APA 7
APA 7th Edition is the most commonly used referencing style here at the University of Portsmouth. Below you will find general guidance on how to reference and cite using APA 7th Edition, as well as examples for the specific sources you are likely to use in your assignments.
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Print magazine article with a single author
Reference
Author, Initials. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of magazine, Volume number if applicable(Issue Number), start and end page numbers.
Gardiner, B. (2021, April). The deadly cost of dirty air. National Geographic, 239(4), 40-63.
In-text Citation
For information about the use of page numbers within in-text citations, please see our guidance here.
In the article... (Gardiner, 2021).
Gardiner (2021, p. 43) argues that...
If your article has more than one author, please follow the guidance here.
Print magazine article with no named author
Reference
If the author of an article is unknown, move the title of the article to the author position at the beginning of the reference.
Title of article. (Year, Month Date). Title of magazine, Volume number if applicable(Issue Number), start and end page numbers.
Rise of the robots: How Horizon's machine combat is evolving. (2021, February 9). Playstation Official Magazine UK, (185), 14.
In-text Citation
As the title is not italicised in the reference, use double quotation marks around the title in the in-text citation. If the title is long you can shorten it to the first few significant words.
For information about the use of page numbers within in-text citations, please see our guidance here.
It was reported that... ("Rise of the robots", 2021).
In "Rise of the robots" (2021, p. 14) it was suggested that...
Not all magazines give their issues both volume and issue numbers. If the magazine does not use volume, issue, and/or article or page numbers, omit the missing element(s) from the reference. For examples of this, please click 'more' below.
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Example with a missing volume number
Reference
Author, Initials. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of magazine, (Issue Number), start and end page numbers.
Balestrieri, J. D. (2020, January 1) Subtle subversions and luscious loops. American Fine Art Magazine, (55), 40-45.
In-text Citation
For information about the use of page numbers within in-text citations, please see our guidance here.
It has been shown... (Balestrieri, 2020).
In his article Balestrieri (2020, p. 41) argues...
Example with a missing volume number, issue number and day of publication
Reference
Author, Initials. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of magazine, start and end page numbers.
Thomas, A (2020, January). Garden birds at risk. BBC Gardeners' World, 60-61.
In-text Citation
For information about the use of page numbers within in-text citations, please see our guidance here.
The article (Thomas, 2020) states that...
In his article Thomas (2020, p. 60) suggests that...