APA Style Guide & Examples
Library Handout:
"Documenting Sources in APA Style" [PDF, 8p]
| All citation entries should be double-spaced; the examples provided below are single-spaced to save room in this online guide. |
Citing Books
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle.
Location: Publisher.
Crosson-Tower, C. (1998). Exploring child welfare: A practice perspective. Boston,
MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Citing Magazine Articles, Print
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of Article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue
number), pages.
Webber, R. (2010, May/June). Make your own luck. Psychology Today, 43, 62-68.
Citing Magazine Articles, Online
Lemonick, M. D. (2010, May). Study: Global warming is driving lizards to extinction.
Time. Retrieved from http:// www.time.com/time/health/article/
0,8559,1989115,00.html
Citing Scholarly Journal Articles, Print
Newton, E. K., & Thompson, R. A. (2010). Parents' views of early social and
emotional development. Zero to Three, 30(4), 10-16.
Citing Scholarly Journal Articles, Online with DOI
Hoffman, L. & Coffey, B. (2008). Dignity and indignation: How people experiencing
homelessness view services and providers. The Social Science Journal, 45(2),
207-222. doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2008.03.001
Citing Newspaper Articles, Print
Windrow, J. (2010, March 3). 200 rally against proposed homeless project.
The Honolulu Advertiser, pp. B1, B4.
Citing Newspaper Articles, Online
Shikina, R. (2010, June 28). State not enforcing night noise-limit law. Honolulu
Star-Advertiser. Retrieved from http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/
hawaiinews/20100628_State_not_enforcing_night_noise-limit_law.html
| Indent all lines after the first line of each entry. Alphabetize your reference list by the author's last name. Refer to the library's APA handout for more information and examples. |
Rev. August 12, 2011
Need to check your citations? Use the APA Manual!
APA Citation Help Links
Need more help understanding how to cite using APA style? The links below include flash tutorials and useful web sites.
- APA Style TutorialsGo right to the source with these tutorials from APA. Find out about citation basics or what's new in the 6th edition of the APA publication manual.
- APA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue OWLHCC Librarians recommend this site for its thorough explanations and examples of APA style. Courtesy of Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- Frequently Asked Questions About APA StyleAPA's Publication Manual, 6th Edition, provides complete style guidelines and should be consulted first in all matters concerning APA Style, but these FAQs will help clarify frequent areas of confusion.
- APA Sample Paper [PDF, 13p]This sample paper was adapted from “Effects of Age on Detection of Emotional Information,” by C. M. Leclerc and E. A. Kensinger, 2008, Psychology and Aging, 23, pp. 209–215. Copyright 2008 by the American Psychological Association.
In-Text Citations
References in the text of your paper briefly identify sources and enable readers to locate them in the reference list.
When using APA format, provide at least the author's last name and the date of publication, enclosed in parentheses: (Smith, 2006). For specific examples of citing multiple authors, refer to the OWL at Purdue University.
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