Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of an online journal article in APA style 7th edition.
How to in text cite a journal article title apa. Include an in-text citation when you refer to summarize paraphrase or quote from another source. Capitalize all the major words. You want as many as to make it clear for the reader what source the quote is from.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. Click here for APA 6th edition guidelines. Print newspaper citations include a page number or range.
Do not italicize or use quotation marks for the titles of articles. If you refer to the title of a source within your paper capitalize all words that are four letters long or greater within the title of a source. This is very different than the capitalization rules for your reference list.
If there is a colon in the article title also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. An APA Style newspaper citation includes the author the publication date the headline of the article and the name of the newspaper in italics. Read more on capitalization case for reference entries on APAs blog.
Italicize the title of periodicals books and reports. The number of words you pick to use depends on the title. For direct quotations include the page number as well for example.
To write the the name of an article title in the body of your paper. If there is a colon in the article title also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. It can be written in quotes or italics depending on how its written in your list of references.