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EXSS 4045: Cardiovascular Physiology (Wigmore & Maldari)

APA 7th Edition Guides

APA style is a writing and citation style developed by the American Psychological Association for or academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books in a wide range of social and life sciences. APA is currently in its 7th edition.

Here are some guides you can use to help you with how to apply the APA 7th Edition format to your citation.

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Citation Elements

No matter the format all citations should tell you:

  • WHO wrote/created the source material = name(s) of the authors, editors, etc.
  • WHAT is the source called = title of the book, article, website, etc.
  • WHEN was the source was created = publication/copyright date
  • WHERE is it located = name of journal, volume/issue/page numbers; publisher/location; URL; doi (Digital Object Identifier) 

Citation styles vary in how they present this information, but these elements are always included.

Anatomy of a APA Citation

When citing journal articles in APA take the citation elements and arrange them in the following order: 

Basic Structure:

WHO. WHEN. WHAT. WHERE

Author. Publication Date. Title of the Source. Source Location Information

General APA Journal Article Formatting:

Last Name, A. A., Last Name, B. B., & Last Name, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Name, V(i), p-p. http://www.linktothearticle.com 

Example: 

Shaw, B. S., Turner, S., & Shaw, I. (2021). Comparison of muscular endurance and hypertrophy resistance training on cardiovascular disease risk in sedentary male smokers. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 12(2), e106589.  https://brief.land/asjsm/articles/106589.html

Formatting Notes:

  • List author names in order listed in the article. Last name, Initials. Separate with commas. Use the ampersand (&) to separate the last author from the rest of the authors
  • Place the year of publication in parenthesis after the authors
  • Use sentence casing for the article title → capitalize the first letter of the title (and subtitle if there is one), as well as any proper nouns
  • Italicize and capitalize the name of the journal. Use the full name, no abbreviations
  • Place volume number in italics and the issue number in parenthesis 
  • Some digital/online journals no longer use article numbers instead of page numbers, place this at the end of the citation in the page number location before the URL (see example above)
  • For the URL use the link that goes directly to the article OR the link provided by the publisher