Below is the format or structure for a journal article references in the APA style.
There are examples opposite of journal articles from one author to more than six authors.
Author’s last name, Author’s first initial. Author’s middle initial. (Year, Month Date published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page number(s).
Jacoby, W. G. (1994). Public attitudes toward government spending. American Journal of Political Science, 38(2), 336-361. https://doi.org/10.2307/2111407
Horrigan, D.M. (2016) The cost of waiting on an orthopaedic waiting list. Internal Medicine Journal, 9(2), 265-275.
Wallace, S. & Clark, M. (2012) It's on my iPhone : attitudes to the use of mobile, computing devices in medical education. BMJ , 336(17), 1-5
Hatherley, C., Jennings, N. & Cross, R. (2016) Time to analgesia and pain score documentation best practice standard for the Emergency Department. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal , 19(1). 26-36
Yi, Q., Li, K, Jian, Z., Ying-Bin, X. Chen, L and Rui-Yan, M. (2016) Risk factors for acute kidney injury after cardiovascular surgery : evidence from 2,157 cases. CardioRenal Medicine, 6, 237-250
Provide the names of all six authors, six authors is the maximum number in which all authors must be listed.
Horrigan, D.M., Turner, C.T., McInerney , J.W., Dobson, P.M. Hodson, F.C., O'Callaghan, C.R., ... Neighbour, T.W.. (2002). An innovative way to teach team nursing in a simulated environment : a qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Management ; 18(9), 251-258
Include the first six author's names, followed by three dots, then add the last author's name.
A DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, is a string of numbers, letters and symbols used to permanently identify an article or document and link to it on the web. A DOI will help your reader easily locate a document from your citation.
Low, X.M., Horrigan, D., & Brewster, D.J. (2018). The effects of team-training in intensive care medicine : a narrative review. Journal of Critical Care, 48, 283-289. doi:10.10.1016/j.jcrc2018.09.015
If a DOI is available include it at the end of the citation. The database name, URL and date of retrieval are not required.
Hoffman, S., & Podgurski, A. (2014). The use and misuse of biomedical data : Is bigger really better? Journal of Law and Medical Ethics, 39(4), 523-536. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1514131560?accountid+48349
If a DOI is not available, provide the home page of the URL of the journal publisher. The retrieval date is not required.