bibliottHow to Cite a Journal article in APA 7th edition
Format, in-text rule, and a copy-paste example for journal articles in APA. Citing a peer-reviewed article from an academic journal, online or print.
APA format for journal articles
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx
Smith, J. D., & Lee, A. R. (2023). The future of artificial intelligence in academic research. Nature Machine Intelligence, 5(3), 234–245. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00001-x
Pro tip
Always prefer DOI over URL. Format DOIs as live links (https://doi.org/...).
Information you need
Before generating your APA citation, gather these details from the journal article:
Author(s)
Year
Article title
Journal name
Volume and issue
Page range
DOI
Common mistakes to avoid
✗Using a stable URL when a DOI exists (always prefer DOI)
✗Italicizing article title instead of journal name
✗Forgetting issue number for journals that paginate by issue
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Frequently asked questions
For a journal article in APA, you'll need: Author(s), Year, Article title, Journal name, Volume and issue, Page range, DOI. bibliott auto-detects most of these from a URL or DOI.
Using a stable URL when a DOI exists (always prefer DOI)
Yes — the example follows the official APA 7th edition format. Replace the author, title, year and other fields with your source's data, or use the bibliott generator to do it automatically.