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Health, Society, and Policy Resources: Cite Sources

This guide is for students in the Health, Society, and Policy Program in the Department of Social Sciences.

Elements & parts of an APA Citation - APA 7th

Journal article with DOI:

Ruxton, C. (2017). Tea: Hydration and other health benefits. Primary Health Care, 26(8), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.2016.e1162

APA 7th reference entry example, annotated

 

Book:

Arnott, G. D. (2017). The disability support worker (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning.

APA 7th reference entry of book, annotated

Regardless of the citation style or type of resource, the elements in a citation always include author name, title of the work, and publication date.

  • Journal articles (first example above), magazine, or newspaper articles typically include the authors, title of article, title of journal, volume, page range, and DOI if there is one.   
  • Book & eBook citations typically include the author, publication year, title, edition if applicable, name of publisher, and DOI if there is one. You no longer include the publisher location.  If an eBook has no DOI, only include the link if the online source is freely available.
  • DOI:  A lot of online sources have a DOI, mainly journal articles, but other sources like some eBooks do too. Even some print material might have DOIs. Always include the DOI if you see one. If there is no DOI, only include the link if the online source is freely available.

APA Style Guide

About APA Style

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The APA (American Psychological Association) Style is mainly used to write papers and to cite sources within the social and behavioral sciences (Paiz et al., 2016, para. 1). Writing in APA Style typically involves: 

  • Formatting your paper in APA Style
  • Citing the sources used in-text in author-date method
  • Composing a References page, a page of references of the sources cited in-text.

Click on the image to the right, or select the link down below, to learn more about APA style in our comprehensive APA Citation Guide: