APA 7th ed.
Citation Guide
BOOKS CITATION IN-TEXT
GENERAL FORMAT Author last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Book title [Capitalize (Last Name, year)
first letter of title and subtitle]. Publisher Name. Digital Object 1-2 authors
Identifier (DOI) ([Link] if available.
(Last Name, et al.,
year) 3 or more
authors
(Last Name, year,
page number)-
when quoting
Book – one author, no Harrison, G. P. (2017). Think before you like: Social media’s effect (Harrison, 2017)
DOI*, from databases on the brain and the tools you need to navigate your newsfeed. (Harrison, 2017,
or print Prometheus Books. p. 85)-when
quoting
Book - two to twenty Silvia, P. J., Delaney, P. F. & Marcovitch, S. (2017). What psychology (Silvia, et al.,
authors, with DOI* majors could (and should) be doing. American Psychological 2017)
Association. [Link]
Edited book, no DOI* Ferber, A. L., Holcomb, K., & Wentling, T. (Eds.). (2013). Sex, (Ferber, et al,
gender, and sexuality: The new basics: An anthology. Oxford 2013)
University Press.
Article/ chapter/ Snider, Z. (2016). The Cognitive psychological effects of binge (Snider, 2016)
entry in edited book, watching: Is Netflix ruining viewer empathy for popular
no DOI* television? In K. McDonald & D. Smith-Rowsey (Eds.), The
Netflix effect: Technology and entertainment in the 21st century
(pp. 117-128). Bloomsbury Academic.
Chapter in volume of Kauth, M. R. (2006). Sexual orientation and identity. In R. D. (Kauth, 2006)
multivolume work, no McAnulty & M. M. Burnette (Eds.), Sex and sexuality: Vol. 1.
DOI* Sexuality today: Trends and controversies (pp. 153-184).
Praeger Publishers.
Electronic version of Joseph, C. (2017). You’re hired! Putting your sociology major to (Joseph, 2017)
print book, no DOI* work. Emerald Publishing Limited.
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*DOI = Digital Object Identifier, a unique set of letters and numbers for each item—e.g., [Link]
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JOURNAL ARTICLES CITATION IN-TEXT
GENERAL FORMAT: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of article. (Last Name,
Periodicals (journals, Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number, if given), year)
magazines, and pages xxx-xxx. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 1 or 2 authors
newspapers) ([Link] if available. If no DOI,
[Link] (i.e. a print copy), end with inclusive (Last Name, et
page numbers. al., year)
3 or more
authors.
Journal article with Marsh, K. (2017). Creating bridges: Music, play and well-being in (Marsh, 2017))
DOI* – one author the lives of refugee and immigrant children and young
people. Music Education Research, 19(1), 60–73.
[Link]
Journal article with Thompson, W. F., Geeves, A. M., & Olsen, K. N. (2019). Who (Thompson, et
DOI* – two to twenty enjoys listening to violent music and why? Psychology of al., 2019)
authors Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 218-232.
[Link]
For 21 or more authors, use the 1st through 19th authors in the
citation, followed by an ellipsis (…), then the last author.
Journal article, no DOI*, Cullors, P. (2019). Abolition and Reparations: Histories of (Cullors, 2019)
from database, or in Resistance, Transformative Justice, and
print Accountability. Harvard Law Review, 132(6), 1684–1694.
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MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES CITATION IN-TEXT
GENERAL FORMAT: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of (Last Name,
Periodicals (journals, Publication. DOI or URL [no period at end] Year)
magazines, and
newspapers)
Magazine article – No Turn emerald-green with envy. (2009, February). (“Turn
Author Consumer Reports, 74(2), 63. Emerald-
[Link] Green,” 2009)
Magazine Article – Print Abramson, A., Villa, L., & Vesoulis, A. (2019, November 4). (Abramson &
What Elijah Cummings left unfinished. TIME Vesoulis, 2019)
Magazine, 194(18), 19.
