Reference Type for UpToDate Articles

We're often asked which reference type to use when citing an article from UpToDate.com. APA 7 calls for UpToDate articles to be formatted like periodicals.

The APA website has more detail on how an UpToDate article should be formatted: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/uptodate-article-references

To create an UpToDate reference in PERRLA, follow these steps:

1. Select the Journal reference type. 
2. Under Choose a type, select An article in a database. 
3. Fill out all of the relevant information. 
4. In the Database Name field, type UpToDate. 
5. Include a Retrieval Date since the content is designed to change over time. 

Your UpToDate reference will now be formatted in accordance with APA 7.

Auto-fill Reference Search

You should be able to use PERRLA's auto-fill reference search to find most UpToDate articles. However, some UpToDate articles require a subscription to access, which means the auto-fill search won't be able to retrieve them.

In those cases, use the Journal reference type and fill in the reference information manually as described above.