APA Citation Examples
The most common sources you will be citing in APA format will include journal articles, well-chosen web-based sources,
and books or pieces from edited books. The examples below explain how to create the references for these commonly
used sources, and the chart at the bottom of the second page explains how to cite these references in your paper.
References
Capitalization Rules for Titles in APA References
Sentence-Case Capitalization – Capitalize like you would a sentence (only the first word, proper nouns,
acronyms, and the first word after a colon capitalized)
Title-Case Capitalization – Capitalize the first word as well as all “major” words (nouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, and pronouns) in the title/heading, including the second part of hyphenated major words/all
words over four letters in length.
Citing Articles from Academic Journals
Format:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume #(issue #), page range #–#.
http://doi.org/xxxx
Example:
Hunt, L. A., Brown, A. E., & Gilman, I. P. (2010). Drivers with dementia and outcomes of becoming lost while
driving. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(2), 225-232.
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.64.2.225
Citing a Reliable Web Sites
Format:
Author, A. A. (Date of publication). Title of page. Site Name. http://www.entireurl.com
Example:
Avramova, N. (2019, January 3). The secret to a long, happy, healthy life? Think age-positive. CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/health/respect-toward-elderly-leads-to-long-life-intl/index.html