Which is the proper format for an article title in an APA reference list citation?

Question

• A. Voices from the past: A brief history of Africa.
• B. "Voices from the Past: A Brief History of Africa."
• C. "Voices from the past: A brief history of Africa"
• D. voices from the past: a brief history of africa

Answer 1

The proper format for an article title in an APA reference list citation is:

A. Voices from the past: A brief history of Africa.

In APA style, article titles are presented in sentence case (only the first word and any proper nouns are capitalized), and they are not enclosed in quotation marks or italicized.