APA Style Periodical References
| Periodicals (publications issued periodically, e.g. journals, newspapers, magazines) -- Include author(s), title, with the first word and the first word of the subtitle (usually the first word after a colon) capitalized. Also, capitalize any proper names. Do not italicize or put quotation marks around the title of the article. Italicize the title of the Publication (capitalize all words but prepositions, conjunctions and articles) and include, after a comma, the volume number and another comma. Finally, include the page numbers separated by a single dash. Use a hanging indent for each entry: begin each entry at the left margin and indent all subsequent lines of that entry five spaces. Double space within the entries and between them. Journal articles: One author Juczak, M.A. (1995). Readers respond: Evidence of increased comprehension in fifth and sixth graders in a discussion-based reading curriculum. The Reading Teacher, 89, 211-221. Two authors Sanchez, X. J. & Bingham, C. R. (1988). Silent sustained reading: Its applications in the primary elementary grades. Elementary Educator, 78, 131-147. Three to six authors Ryerson, B., Baker, S. T., & Rachman, W. The teacher as facilitator in reading discussion. Journal of Elementary Education, 15, 51-56. Six or more authors Reese, W. W., Ryerson, B., Breitan, A. C., Wilkerson, B. N., Thomason, F. , & Shafton, B. C., Lengua, L., et al. (1993). Vocabulary self-checks: Independent testing in adolescent readers. The Reading Teacher, 54, 301-307. Magazine articles: Rachman, R. S. (1991, September 30). Let them choose. Psychology Today, 131, 48-51. Newspaper articles: Fullerton, J. (1991, November 27). District reports highest reading scores in eight years. The San Francisco Examiner, p. 2. no author Power readers reveal strategies. (1998, April 4). The Washington Post, pp. A1, A7. |