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APA Citation Style, 6th Edition: Magazine Articles

APA Citation Style

Magazine Articles (Print Format)

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General Format:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Author's Last Name, year)

In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):

(Author's Last Name, year, page number)

References:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Magazine title, volume(issue), page range. 

Examples:

In-text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Krajewski, 2005)

In-text Citation (Direct Quote):

(Krajewski, 2005, p. 1376)

References:

Krajewski, R. L. (2005, April). Medline plus: Men's health topics. Choice, 42(8), 1376. 

Magazine Articles (Retrieved Electronically)

General Format:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Author's Last Name, year)

In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):

(Author's Last Name, year, page number)

References:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Magazine title, volume(issue), page range. Retrieved from URL of magazine homepage

Examples:

In-text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Krajewski, 2005)

In-text Citation (Direct Quote):

(Krajewski, 2005, p. 1376)

References:

Krajewski, R. L. (2005, April). Medline plus: Men's health topics. Choice, 42(8), 1376. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/acrl/choice/

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Citation information has been adapted from the APA Manual (6th Edition). Please refer to page 200 of the APA Manual (6th Edition) for more information.

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