize the periodical title.

image Volume and issue numbers. For journals and magazines, give the volume number (italicized) and the issue number (in parentheses).

image Page numbers. For journals only, give inclusive page numbers.

image Retrieval information. If the article has a DOI (digital object identifier), include that number after the publication information; do not include the name of the database. If there is no DOI, write Retrieved from followed by the URL of the journal’s home page (not the database URL).

A citation for the article in the database screen shot below would look like this:

Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Crane, J. (2012). A losing battle: Effects of prolonged exposure to thin-ideal images on dieting and body satisfaction. Communication Research, 39(1), 79–102. doi:10.1177/0093650211400596

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From Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick and Josselyn Crane, “A Losing Battle: Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Thin-Ideal Images on Dieting and Body Satisfaction.” Communication Research (Volume 39, Issue 1), p. 79, Copyright © 2012 by SAGE Publications, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.