APA 6th Edition: Journal Article with Three to Seven Authors

Reference(s):

An entry that appears at the end of your paper that starts on its own separate page.

Format:

All references should be double spaced, have a hanging indent and be listed in alphabetical order.  All authors names should be listed up to seven.  The elements to include are as follows:

First Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Second Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial.  & Third Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page range.

First Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Second Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Third Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fourth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fifth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Sixth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & Seventh Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page range.

If three authors:

Freud, S., Skinner, B. F., & Piaget, J. (2019). What does psychology actually do: Why do we need it. Psychology Quarterly, IV(3), 21-23.

If seven authors:

Freud, S., Skinner, B. F., Piaget, J., Jung, C., Maslow, A., Milgram, S. & Pavlov, I. (2019). What does psychology actually do: Why do we need it. Psychology Quarterly, IV(3), 21-23.

In-Text Citation

Using in-text citation is necessary to help avoid instances of plagiarism.

Paraphrase:

An entry that appears in the body of your paper that includes the last name of the authors and the year of publication when you express information or ideas taken from a source using your own words.  

Examples:

Quotation:

An entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote that includes the last name of the authors, the year of publication and page number(s).

Examples: