Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th ed. Find it in our library at Ref 808.027 A512p 2010. Wherever you see “APA #.#” that is pointing you to a chapter section within the APA Manual.

See also: http://www.noodletools.com and Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net

 

View a tutorial of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th ed. at the following website: http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

 

 

 

Periodical Retrieved from a Research Database without DOI –APA 7.01.3

Doe, Jane & Smith, J. (2001). The journal article they wrote E-Journal of Doe Science,

     5(12), 126-128. Retrieved from http://doesciencejournal.example

 

DOI = Digital Object Identifier. See APA 6.31 for more information.

 

Periodical Article from print –APA 7.01.3

Doe, John. (1990). John’s article. Doe History Journal, 28(5), 316-318.

 

Newspaper Article –APA 7.01.10

Doe, Jane. (2011, March 17). Jane’s article about weight loss. Doe City Times, p. A3.

 

Article in a Reference Work –APA 7.02.27

Doe, John. (1998). Science fiction. In The Doe Encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 29, pp. 390-392). Doe City, CA:

Smith Publishers.

 

 

 

Note #1: The list of sources at the end of the text is called “References.” - APA 6.22

Note #2: Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names. - APA 6.27

Note #3: Finish a citation with a period, unless it ends with a URL or DOI. - APA 6.28

Note #4: If the date the work was created is not given, use (n.d.). - APA 6.28

Note #5: In text citations, but not reference entries needed for Biblical and classical works. To cite the Bible, identify in the first citation the text and the version you are using. Example: 2 Cor. 5:17 (New International Version). You do not need to identify the version in subsequent references unless you switch to a different version. - APA 6.18

Note #6: To cite sources within your text, use parenthetical references. Example: (Voelker, 2004) Voelker=author, 2004=year of publication. - APA 6.11-6.21

Note #7: Always include page numbers for direct quotations. Example: (Voelker, 2004, p. 332). To cite websites and non-paginated materials, use paragraph numbers preceded by “para.” Example: (Myers, 2000, para. 5). – APA 6.19

Note #8: APA format has a pretty strict layout of sections and headings, Chapter 2 gives all the details about the required structure. There are example papers on pp. 41-59.

Note #9: APA format does not require a table of contents, list of sources you did not cite, or some other elements that appear in other writing styles. These should only be added at your instructor’s request.

Note #10: Fictitious examples given. Any connection to real life organizations, persons or events is purely accidental. 

Parts used by permission:

Delaney, R. (2004). APA citation style. Retrieved from http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th ed. Find it in our library at Ref 808.027 A512p 2010. Wherever you see “APA #.#” that is pointing you to a chapter section within the APA Manual.

See also: http://www.noodletools.com and Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net

 

View a tutorial of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th ed. at the following website: http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

 

 

 

Website (article or portion of site) –APA 7.09.61

Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved from

     http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.html

 

Website (entire site)

Include the URL in a parenthetical notation and not in the reference page as long as you are not citing a specific quote, section, document, or idea.

 

PBS Kids is an example of a website that has educational elements (http://pbskids.org).

 

Blog post—APA 7.07

Doe, J. (2011, January 3).  Storage ideas from a professional organizer [Web log post].

     Retrieved from http://janedoe.example

 

Messages posted on online communities—APA 7.07

Doe, J. (2010, March 2). Re: The trial of the century [Online forum comment]. Retrieved

     from http://fakenewsgroup.example

 

Podcast—APA 7.07

Pastor, A. (Producer). (2011, August 22). Sermon [Audio podcast].

     Retrieved from http://apastor.example.

 

Video—APA 7.07

Doe, J. (Producer), & Doe, A. (Director). (Year). Title of motion picture [Motion picture].

     Country of Origin: Studio.

 

Video blog post—APA 7.07

Doe, J. (2000, April 13). Official statement from president [Video file].

     Retrieved from http://presidentblogmessage.example  

 

Video (Films on Demand)

Title of video. (Date of publication). [Medium - example: Video]. Database’s URL on the

     web

 

Court decisions—APA A7.02

Name v. Name, Volume Source Page (Court Date).

 

See pp. 217-224 of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th ed.for all text citations of legal matters

 

Symposium—APA 7.04

Doe, J., Smith, J. (2011, June 11). The history of Mars. In Jones, A. (Chair), The

     symposium about Martians. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Martian Awareness

     Group, Roswell, New Mexico.

 

Tables and Figures

See Chapter 5 of APA Manual.

 

 

 

Note #1: The list of sources at the end of the text is called “References.” - APA 6.22

Note #2: Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names. - APA 6.27

Note #3: Finish a citation with a period, unless it ends with a URL or DOI. - APA 6.28

Note #4: If the date the work was created is not given, use (n.d.). - APA 6.28

Note #5: In text citations, but not reference entries needed for Biblical and classical works. To cite the Bible, identify in the first citation the text and the version you are using. Example: 2 Cor. 5:17 (New International Version). You do not need to identify the version in subsequent references unless you switch to a different version. - APA 6.18

Note #6: To cite sources within your text, use parenthetical references. Example: (Voelker, 2004) Voelker=author, 2004=year of publication. - APA 6.11-6.21

Note #7: Always include page numbers for direct quotations. Example: (Voelker, 2004, p. 332). To cite websites and non-paginated materials, use paragraph numbers preceded by “para.” Example: (Myers, 2000, para. 5). – APA 6.19

Note #8: APA format has a pretty strict layout of sections and headings, Chapter 2 gives all the details about the required structure. There are example papers on pp. 41-59.

Note #9: APA format does not require a table of contents, list of sources you did not cite, or some other elements that appear in other writing styles. These should only be added at your instructor’s request.

Note #10: Fictitious examples given. Any connection to real life organizations, persons or events is purely accidental. 

Parts used by permission:

Delaney, R. (2004). APA citation style. Retrieved from http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm