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Music 603: Graduate Music Education Project

APA Style 7th Edition Examples

Note: Citations must be double-spaced, hanging indent, which is difficult to do in HTML. (In Word, go to Line Space Options.) To view these double-spaced, hanging indent, see:

From a Library Database (EBSCOhost, ProQuest, JSTOR, etc.)

Journal article with a DOI – new for 7th edition: include the hyperlinks with the DOIs

Ku, A. S. (2019). In search of a new political subjectivity in Hong Kong: The Umbrella Movement as a street theater of generational change.The China Journal, 82(1), 111-132. http://doi.org/10.1086/703449

Journal article without a DOI – do not include a URL or the name of the database

Kwok, C., & Chan, N. K. (2017). Legitimacy and forced democratisation in social movements: A case study of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. China Perspectives, 2017(3), 7-16.

Magazine article without at DOI – again, do not include a URL or the name of the database

Wherry, A. (2015, January 19). Democracy for the win. Maclean’s, 128(2), 20–22.

Newspaper article without at DOI – again, do not include a URL or the name of the database

Lamar, M., Law, F., & Steger, I. (2014, December 11). World news: For students, a political awakening --- occupation energized a generation that has tapped into city's deep dissatisfaction with status quo. Wall Street Journal, A12.

Entire Book – only need to include the name of the publisher, don’t bother with the location

Lee, F. L. F, & Chan, J. M. (2011). Media, social mobilization and mass protests in post-colonial Hong Kong: The power of a critical event. Routledge.

Chapter of a Book – only need to include the name of the publisher, don’t bother with the location

Ho, O. (2019). Protest art, Hong Kong style: A photo essay. In C. K. Lee & M. Sing (Eds.), Take back our future: An eventful sociology of the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement. ILR Press.

Film or Video

Garbus, L. (Director). (2009). Shouting fire: Stories from the edge of free speech [Film]. HBO Documentary Films.

Single Song

Maguire, M. (1987). Do you hear the people sing [Song]. On Les Misérables Original Broadway Cast Recording. David Geffen Company.

Website Sources Retrieved via Google

Report by Individual Authors from an Organization – include the hyperlink with the URL

Bush, R. C. (2014, December 3). Hong Kong: Examining the impact of the “Umbrella Movement.” Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/hong-kong-examining-the-impact-of-the-umbrella-movement/

If there is no individual author, use the name of the organization.

Brookings Institution. (2014, December 3). Hong Kong: Examining the impact of the “Umbrella Movement." https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/hong-kong-examining-the-impact-of-the-umbrella-movement/

If there is no author, nor organization responsible for the information, start the citation with the title.

Hong Kong: Examining the impact of the “Umbrella Movement.” (2014, December 3). https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/hong-kong-examining-the-impact-of-the-umbrella-movement/

  • No date? Put n.d. in place of the date.
  • For journal articles, if it has a DOI, cite just like the first example (Journal Article with a DOI). If it doesn’t, include the entire URL in lieu of the DOI URL.
  • For magazine or newspaper articles, cite like above, but include the entire URL at the end.