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APA 7th Edition: Online Magazine Article with Three to Twenty Authors

Reference(s) Page

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, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue). page range. DOI or full URL including http(s)

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. Eighth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Ninth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Tenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eleventh Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Twelfth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Thirteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fourteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Fifteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Sixteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Seventeenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Eighteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., Nineteenth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & Twentieth Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue). page range. DOI or  full URL including http(s)


Examples:
 

If three authors:

DOI

King, M. L., Clay F. & Holmes, S. (2019, June 7). Now is the right time to learn to write: The reasons its best for you. Education Weekly, 7(2). 2-5. doi:10.1108/0309050821161

 

Without DOI

Shipman, H., Gunness, B., & Gein, E. (2019, June 7). Now is the right time to learn to write: The reasons its best for you. Education Weekly, 7(2). 2-5. https://www.educationweekly.com

 

If twenty authors:

DOI

Shipman, H., Gunness, B., Gein, E., Gacy, J. W., Dahmer, J., Bundy, T., Holmes, H. H., Bathory, E., Manson, C., Berkowitz, D., Ramirez, R., Unterweger, J., Kemper, E., Wuomos, A., Hindley, M., Rifkin, J., Williams, W., Long, B. J., Brudos, J. & Ridgway, G.. (2019, June 7). Now is the right time to learn to write: The reasons its best for you. Education Weekly, 7(2). 2-6. doi:10.1108/0309050821161

 

Without DOI

Shipman, H., Gunness, B., Gein, E., Gacy, J. W., Dahmer, J., Bundy, T., Holmes, H. H., Bathory, E., Manson, C., Berkowitz, D., Ramirez, R., Unterweger, J., Kemper, E., Wuomos, A., Hindley, M., Rifkin, J., Williams, W., Long, B. J., Brudos, J. & Ridgway, G.. (2019, June 7). Now is the right time to learn to write: The reasons its best for you. Education Weekly, 7(2). 2-6. https://www.educationweekly.com

 

*Please note that the URL should not be hyperlinked on your reference page.

In-Text Citation

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:

If three to twenty authors  

Shipman et al. (2019) state

(Shipman et al., 2019)


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 or paragraph number(s).

Examples:

If three to twenty authors with page numbers  

(Shipman et al., 2019, p. 2).

(Shipman et al., 2019, pp. 2-3).

If six to twenty authors without page numbers (paragraph numbers)

(Shipman et al., 2019, para. 2).

(Shipman et al., 2019, para. 2-3).

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