How do I cite / reference an ARTICLE from a journal, magazine, or newspaper that was in a database?

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Gather the following information when you cite an article found in library databases:

Author or authors
Article title
Journal title
Publication date
Journal volume number
Journal issue number
Page range (where article appears in journal issue)
DOI number or Permalink

According to APA 7^th edition, references for articles found in library databases follow the same format as articles found in print with the addition of either the DOI number or library database permalink. Please note that the phrase “Retrieved from” is no longer included in the reference.

The format for an APA reference for a journal article is:

The APA reference for the article used as an example above is:

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Last Updated Jun 29, 2020
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Answered By Suzanne Schriefer, Librarian

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