Examples of Commonly Cited Sources

To cite a book in APA style, you should include the following information: author, date, title, publisher information, and DOI or URL, if relevant.

Tan, V. (2020). The uncertainty mindset: Innovation insights from the frontiers of food.  Columbia University Press.

To cite the Kindle, audiobook, or other e-book version of a book, you should include a DOI or a stable URL. If you don’t have a DOI or stable URL, you should end the citation after the name of the publisher.

Tan, V. (2020). The uncertainty mindset: Innovation insights from the frontiers of food.  Columbia University Press. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.7312/tan-19688

To cite a journal article in APA style, you should include the following information: author, date, title of article, information about the journal (name of journal, volume and/or issue number, page numbers), DOI or URL.

Derenoncourt, E. (2022). Can you move to opportunity? Evidence from the Great Migration. The American Economic Review, 112(2), 369–408. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20200002

To cite a newspaper or magazine article in APA style, you should include the following information: author, date (including day, month, and year if available), name of publication, page numbers if available, URL. If you are citing a news website that would not be considered a newspaper or a magazine, follow the format for websites below.

Strub, S. (2021, June 3.)  Pandemics have long created labor shortages. Here’s why. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/03/pandemics-have-long-created-labor-shortages-heres-why/

To cite a website in APA style, you should include the following information: author, date (if one is available), title, site name, URL. If there is a chance the content could be updated, you should include the date that you retrieved the page. If the author is an organization, list that organization instead of an individual author.

Gross, D. (2021, December 5). Antarctica was once a rainforest. Could it be again? Vox. https://www.vox.com/22797395/antarctica-was-once-a-rainforest-could-it-be-again

Harvard University. Citing sources. Harvard Guide to Using Sources. https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/citingsources