How to Write APA Reference Format for Magazines

Monthly Magazine Article Format

• 1

  Type the last name of the author, followed by a comma, then the first initial and a period.

• 2

  Type the year and the month of the magazine issue, all in parentheses.

• 3

  Type a period, a space, the title of the article (capitalizing only the first word of the title) and a period.

• 4

  Type the title of the magazine, a comma and the volume number, all in italics.

• 5

  Type the issue number (in parentheses), a comma, the range of page numbers (for example: 1-15) and a period.

Weekly Magazine Article Format

• 6

  Type the last name of the author, followed by a comma, then the first initial and a period.

• 7

  Type the year, the month and the day of the magazine issue, all in parentheses.

• 8

  Type a period, a space, the title of the article (capitalizing only the first word of the title) and a period.

• 9

  Type the title of the magazine, a comma and the volume number, all in italics.

• 10

  Type the issue number (in parentheses), a comma, the range of page numbers (for example: 1-15) and a period.