How to Cite a Journal Article in APA

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LeCun, Y., Bengio, Y., & Hinton, G. (2015). Deep learning. Nature, 521(7553), 436–444. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14539

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(LeCun et al., 2015, p. 437)

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    • The DOI is printed on the first page of the PDF and on the article page, usually as https://doi.org/10...
    • Volume, issue and pages are in the running header or the "Cite this article" box.

    Required in most styles: author, date published, article title, journal.

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    What do I need to cite a journal article in APA?

    At minimum: author, date published, article title, journal. The DOI is printed on the first page of the PDF and on the article page, usually as https://doi.org/10... Volume, issue and pages are in the running header or the "Cite this article" box.

    What does a journal article look like in APA?

    References entry: LeCun, Y., Bengio, Y., & Hinton, G. (2015). Deep learning. Nature, 521(7553), 436–444. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14539 In-text citation: (LeCun et al., 2015, p. 437)

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