Comment on an online article (APA)

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Reference list entry

Danboy125. (2012, November 9). Re: No flowers on the psych ward [Comment]. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/

Explain

  • Begin with the writer’s real name, if available, or a screen name. If both are given, put the real name first, followed by the screen name in brackets.
  • Before the title of the article, use the abbreviation “Re” and a colon.
  • Place the label “Comment” in brackets following the title.

Note on breaking URLs and DOIs

  • If you must break a URL or a DOI at the end of a line, break it after a double slash or before any other mark of punctuation.
  • Do not add a hyphen.
  • Do not put a period at the end of the entry.

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