APA (7th ed.) Citing Guide: Articles: Magazines

APA 7th Edition

This guide is representative of the 7th edition Publication Manual of APA and focuses on a student paper structure.

APA examples are not exhaustive and focus on referencing and citations. Assistance from your professor and/or Writing Centre is suggested for clarification.

Users are responsible for interpretation of APA style guidelines and to seek further assistance when necessary.

Effective September 2020.

What are Magazines?

Magazine articles:

• have a trade or industry or general/popular focus
• are often shorter articles with more images; more readable; may use words specific to the industry or trade; do not always have references
• edited for publication and an author may or may not be listed
• may be published weekly, monthly, or on a less regular schedule
• published in paper or electronic format
• may be found on the web or in a database
• examples: Science, Nature, National Geographic, Macleans, Newsweek, Popular Photography, Bakers Journal

Magazine reference list entries have multiple date formats possible. Depending on what date elements (year, month, day) are present , include all in the reference list entry. Examples: (2020, March 17) or (2020, March)

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