Citing APA Style

Source: American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (http://www.apastyle.org/) (5th ed.) Washington, DC.

The most common way to cite sources is to use a bibliography or "Works Cited" list at the end of your paper. The works cited list includes a citation for each of the sources you used to write your paper. The citations are formatted in a consistent style according to one of several standard citation formats. Two of the most common formats for undergraduate research papers are the MLA (Modern Language Association) and the APA (American Psychological Association) styles. Be sure to check with your instructors to see which one they prefer. Additional information regarding when to cite sources can be found under "Research Tools" > "Understanding Plagiarism."

The examples listed below were created by VVC librarians based on the 5th ed. of the APA Manual and are not official. If questions arise, please refer to copies of the APA Manual located in the reference stacks (BF 76.7 P83 2001).

PRINT SOURCES

A book by one authors:

Skolnick, A. (1997). Paintings of California. Berkeley, CA: University of California.

A book by two authors:

Bergeron, J. D., & Bizjak, G. (1996). First responder (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs,

NJ: Brady Prentice-Hall.

A book by an organization or corporate author:

American Medical Association. (1989). American Medical Association

encyclopedia of medicine. New York: Random House.

Article in a reference book:

Rogerson, S. (1998). Computer and information ethics. In Ruth Chadwick (Ed.),

Encyclopedia of applied ethics (Vol. 1, pp. 563-570). San Diego, CA:

Academic Press.

Book with an editor:

Arrington, R. L. (Ed.). (1999). A companion to the philosophers. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Work in an anthology:

Chopin, K. (1985). The awakening. In S. Gilbert & S. Gubar (Eds.), Norton

anthology of literature by women (pp. 991-1102). New York: Norton & Co.

Article from a magazine:

White, J. E. (1999, November 1). Racism in advertising? Time, 154, 90.

Article from a scholarly journal (volume with continuous pagination):

South, S. J., & Crowder, K. D. (1998). Avenues and barriers to residential

mobility among single mothers. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60,

866-877.

Article from the "Taking Sides" series:

Gately, D., & Schwebel, A. I. (1998). