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Changes in APA 7th Edition

APA 7th Edition Citation Examples for Online Sources

General Information for References Page

  • References pages are double spaced with no extra spacing between entries.
  • The word References is centered and bolded.
  • Arrange all entries alphabetically by author.
  • Apply the hanging indent to all entries: first line begins at the margin, subsequent lines begin ½ inch from the margin.

Online Sources Examples

An Article with DOI assigned 

Nelson, A. M. (2014). Best practice in nursing: A concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(11), 1507-1516. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.05.003 

An Article with no DOI assigned  

Urban, E., & Palmer, L. B. (2016). International students' perceptions of the value of U.S. higher education. Journal of International Students, 6(1), 153-174.  

An Online Journal Article Not in a Database 

Gunn, M. A., Koeplin, J. P., Lorton Jr., P. V., Kane, K., & Masterson, N. (2016). The presence of Jesuit values in a selection of University of San Francisco courses: The students’ perspective. Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, 5(1), 55-75.

               http://epublications.regis.edu/jhe/vol5/iss1/9 

An Article from a Newspaper or News Service 

Davis, J. H. (2015, Dec 10). President Obama signs into law a rewrite of No Child Left Behind. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com 

 

Book or eBook 

Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to health policy. Health Administration Press.  

 

Web page on a web site with author 

Fagan, J. (2019, March 25). Nursing clinical brain. OER Commons. Retrieved September 17, 2019, from https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/53029-nursing-clinical-brain/view 

 

A Web Site with Group Author 

American Psychological Association. (2020). APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/ 

 

Dictionary 

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Culture. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved September 9, 2019, from https://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/culture 

Film or video 

MacCulloch, D. (Writer/Presenter), Bancroft, G. (Director/Producer), & Salt, S. (Director/Producer).(2010). Diarmaid MacCulloch’s a history of Christianity [Film]. BBC Productions. 

YouTube or streaming media 

Harvard University. (2019, August 28). Soft robotic gripper for jellyfish [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch v=guRoWTYfxMs 

 

Books 
McDonald, G. (2015). Business ethics: A contemporary approach. Cambridge University Press. 
Book Chapter 
Roberts, J. (2015). Mindfulness for all in action. In S. Walker (Ed.), Psychosocial interventions in mental health nursing (pp. 63-80).

     Sage Publications.  
Newspaper Articles 
Pollack, A. (2016, July 16). New patents aim to delay generics of biologics. The New York Times, B1,  B4. 
Encyclopedias 
Falola, T., & Jean-Jacques, D. (Eds.). (2016). Africa: An encyclopedia of culture and society (Vols. 1‐3).  ABC-CLIO. 

 

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