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, of Publication). Title of Publication Publisher. URL.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2011). The health of Australia's prisoners 2010 (No. PHE 149). https://bit.ly/2rprcj5
Note : Any publication numbering is placed in brackets after the title
APA style does not require the inclusion of the government jurisdiction / level in the reference – such as the Australian Government or the name of the state government.
Use only the department, unit or agency name, e.g. 'Australian Government Department of Education and Training' would only use 'Department of Education and Training'. Note that if the name of the state is part of the department name – e.g. Queensland Health – then it should be included.
Some government documents may be assigned a DOI or "digital object identifier". If this is the case the DOI must be added to the reference. If no DOI is found, then the URL of the online publication site is included.
National Cancer Institute. (2016). Taking part in cancer treatment research studies (Publication No. 16-6249). Retrieved from https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/CRS.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Reconciliation action plan 2018-2020. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/corporate-publications/reconciliation-action-plan-2018-2020/contents/our-vision-for-reconciliation
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Population clock. Retrieved November 26, 2019. https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Web+Pages/Population+Clock
Include a retrieval date if the contents of the page are designed to change over time
Standards Organization. (Year). Title of standard (Standard number). Publisher (print) or https://xxxxxx
Standards Australia. (2008). Personal flotation devices – General requirements (AS 4758.1-2008). Retrieved from Standards Online.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.(2017) National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. 2nd ed. Sydney: ACSQHC; . Retrieved from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards
Referencing a specific standard in the NSQHS standard
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2017) Medication Safety standard In National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. 2nd ed. Sydney: ACSQHC; Retrieved from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Clinical Practice Guideline on topic name, [Internet, last updated see date at the bottom of the particular guideline (where available); cited date you last viewed], Available from: https://wwww.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/