UpToDate Article References
This page contains a reference example for an article from the UpToDate database.
Bordeaux, B., & Lieberman, H. R. (2020). Benefits and risks of caffeine and caffeinated beverages. UpToDate. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/benefits-and-risks-of-caffeine-and-caffeinated-beverages
- Parenthetical citation: (Bordeaux & Lieberman, 2020)
- Narrative citation: Bordeaux and Lieberman (2020)
- Articles in the UpToDate database are available only in that database and have information that changes over time.
- In the reference list, format UpToDate articles like periodical articles. Italicize the database name in the reference like a periodical title, but do not italicize the database name if it appears in the text.
- Use the year of last update in the date element.
- Include a retrieval date because the content is designed to change over time and versions of the page are not archived.
UpToDate article references are covered in Section 10.1 of the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition
This guidance is new to the 7th edition.