NOTE: In the 7th edition, the style manual of the American Psychological Association no longer differentiates between journals with and without continuous pagination. If the journal does not have an issue number, simply omit it from the reference.
Elements: Author’s Last name, Author’s First and Middle initials, & Last names and initials of other authors, if any. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal italicized, Volume number italicized(Issue Number), Page numbers.
Winans, A. D. (1992). The Mafioso and American political culture. Journal of Popular Culture, 22(1), 21-47.
If your print journal article includes an article number, that should be included at the end of the reference.
Winans, A. D. (1992). The Mafioso and American political culture. Journal of Popular Culture, 22(1), 21-47, Article e00112345.
As more and more research is accessed online, you could even include a DOI link (if available) for journals you first encountered in print. Continue on for more information on journals consulted online.
