5th Edition
(All APA Citations are presented in a hanging indent format.)

References are cited in order of 1) author; 2) date; 3) title; 4) publication facts; 5) retrieval information, including URL if any

One Author of a Book (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 248)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of book. Location of Publication: Publisher.

Example:

Strunk, E. B. (1998). The elements of style. New York: Franklin Watts.

For In-Text Citation:

(Strunk, 1998, pp. 207, 213)

Editor of a Book (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 249)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Ed.). (Date). Title of book. Location of Publication: Publisher.

Example:

Gibbs, J. T. (Ed.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological interventions with minority youth. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass.

For In-Text Citation:

(Gibbs, 1991, p. 314)

Unknown Author or Editor of a Book (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 249)

Schema:

Title of work. (Date). City of Publication, State of Publication: Publisher.

Example:

Merriam-Websters collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA:  Merriam-Webster.

For In-Text Citation:

(Merriam-Websters collegiate dictionary, 1993, p. 95)

Scholarly Journal Article, one author (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 240)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page number.

Example:

Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.

For In-Text Citation:

(Mellers, 2000, p. 913)

Popular Magazine Article (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, pp. 241-242)

Schema:

Author, A. A., & Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume, page numbers.

Example:

Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10).  Nutrition: Vitamins and anti-aging.   Time, 290, 49-53.

For In-Text Citation:

(Kandel & Squire, 2000, p. 47)

Popular Magazine Article, no author (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 242)

Schema:

Title of Article. (Year, Month Day). Title of Magazine, volume, page numbers.

Example:

Thirteen is not an unlucky number. (1997, January 13). Newsweek, 12, 47-53.

For In-Text Citation:

(Thirteen is not an unlucky number, 1997, p. 48)

Newspaper Article (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, pp. 242-243)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Date).  Title of article.  Title of Periodical, page numbers.

Example:

Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30).  Obesity affects economic, social status.  The Washington Post, p. A12.   

For In-Text Citation:

(Schwartz, 1993, p. A12)

Encyclopedia Entry (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 254)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of the encyclopedia entry. In Title of the encyclopedia (Volume number, page number). Location of Publication: Publisher.

Example:

Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-505). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.

For In-Text Citation:

(Bergmann, 1993, p. 502)

Brochure, corporate author (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 251)

Schema:

Corporate Author. (Date). Title of brochure (edition) [Brochure]. City of Publication, State of Publication: Author of Brochure.

Example:

Research and Training center on Independent Living. (1993). Guidelines for reporting and writing about people with disabilities (4th ed.) [Brochure]. Lawrence, KS: Author.

For In-Text Citation:

(Research and Training center on Independent Living, 1993, p. 13)

Online document (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 223)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from url

Example:

Liu, A. (1999). Voice of the shuttle: Web page for humanities research. Retrieved May 20, 2000, from http://humanities.usbc.edu/

For In-Text Citation:

(Liu, 1999)

Online document, no author, no date (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 274)

Schema:

Title of document. (no date). retrieval date, from url

Example:

GVUs 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/

For In-Text Citation:

(GVUs 8th WWW user survey)

Multipage document created by private organization (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, p. 273)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Year, Month day).  Document title. Retrieval date, url

Example:

Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues.  (2000, May 18).  Who has time for a family meal?  You do!  Retrieved October 5, 2000, from http://www.familymealtime.org

For In-Text Citation:

(Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues)

Electronic copy of a journal article retrieved from database (for additional information, refer to APA Publication Manual, pp. 278-279)

Schema:

Author, A. A. (Date of original source). Title of article. Journal title, volume(issue), page numbers. Retrieved month day, year, from source database.

Example:

Tator, C. C. (2000). Hockey injuries of the spine in Canada, 1966-1996. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 162(6), 787-789. Retrieved November 15, 2000, from EBSCOhost database

For In-Text Citation:

(Tator, 2000)