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APA Reference Guide: Magazines and Newspapers

APA Reference Guide 7th Edition to correctly acknowledge sources of information in your work and assessments

Magazines and Newspapers

 Magazines and Newspapers
                            

Mags and Newspapers

Referencing Print and Online Magazines (examples are in blue)

Format Reference In-Text Citation
Magazine Article (Print)

Author Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Magazine Title, Volume(issue), page numbers.

Abramsky, S. (2012, May 14). The other America. National Geographic, 294(20), 11-18. 

(Author, Year)

(Abramsky, 2012)

Magazine Article (Online)

Author Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Magazine title. Website address

Schulman, M. (2019, September 9). Superfans: A love story. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/16/superfans-a-love-story

 

(Author, Year)

(Schulman, 2019)

 

Online magazines and newspapers

Referencing Print and Online Newspapers (examples are in blue)
 

Format Reference List In-Text Citation
Newspaper Article (Print)

Author Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of newspaper, page number.

Harlan, C. (2013, April 2). North Korea vows to restart shuttered nuclear reactor that can make bomb-grade plutonium. The Washington Post, 21.

 

Note: do not include the abbreviations “p.” or “pp.” before the page number(s).

(Author, Year)

(Harlan, 2013)

Newspaper Article (Online)

Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. URL

Richardson, H. (1946, September 8). The Japanese leopard with unchanging spots. The Sun. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231577023?searchTerm=The%20Japanese%20leopard%20with%20unchanging%20spots 

(Author, Year)

(Richardson, 1946)