Basic Rules for Articles in Academic Journals

a) Present journal titles in full.

b) Italicize journal titles.

c) Maintain any nonstandard punctuation and capitalization that is used by the journal in its title.

For example, you should use PhiloSOPHIA instead of Philosophia, or Past & Present instead of Past and Present.

d) Capitalize all major words in the titles of journals. Note that this differs from the rule for titling other common sources (like books, reports, webpages, and so on) described above.

e) This distinction is based on the type of source being cited. Academic journal titles have all major words capitalized, while other sources’ titles do not.

f)Capitalize the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns.

g) Do not italicize or underline the article title.

h) Do not enclose the article title in quotes.

So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:

Deep blue: The mysteries of the Marianas Trench.

…but you would write the journal title as follows:

Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication

Please note: While the APA manual provides examples of how to cite common types of sources, it does not cover all conceivable sources. If you must cite a source that APA does not address, the APA suggests finding an example that is similar to your source and using that format.