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Below, you’ll find sample citations for books, journal articles, and websites. To see examples of other citations, you can consult the [APA Common References Guide](https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf).



 

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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.[ ](///Users/taddavies/Desktop/Harvard/Senior%20Preceptor/Program%20Documents/HGUS%20documents/Completed%20Documents/Word%20Versions/%20)<https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.7312/tan-19688>



 

 

 



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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>



 

 

 



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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/>



 

 

 



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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](/citingsources)



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

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