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APA Citation Style: Quick Citation Guide
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Note: All APA references should be double-spaced and have a hanging indent. For more information on how to set up your paper using APA style, please refer to:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Peabody Call Number-Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2010
Article or chapter in an edited book:
Author of article or chapter. (Date). Title of the article or chapter. In Book Editor's name(s) (Eds.), Book title (pp. page numbers). Place: Publisher.
For example:
Hasbrouck, J.E. (1998). Inclusive classrooms. In J. Kagan, & S. Gall (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of childhood and adolescence (pp. 367-368). Detroit: Gale Research.
Book, with an author or editor:
Author/Editor. (Date of Publication). Title: Subtitle (Edition). Place: Publisher.
For example:
Conkin, P.K. (2002). Peabody College: From a frontier academy to the frontiers of teaching and learning. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.
Book, no author or editor:
Title. (Edition). (Date of Publication). Place: Publisher.
For example:
Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary (9th ed.). (1987). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Encyclopedia or dictionary:
Editor. (Date). Title of the encyclopedia (Edition number, Volume Number). Place: Publisher.
For example:
Bankston, C.L., & Rasmussen, R.K. (1999). Encyclopedia of family life (1st ed., Vols. 1-5). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Document from the Internet, no author or date identified:
Title. (n.d.). Retrieved (date), from http://Web address
For example:
Google. (n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2005, from http://www.google.com/
Document from the Internet, with author and date given:
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Retrieved (date), from http://Web address
For example:
Weiner, S.G. (2005, February 10). Resources on Grants. Retrieved February 18, 2003, from http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/books/guides/grants.html
Journal article in print form, journal paginated by issue:
Author. (Date). Title of the article. Journal title, volume number (issue number), page numbers.
For example:
Abeles, N., & Victor, T. (2003). Unique opportunities for psychology in mental health care for older adults. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(1), 120-124.
In June 2007, changes were made to the APA citation style guidelines for citing electronic scholarly journal articles. Many scholarly publishers have begun assigning a unique identifier known as a DOI (digital object identifier) number to the final version of a journal article. The DOI (or doi) has replaced the database name, the URL address and retrieval date in the list of references, so you no longer need to add those elements if a DOI number is present. Look for the DOI number in your article's citation or abstract; it also may be listed on the first page of PDF articles. Be sure to ask a librarian if you have questions! |
Scholarly Journal Article with a DOI number assigned:
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Journal title , volume number (issue number), page numbers. doi: unique identifier.
For example:
Stevenson, W., Maton, K.I. & Teti, D.M. (1999). Social support, relationship quality, and well-being among adolescents. Journal of Adolescence , 22 (1), 109-121. doi: 10.1006/jado.1998.0204
Journal Article from a Full-Text Database (e.g InfoTrac or ProQuest) without a DOI number:
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume(issue), page numbers.
For example:
Chung, R.C., & Bemak, F. (2002). The relationship of culture and empathy in cross-cultural counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 80(2), 154-159.
Journal Article from an Online Journal Subscription without a DOI number:
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume(issue), page numbers. Retrieved from http://Web address of the journal home page
For example:
Dew, R.E. (2009). Why psychiatry is the hardest specialty. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166(1), 16-17. Retrieved from http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org
Journal Article from an Open-Access Journal without a DOI number:
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume/issue, page numbers. Retrieved from http://Web address of the journal article
For example:
Collett, J.L. , & Childs, E. (2008). Does major matter?: Considering the implications of collecting vignette data from our students. Current Research in Social Psychology, 14(7), 104-121. Retrieved from http://www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc/crisp/crisp14_7.pdf
ERIC document:
Author. (Date of publication). Title of document. Place: Publisher. Retrieved from ERIC database. (ED number)
For example:
Henness, S.A. (2001). K-12 service learning: A strategy for rural community renewal and revitalization. Retrieved from ERIC database. (ED 461466)
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