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Citing Sources in APA Style

 
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Book Jacket1. Article in a print popular magazine
Form: Author#1LastName, Initials, & Author#2LastName, Initials  (Year, Month Day). Title of the article: Subtitle, if there is one.  Title of the Periodical, volume#, StartingPage# - EndingPage#. 

Example: Lemonick, M.D. (1996, September 2).  No wonder you can’t resist: Chocolate and marijuana share the same chemistry.  Time, 148, 58.

2. Article in a print periodical 
Form: Author#1LastName, Initials, & Author#2LastName, Initials  (date). Title of the article: Subtitle, if there is one.  Title of the Periodical, volume# (issue#), StartingPage# - EndingPage#. 

Example: Wilson, J.F. (2000). Lunch eating behavior of preschool children: Effects of age, gender, and type of beverage served.  Physiology and Behavior, 70 (1-2), 27-33. 

3. Periodical article available in full text in a database 
Form:  Author#1LastName, Initials, & Author#2LastName, Initials (date). Title of the article: Subtitle, if there is one.  Title of the Periodical, volume# (issue#), StartingPage#+. Retrieved DateYouAccessedIt, from database Name of the Database, Record# if there is one, on the World Wide Web: http://URL

Examples:  Bruinsma, K., & Taren, D.L. (1999). Chocolate: Food or drug?  Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 99 (10), 1249+.  Retrieved April 27, 2001 from database Expanded Academic ASAP, article A58285121 on the World Wide Web: http://www.galegroup.com

Walker, D.  (2000).  What I see.  Nursing News, 24 (4), 4+.  Retrieved April 27, 2001, from database CINAHL, AN 2001013483, on the World Wide Web: http://spweb.silverplatter.com

4. Printed book 
Form:  AuthorLastName, Initials (YearOfPublication). Title of the book: Subtitle, if there is one.  CityOfPublication: Publisher. 

Examples:  Mehrabian, A. (1987). Eating characteristics and temperament: General measures and interrelationships.  New York: Springer Verlag. 

Kadis, L. B. & McClendon, R. A. (1983). Chocolate pudding and other approaches to intensive family therapy.  Palo Alto, CA:  Science & Behavior Books, Inc. 

5. Chapter in a printed book 
Form:  LastNameOfChapterAuthor, Initials (YearOfPublication).  Title of the chapter: Subtitle if there is one.  In LastNameOfEditor#1, Initials, & Initials LastNameOfEditor#2 (Eds.), Title of the book: Subtitle, if there is one (pp. ChapterStartingPage#-ChapterEndingPage#).  CityOfPublication: Publisher. 

Example: Mangham, I.L. (1996).  Chocolate eggs and Chester Barnard.  In Billsberry, J. (Ed.), The effective manager: Perspectives and illustrations (pp. 34-39).  Bristol, PA: The Open University. 

6. Electronic book 
Form:  AuthorLastName, Initials (YearOfPublication). Title of the book: Subtitle, if there is one [online book].  Publisher.  Retrieved DateYouAccessedIt from the World Wide Web: URL 

Examples: Adams, H. (1999). The education of Henry Adams [online book]. Project Gutenberg. (Original work published 1906.) Retrieved May 2, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.netlibrary.com

Schwartzman, J. (1997). Thomas Paine and the ground-rent proposal.  In Wenzer, K. C. (Ed.), An anthology of single land tax thought (pp. 133-158) [online book].  University of Rochester Press.  Retrieved May 2, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.netlibrary.com

7. Web Site 
Form: AuthorLastName, Initials (Date).  Title of the web site.  CityOfSponsoringOrganization:  Sponsoring Organization.  Retrieved DateYouAccessedIt, from the World Wide Web: URL 

Examples: Buchanan, L. (2001, January 26). A guide to finding information about tests.  Clarksville, TN: Woodward Library Austin Peay State University.  Retrieved April 27, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://library.apsu.edu/guides/1_3_21.htm

Keeling, D. (2001, January 22).  Nutrition: Unwrapping the chocolate mystery.  Rethinkinc.  Retrieved April 27, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.98six.com

8. Encyclopedia, dictionary or other reference work 
Form: AuthorLastName, Initials (YearOfPublication).  Title of the entry.  In Title of the encyclopedia or reference work (vol. Volume#, pp. Page#).  CityOfPublication: Publisher. 

Example: Chocolate (1998). In The new encyclopædia Britannica (vol. 3, p. 254).  Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica

Table of Contents
  1. Article in a print popular magazine
  2. Article in a print periodical 
  3. Periodical article available in full text in a database 
  4. Printed book 
  5. Chapter in a printed book
  6. Electronic book
  7. Web Site
  8. Encyclopedia, dictionary or other reference work 

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
“Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association”  at http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

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