How to Cite a Journal Article in APA 7th Edition

Aprende el formato exacto con ejemplos, citas en texto y errores comunes a evitar.

Formato de cita

Plantilla básica

Author. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page range. DOI or URL

Componentes de la cita

Author(s)

Use (Last, First Initial.) format for each author. Separate multiple authors with commas; use '&' before the last author.

Year

Enclose publication year in parentheses.

Article Title

Use sentence case (capitalize only first word and proper nouns). Not italicized or quoted.

Journal Name

Italicized. Capitalize all major words (title case).

Volume Number

Italicized. Format: Volume(Issue), page range.

DOI or URL

Prefer DOI; if no DOI, use URL. Format: https://doi.org/xxxxx or full URL.

Ejemplo real

Fuente de ejemplo

author

Smith, J. A., & Johnson, M. B.

year

2022

article_title

Impact of digital learning on student engagement

journal

Journal of Educational Psychology

volume

114

issue

3

pages

625-641

doi

https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000680

Cita formateada

Smith, J. A., & Johnson, M. B. (2022). Impact of digital learning on student engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(3), 625–641. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000680

Cita en texto

(Smith & Johnson, 2022)

(Author & Author, Year) or (Author, Author, & Author, Year)

Errores comunes

Incorrecto:

Smith, J., & Johnson, M. (2022). Impact of Digital Learning on Student Engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(3), 625-641.

Correcto:

Smith, J. A., & Johnson, M. B. (2022). Impact of digital learning on student engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(3), 625–641.

Por qué: Journal titles use title case and are italicized; article titles use sentence case. Use en dashes for page ranges.

Incorrecto:

Smith, J., Johnson, M., & Williams, T. (2022). Title. Journal Name, 114(3): 625-641.

Correcto:

Smith, J., Johnson, M., & Williams, T. (2022). Title. Journal Name, 114(3), 625–641.

Por qué: Use commas and 'and' symbol (&) consistently; use parentheses and comma before page numbers, not colons.

Incorrecto:

Smith, J. A. (2022). 'Impact of digital learning'. Journal Name, 114(3), p. 625-641.

Correcto:

Smith, J. A. (2022). Impact of digital learning. Journal Name, 114(3), 625–641.

Por qué: Don't use quotation marks for article titles, and don't use 'p.' or 'pp.' before page ranges in journal citations.

Preguntas frecuentes

Should I include the issue number in an APA journal citation? ▼

Include the issue number in parentheses when each issue begins with page 1. If pages are numbered continuously through the volume, you may omit the issue number.

How do I format multiple authors in APA? ▼

Use (Last, First Initial.) for each author, separate with commas, and use '&' before the final author: (Smith, J., Johnson, M., & Williams, T.)

Is the DOI required if I have the URL? ▼

Prefer the DOI if available, as it's more stable. If only the URL is available, that's acceptable. Don't include both.

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