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APA Style, 7th edition - Citing Sources

Magazine Article Online

This example was accessed from an academic database.  If it were accessed in print or from an academic database, the citation would look like this:

Smith, F. (2017, September). The addicted brain. National Geographic, 232(3), 30-53. 

Parenthetical citation: (Smith, 2017)

Narrative citation: Smith (2017)

 

This same article is also available on the National Geographic website, under a different title. Since the title changed from the time it was originally published, include a retrieval date.  If it were accessed from the website, the citation would look like this:

Smith, F. (2017, September). How science is unlocking the secrets of addiction. National Geographic. Retrieved October 30, 2019 from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/the-addicted-brain/#close