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According to APA style what is the correct sequence of bibliographical elements in a reference entry of a journal article :

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Author and year of publication; title of the article; title of the journal; volume and issue number; page numbers

The APA (American Psychological Association) style is an author–date citation style. In its reference list, a journal article entry follows the order: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), page range.

Example: Smith, J. (2018). Information seeking of students. Journal of Documentation, 74(2), 245–260.

So after the author and year come the title of the article, then the journal title, then volume and issue number, and finally the page numbers. Placing volume/issue or page numbers before the journal title breaks the APA pattern, since the volume and issue belong to the journal and must follow its name.

Hence, the answer is Author and year of publication; title of the article; title of the journal; volume and issue number; page numbers.

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