APA generally recommends not providing database information in references. DOIs are preferred when available and URLs are primarily used for nondatabase websites. Exceptions would be databases that provide proprietary content (like UpToDate) or works with limited circulation. See the APA manual website for more details.
When journal or periodical information is missing (such as volume/issue number or page range) omit it from the reference.
| Author |
Author, A. A. Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. Name of Group. |
|---|---|
| Date |
(2022). (2022, June). (2022, June 14). |
| Title |
Title of article. |
| Periodical |
Title of Periodical, 44(3), 20–28. Title of Periodical, 17(6), Article e0269915. Title of Periodical. |
| DOI or URL |
https://doi.org/xxxx https://xxxxx |
Peshori, K. S. (2015). Forensic accounting a multidimensional approach to investigating frauds and scams. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Approach & Studies, 2(3), 26–36.
Parenthetical citation: (Peshori, 2015)
Narrative citation: Pershori (2015)
Hedrick, T. L., & Ergin, N. (2015). A shared culture of heavenly fragrance: A comparison of late Byzantine and Ottoman incense burners and censing practices in religious contexts. Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 69, 331–354.
Parenthetical citation: (Hedrick & Ergin, 2015)
Narrative citation: Hedrick and Ergin (2015)
Chen, W., Wu, F., You, Z., Zhang, Z., Guo, Y., & Zhong, L. (2015). Analyzing the differentially expressed genes and pathway cross-talk in aggressive breast cancer. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Research, 41(1), 132–140. https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.12495
Parenthetical citation: (Chen et al., 2015)
Narrative citation: Chen et al. (2015)
For articles with more than twenty authors, list the first nineteen author names, insert an ellipsis (but no "&"), and then the final author's name.
Wiskunde, B., Arslan, M., Fischer, P., Nowak, L., Van den Berg, O., Coetzee, L., Juárez, U., Riyaziyyat, E., Wang, C., Zhang, I., Li, P., Yang, R., Kumar, B., Xu, A., Martinez, R., McIntosh, V., Ibáñez, L. M., Mäkinen, G., Virtanen, E., . . . Kovács, A. (2019). Indie pop rocks mathematics: Twenty One Pilots, Nicolas Bourbaki, and the empty set. Journal of Improbable Mathematics, 27(1), 1935–1968. https://doi.org/10.0000/3mp7y-537
Parenthetical citation: (Wiskunde et al., 2019)
Narrative citation: Wiskunde et al. (2019)