Colgate Libraries' APA Citation Style Guide

Provides sample citations for many different types of resources via a drop-down menu of source types. Includes both in-text and reference list citations.

Basic citation for an article in a scholarly journal:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

Example:

Victor, J. M., Goulet, L. M., Schmidt, K., Linds, W., Episkenew, J., & Goulet, K. (2016). Like braiding sweetgrass: Nurturing relationships and alliances in indigenous community-based research. International Review of Qualitative Research, 9(4), 423-445. https://doi.org/10.1525/irqr.2016.9.4.423

Basic citation for a book:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

Example:

Kimmerer, R. W. (2013). Braiding sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants. Milkweed Editions.