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APA Style

 

General Tips

Use a hanging indentation for the citation; only use initials for first and middle names; only capitalize the first word in the Title of work and Title of book; capitalize all keywords in Title of Periodical; italicize volume number and comma after Title of Periodical; do not include the issue number unless the journal begins with page one with each issue; use full page numbers.

Books                                    

Author, A. A.  (2001).  Title of work.
        Location:  Publisher.

Journal Articles

Author, A. A., Author B. B., & Author, C. C.  (2001).
        Title of article.  Title of Periodical, xx(x), xxx-xxx.

Chapters from Books

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.  (2001).  Title of chapter.
        In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book
        (pp. xxx-xxx).  Location:  Publisher.

Electronic Resources

See the APAStyle.org's Electronic References section for information on how to format the source information.

Online periodical not from a subscription database:

            Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2000).
                    Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, xxx-xxx.
                    Retrieved month day, year, from <insert URL
                    here>.

Online document:

            Author, A. A. (2000). Title of work.
                    Retrieved month day, year, from <insert URL
                    here>.

Full-Text Articles from Subscription Databases

Please refer to Citing Full-Text Articles from Subscription Databases for database-specific examples.

APA Style Guides in Snowden Library

American Psychological Association.  (2001).  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).  Washington, DC :
       Author.
       CALL NUMBER: Ref. BF76.7 .P83 2001 [REFDESK]
       Two copies are on RESERVE as well.

Other APA Style Web Sites

APA formatting and style guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University

Understanding APA
EasyBib

APA 6 - Citing Online Sources
EasyBib

APA
Dr. Abel Scribe, PhD

APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet
Russ Dewey, Georgia Southern University (College of Wooster)

Citation Styles Handbook: APA
The Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign