{"id":302350,"date":"2021-02-01T13:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T12:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=302350"},"modified":"2022-06-16T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:48:08","slug":"magazine-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/magazine-article\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cite a magazine article in APA Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

To cite a print magazine article in APA Style<\/a>, list the author\u2019s name, the publication date, the article title, the magazine name, the volume and issue numbers if available, and the page range of the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
APA format<\/th>\nLast name<\/span>, Initials<\/span>. (Year<\/span>, Month Day<\/span>). Article title<\/span>. Magazine Name<\/em><\/span>, Volume<\/em><\/span>(Issue<\/span>), page range<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\nMogelson, L. (2021, January 25). The storm. The New Yorker<\/em>, 5\u201312.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n(Mogelson, 2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t
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The same format is used for a magazine found in a database, since APA recommends against including database information in your reference entries.
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Citing online magazine articles<\/h2>\n

To cite an online magazine article, follow the print format but add the URL at the end. Volume and issue numbers, as well as the page range, may be omitted if they\u2019re not stated anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
APA format<\/th>\nLast name<\/span>, Initials<\/span>. (Year<\/span>, Month Day<\/span>). Article title<\/span>. Magazine Name<\/em><\/span>, Volume<\/em><\/span>(Issue<\/span>), page range<\/span>. URL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\nTokarczuk, O. (2021, January 25). Eccentricity as feminism. The Paris Review<\/em>. https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2021\/01\/25\/eccentricity-as-feminism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n(Tokarczuk, 2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

More academic magazines may list a DOI<\/a>, much like a journal article<\/a>. Always use a DOI if one is available; otherwise, try to find a stable URL on the page (e.g. under a \u201cShare\u201d button).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
APA format<\/th>\nLast name<\/span>, Initials<\/span>. (Year<\/span>, Month Day<\/span>). Article title<\/span>. Magazine Name<\/em><\/span>, Volume<\/em><\/span>(Issue<\/span>), page range<\/span>. DOI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APA reference entry<\/a><\/th>\nPiller, C. (2021, January 22). Disgraced COVID-19 studies are still routinely cited. Science<\/em>, 371<\/em>(6527), 331\u2013332. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.371.6527.331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APA in-text citation<\/a><\/th>\n(Piller, 2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Frequently asked questions about APA Style citations<\/h2>\n
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Include the DOI at the very end of the APA reference entry<\/a>. If you\u2019re using the 6th edition APA guidelines, the DOI is preceded by the label \u201cdoi:\u201d. In the 7th edition<\/a>, the DOI is preceded by \u2018https:\/\/doi.org\/\u2019.<\/p>\n