APA 7th referencing

Journal article

Reference components

Author’s Surname, Initial(s). (year of publication). Title of journal article: Subtitle. Journal Title in Italics, volume number in italics(issue number), page range. https://doi.org… or URL

Reference list examples

Habray, A., Johansen, J. L., Nay, T. J., Steffensen, J. F., & Rummer, J. L. (2017). Adapt, move or die - How will tropical coral reef fishes cope with ocean warming? Global Change Biology, 23(2), 566-577. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13488

Lane, R., & Catling, S. (2016). Preservice primary teachers’ depth and accuracy of knowledge of tropical cyclones. Journal of Geography, 115(5), 198-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2016.1153133

Lock, M. (2015). Eclipse of the gene and return of divination. Current Anthropology, 46(Suppl. 5), S47-S70. https://doi.org/10.1086/432452

Steinmetz, J. D., Seeher, K. M., Schiess, N., Nichols, E., Cao, B., Servili, C., Cavallera, V., Cousin, E., Hagins, H., Moberg, M. E., Mehlam, M. L., Abate, Y. H., Abbas, J., Abbasi, M. A., Abbasian, M., Abbastabar, H., Abdelmasseh, M., Abdollahi, M., Abdollahi, M., . . . Dua, T. (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990-2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Neurology, 23(4), 344-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00038-3

In-text examples

Extra tips

  • Provide a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or URL for online sources
  • If there is no issue number, omit this from your reference
  • If an article has 21 or more authors, list the first 19 authors, then an ellipsis (. . .) followed by the final author’s name
  • If the article is from a supplement, replace the issue number with the word Suppl. followed by the letter or number, e.g. (Suppl. A) or (Suppl. 3). For a supplement to a specific issue, include both the issue number and the supplement, e.g. (5, Suppl. 2)

Journal article with an article number

Reference components

Author’s Surname, Initial(s). (year of publication). Title of journal article: Subtitle. Journal Title in Italics, volume number in italics(issue number), Article #. https://doi.org… or URL

D’Aquino, S., Kumar, A., Riordan, B., & Callinan, S. (2024). Long-term effects of alcohol consumption on anxiety in adults: A systematic review. Addictive Behaviors, 155, Article 108047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108047

Eades, S. J., & Banks, E. (2017). 50 years since citizenship: Successes and challenges in Indigenous health. Public Health Research & Practice, 27(4), Article e2741730. https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp2741730

In-text examples

Extra tips

  • Some online journals use article numbers instead of a page range. Write the word Article followed by the article number in place of the page range in the reference
  • If quoting, include the page number that appears on the article itself in the in-text citation, e.g. (D’Aquino et al., 2024, p. 2).

Advance online publication

Reference components

Author’s Surname, Initial(s). (year of publication). Title of journal article: Subtitle. Journal Title in Italics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org… or URL

Castro-Lopez, A., Cervero, A., Galve-Gonzalez, C., & Bernardo, A. (2025). The role of emotions in the university classroom: Implications for engagement and dropout prevention. Active Learning in Higher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874251387029

In-text examples

Extra tips

  • Advance online publications are articles that have been accepted for publication and made available online, but haven’t yet been included in an issue of the journal (so do not have a volume or issue number)
  • Before submitting your work, check whether the article has been included in the journal issue yet and, if it has, update the reference details.

Newspaper article

Reference components

Author’s Surname, Initial(s). (year, Month day of publication). Title of article: Subtitle. Newspaper or Magazine Title in Italics. URL

Reference list examples

Garside, J., Harding, L., Watt, H., Pegg, D., Bengtsson, H., Bowers, S., Gibson, O., & Hopkins, N. (2016, April 5). What are the Panama papers? A guide to history’s biggest data leak. The Guardian. https://theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-panama-papers

A higher education return. (2016, August 18). The Australian. https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/higher-education-return/docview/1811922139/se-2?accountid=10382

Winning, D., & Glynn, J. (2020, January 6). World news: Australia’s fires create own storms. Wall Street Journal. https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/world-news-australia-s-fires-create-own-storms/docview/2333541834/se-2?accountid=10382

In-text examples

Extra tips

  • If you are referencing a print newspaper article replace the URL with the page number e.g. The West Australian, 22.
  • For articles from news websites that do not have an associated daily or weekly newspaper (such as ABC News), use Webpage from a news website (under Websites in the guide menu)
  • The title moves to the author position when there is no author