Arrange the core elements of a journal article citation in an APA reference list in the correct order from first to last.

### Why this is right APA (American Psychological Association) reference entries follow a set sequence: who wrote the work, when it was published, what the work is called, and where it appeared. That sequence places the author(s) first, followed by the publication date, article title, and journal name. ### The concept A **reference list** is the list at the end of a paper that gives readers enough information to locate each source. The **author(s)** are the person or people responsible for the article, and the **publication date** tells readers when it was published. The **article title** names the specific piece of writing, while the **journal name** identifies the larger publication that contains it. In APA style, the article title is generally written in sentence case, while the journal name uses title case and is italicized. The journal name comes after the article title because the reference moves from information about the specific work to information about its source. ### The order 1. **Author(s)**: Start with the people responsible for the article. 2. **Publication date**: Give the date after the author information. 3. **Article title**: Name the specific article after its author and date. 4. **Journal name**: Identify the publication that contains the article. ### Terms - **APA**: American Psychological Association. Its style guide sets conventions for formatting academic papers and references. - **Reference list**: The section at the end of a paper that identifies the sources cited in the text. - **Citation**: Information that points readers to a source, either within the text or in the reference list. - **Sentence case**: Capitalizing the first word of a title and proper names, rather than capitalizing most major words. - **Title case**: Capitalizing the main words in a title. - **Italicized**: Printed in slanted type to distinguish text, such as a journal name, from surrounding words. ### Remember For a journal article reference, move from the article’s creator and date to the article itself, then to the journal that contains it.