Remember, the citations that can be exported from CINAHL (or any library database) may not be correct or up to date per the current APA Citation Style. Please note: one of the updates in APA 7th is that up to 20 authors should be included in a citation!
General Style for a book:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle of chapter in sentence case. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter in sentence case. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book in sentence case (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available)
NOTE:
- NO publication location
- Pages still abbreviated by pp in books.
General Style for a journal article:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Periodical in Title Case, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Stieger, S., Aichinger, I., & Swami, V. (2022). The impact of nature exposure on body image and happiness: an experience sampling study. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 32(4), 870–884. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2020.1803805
NOTE:
- NO pp for pages as in books.
- NO "Retrieved from ..."
The following sources may be helpful! (These will open in new windows.)
You are not required to use EndNote, but you may want to check it out!
For more information on APA citation, see APA Citation 2024.
