Reference: APA: Journal

In Print
When citing a journal in APA include the following information:
  • Author(s) of the journal article
  • Date published
  • Name of the journal (in italics)
  • Name of journal article
  • Volume number (in italics)
  • Page numbers
  • Issue number (in italics and parenthesis), if pages numbers are restarted with each issue
Format:
Author, A. (Year). Name of Article. Name of Journal, Volume(Issue), Page number(s).
Examples:
  • Hastalis, D. (2003, January). Effects of Prozac. New England Journal of Medicine, 30. 12-43.
  • Smith, T. J., & Weyers, J. Derivatives and other Securities. The Journal of Economics, 8(2), 90-104.

Online
When citing an online journal in APA, include as much original publication information as possible, along with the following:
  • Date Accessed
  • URL
Format:
Author, A. (Year). Name of Article. Name of Journal, Volume(Issue), Page Number(s). [Retrieved] Date, [from] URL of Website
Examples:
  • Hastalis, D. (2003, January). Effects of Prozac. New England Journal of Medicine, 30. Retrieved August 23, 2004, from http://www.nej/pzac
  • Smith, T. J., & Weyers, J. Derivatives and other Securities. The Journal of Economics, 8(2). Retrieved June 5, 2005, from http://econ.com/ds