If a print work does not have a DOI*, do not include a URL.
Newspaper article – Online Watanabe, T. (2019, October 29). California groups demand UC (Watanabe,
drop the SAT, alleging it illegally discriminates against 2019)
disadvantaged students. Los Angeles Times.
[Link]
29/california-groups-demand-uc-drop-the-sat-saying-
they-illegally-discriminate-against-disadvantaged-
students
If an online work has a URL, use it only if there is no DOI*.
Article on News Website Yglesias, M. (2019, November 4). The debate over whether the (Yglesias,
very rich pay lower taxes than you, explained. Vox. 2019)
[Link]
politics/2019/11/4/20938229/zucman-saez-tax-rates-
top-400
Italicize the title of the page/article and provide the URL.
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WEBSITES CITATION IN-TEXT
GENERAL FORMAT Author. (Year, Month Date). Title of Webpage in Italics. Title of (Last Name, Year)
Website. URL [no period at the end]
If site is not archived or changes by design, include URL
with the following: Retrieved Month Day, Year, from [Link]
Page on a Site with Herring, N. (2019, May 8). Heritage just beyond the book shelves. (Herring, 2019)
Individual Author Los Angeles Pierce College RoundUp.
[Link]
beyond-the-book-shelves/
Page on a Site with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, October 17). (Centers for Disease
Group Author PrEP. [Link] Control, 2019)
If Author & Site are the same, omit Site Name before the URL
Site that will change by US Census Bureau. (n.d.) U.S. and world population clock. US (US Census Bureau,
design/purpose Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 5, 2019, n.d.)
from [Link]
If site does not list a publication date, use n.d. in parentheses
Online Video Above The Noise. (2019, July 31). Is the Internet making you (Above The Noise,
meaner? [Video]. YouTube. [Link] 2019)
Tweet CDC Flu [@CDCFlu]. (2019, Dec. 03). Another #flu death in a child (CDC Flu, 2019)
was reported this week, bringing the total number of flu
deaths in children reported [Tweet]. Twitter.
[Link]
Cite the content of the post in italics after the date, using the first
20 words of the tweet as the title
Blog post Klymkowsky, M. (2018, Sept. 15). Can we talk scientifically about (Klymkowsky, 2018)
free will? Bioliteracy.
[Link]
scientifically-about-free-will/
Film (not streaming) Forman, M. (Director). (1975). One flew over the cuckoo’s nest (Forman, 1975)
[Film]. United Artists.
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GOVERNMENT
DOCUMENTS CITATION IN-TEXT
GENERAL FORMAT Government and legal documents should follow citation Based on short citation
formats shown in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of format shown in The
Citation (at Pierce Library reference desk: KF 245 .U53 Bluebook
2015)
State Bill Abbreviated name of the legislative body, the number of the bill (Cal. Assemb. B. 147)
or resolution, the number of the legislative body or – if not
numbered - the year of the body, and the number or (State abbreviation,
designation of the legislative session. (State abbreviation abbreviated name of
and year enacted or year published for unenacted bills or the legislative body,
resolutions). bill or resolution
number)
Assemb. B. 147, 2015-2016 Reg. Sess. (Cal. 2015).
Congressional Bills Name of Bill (if relevant), abbreviated name of legislative body (S. 3681)
(unenacted) followed by bill or resolution number, xxx Cong. (year).
(Abbreviated name of
Presidential Funding Act of 2010, S. 3681, 111th Cong. (2010). the legislative body
followed by bill
number)
Supreme Court decisions Name of Case, volume number of United States Reports where (Harper, 383 U.S. at
Supreme Court cases are published (abbreviated as U.S.) 670).
page number (year case decided).
(Italicized shortened
Harper v. Va. Bd. of Elections, 383 U.S. 663 (1966). case name, volume
U.S. “at [page of
case]” paraphrased or
quoted)
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