Q. How do I cite a Journal Article in APA citation format?

General format for articles:

Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal,

volume number (issue number), page number(s).

Note on capitalizing: In the article title only the first word of the title, first word of the subtitle and proper nouns are capitalized. In the journal title all words are capitalized except articles, conjunctions, and prepositions (except when it is the first word or the title).

Note on italicizing: Italicize the journal title and volume number. The article title and issue number are not italicized.

Journal article, from an academic research database or print version:

Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-33.

Journal article with DOI:

McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic

model of child language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1-51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126

Journal article with a DOI, 21 or more authors: 

Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D., Gandi, L., Iredell, M., Saha, S.,

White, G., Woolen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W., Higgins, W., Janowiak, J., Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetmaa, A.,... Joseph, D. (1996). The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77(3), 437-471. http://doi.org/fg6rf9

Note: Because the original DOI was long and complex, a shortDOI is used (see Section 9.36 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association). Either the long or short form of the DOI is acceptable. 

For more information on APA citation style see the APA Citation Guide.