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Articles

Article from a database or in print, with one author:

Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages.
Pajares, F. (2001). Toward a positive psychology of academic motivation. Journal of Educational Research, 95(1), 27–35.

In-Text Citation:
(Last name, Year)
(Pajares, 2001)

Article found on the open web, with one author:

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Journal or Newspaper. URL
Cohen, P. (2009, October 9). Author's personal forecast: Not always sunny, but pleasantly skeptical. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/books/10ehrenreich.html

In-Text Citation:
(Last name, Year)
(Cohen, 2009)

Article with two authors:

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Norem, J. K., & Chang, E. C. (2002). The positive psychology of negative thinking. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58(9), 993–1001. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.10094

In-Text Citation:
(Last names, Year)
(Norem & Chang, 2002)

Article with three or more authors:

Lastname, F. M., Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages.
Jutras, S., Vinay, M. C., & Castonguay, G. (2002). Inner-city children's perceptions about well-being. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 21(1), 47–65.

In-Text Citation:
(Lastname et al., Year)
(Jutras et al., 2002)

Article with more than 20 authors:

List up to 20 authors. If the article has 21 or more authors, list the first 19 authors, insert an ellipsis (...), and then add the final author's name.

Example:
Authorone, F. M., Authortwo, F. M., Authorthree, F. M., ... Finalauthor, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages.

Books

Book with one author:

Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher.
Bok, S. (2010). Exploring happiness: From Aristotle to brain science. Yale University Press.

In-Text Citation:
(Last name, Year)
(Bok, 2010)

Book with multiple authors:

Follow the same author format as listed under articles.

Example:
Authorone, F. M., & Authortwo, F. M. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

Edited book:

Editor, F. M. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher.
Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (Eds.). (2009). The Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford University Press.

In-Text Citation:
(Editor, Year)
(Snyder & Lopez, 2009)

Web Pages

Web page with one author:

Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of page. URL
Lopez, S. J. (2000). The emergence of Positive Psychology: The building of a field of dreams. https://www.apa.org/apags/profdev/pospsyc.html

In-Text Citation:
(Last name, Year)
(Lopez, 2000)

Web page with a corporate or organizational author:

Organization Name. (Year). Title of page. URL
Positive Psychology Center. (2007). Attributional style research (Adults). https://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/asq.htm

In-Text Citation:
(Organization Name, Year)
(Positive Psychology Center, 2007)

Images

Image from an online source with a creator listed:

Creator, F. M. (Year). Title of image [Description of image]. URL
Swanbrow, D. (2008, July 23). A happiness ranking of 97 nations [Table]. https://www.ur.umich.edu/0708/Jul14_08/23.php

In-Text Citation:
(Last name, Year)
(Swanbrow, 2008)

Image from an online source with no creator listed:

Title of image [Description of image]. (Year). URL

In-Text Citation:
(Title of image, Year)

Image from a print source with a creator listed:

Creator, F. M. (Year). Title of image. [Continue with title of book or article as appropriate.]

In-Text Citation:
(Last name, Year)

Notes:

• APA 7 does not require "Retrieved from" unless the content is likely to change (e.g. a wiki).
• DOIs are always formatted as https://doi.org/xxxxx
• Publisher location (City, State) is no longer included for books.
• For works with 3 or more authors, always use et al. in in-text citations.