APA 7th Edition Citation Examples
Capitalization
Capitalization: For all sources other than periodical titles (that is, newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals), capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle and proper nouns only. Do not capitalize the rest (see examples below).
All major words in periodical titles should be capitalized (for example, Psychology Today, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.)
Italics
Italics: Titles are italicized for the following items:
- Books and ebooks
- Periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers)
- Websites and web pages
- Dissertations/theses
- Reports/technical papers
- Works of art
Article title
Capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle and proper nouns only.
Toughing it out at Harvard: The making of a woman MBA
Journal title
Use italics and capitalize all major words.
American Journal of Distance Education
Book title
Use italics and capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle and proper nouns only.
Student cheating and plagiarism in the Internet era: A wake-up call
More info
See Publication Manual, pp. 291-293.