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Citing Journal Articles by Author(s)

In a Nutshell

  • Almost every source can be a website.

  • Titlesof webpages, books, reports, dissertations, films and other stand-alone works areitalicizedin the References page. For in-depth use of italicssee APA tutorial.

  • Do not add the line breaksmanuallyin the DOI or URLs.

  • Make linksblue and underlined(live hyperlinks) or black font (no underline).

  • For online sources, ask yourself, "what type of work (e.g., book, webpage, report) is on this webpage?" and then, find a reference that is similar to the work you want to cite using the most relevant example.

Deciphering Citations from a Database

Translating a Citation Retrieved from a Database:
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Identifythe key elements of the citation for a journal article:

Author:Hamdani, M. R.
Publication Year:2018
Article Title:Learning how to be a transformational leader through a skill-building, role-play exercise.
Journal Title:The International Journal of Management Education
Volume Number:16
Issue Number(when available): 1
Pagination:26-36
DOI hyperlink(when available):
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2017.11.003Please use the DOI Hyperlink.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijme.2017.11.003is incorrect.

Format the citation into a reference according to the APA Style, 7th edition guidelines:

Hamdani, M. R. (2018). Learning how to be a transformational leader through a skill-building, role-play exercise.The International Journal of Management Education,16(1), 26-36.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2017.11.003

Parenthetical citation:(Hamdani, 2018)
Narrative citation:Hamdani (2018)

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