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Example 1: Electronic Article with DOI
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of the Journal in Italics, Volume(Issue), page numbers. https://doi.org/xxx.xxx
Sim, I. (2016). Two ways of knowing: Big data and evidence based medicine. Annals of Internal Medicine, 164(8), 562-563. https://doi.org/10.7326/M152-2970
Example 2: Electronic Article found on database without DOI
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of the Journal in Italics, Volume(Issue), page numbers.
National health sleep awareness project: Sleep apnea now afflicts at least 25 million adults in the U.S. (2014, October 8). Health & Beauty Close Up.
Example 3: Electronic Article found on a news website that has a daily or weekly associated newspaper
Author, A. (year, month day). Title of the article. Title of Publication, URL
Schwarz, A. (2016, June 9). Research links PTSD to blasts in combat. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/us/ptsd-blst-waves-research.html
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Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), pp-pp.
Mallan, K. M., Fildes, A., Magarey, A. M., & Daniels, L. A. (2016) The relationship between number of fruits, vegetables, and noncore foods tried at age 14 months and food preferences, dietary intake patterns, fussy eating behavior, and weight status at age 3.7 years. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(4), 630-659.
For more information, see APA (7th ed.) or the book page on the APA style website.
Author, A. (Year). Title of work. Publisher.
Miller, C. A. (2015) Nursing for wellness in older adults (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of work. Publisher.
Sawyer Sommers, M., & Fannin, E. F. (2015). Diseases and disorders: A nursing therapeutics manual. F.A. Davis
Author, A. (Year). Title of work. https://doi.org/xxxxxx
Smith, F. (2004). Understanding reading: A psycholinguistic analysis of reading and learning to read. Publisher. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410610058
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of work. Publisher.
Fains, J. A. (2017). Reading, understanding, and applying nursing research. F.A. Davis.
Title of work. (Year). Publisher.
Go ask Alice. (1971). Prentice Hall.
For more information, see APA (7th ed.) or the references example page page on the APA style website.
Example 1: Reference book
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher.
Davis, A. J. (2008). Provision 2. In Fowler, M. D. (Ed.), Guide to the code of ethics for nurses: Interpretation and application (pp. 12-21). American Nurses Association.
Example 2: Dictionary in print, no author or editor
Title of entry. (date). In Title of reference work (xx ed., Vol. xx). Publisher
Digitize. (2011). In The American heritage college dictionary (4th ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Example 3: Online Reference Book (eBook)
Title of entry. (date). In Title of reference work (xx ed., Vol. xx). URL
Nikola Tesla. (2011). In Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. http://db26.lnccwb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=TE034500&site=ehost-live
For more information, see APA (7th ed.) or the edited book chapter page on the APA style website.
Example 1: Book Chapter Edited Book, print version
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher.
Toneatto, T., & Ongley, J. (2012). Buddhists. In E. Johnston Taylor (Ed.), Religion: A clinical guide for nurses (pp. 129-143). Springer Publishing.
Example 2: Book Chapter Edited Book, electronic version
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). https://doi.org/xxxxxxxx
Bloom, M. B., Salim, A., & Malinoski, D. J. (2015) Critical care of the organ donor. In E. A. Pretto, Jr., G. Biancofiore, A. DeWolf, J. R. Klinck (Eds.), Oxford textbook of transplant anaesthesia and critical care (pp. 69-75). https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199651429.003.0008
For more information, see APA (7th ed.) or the webpage citation on the APA style website.
Example 1: Entire website
When you are not citing a specific page, but the entire website, it is sufficient to just give the address of the site in the text (no reference list entry is needed), as follows:
The American Medical Association is a an excellent resource for both medical professionals, as well as, the general public (https://www.ama-assn.org/).
Example 2: Page on a website.
Author, A. A. (year). Title of webpage. Website Name. http://xxxxx
Zelazko, A. (n.d.). Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-the-mona-lisa-so-
famous?
Example 3: Page on a website with Website Name the same as the group author.
Author, A. A. (year). Title of webpage. http://xxxxx
American Medical Association. (2019). AMA history. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-history/ama-history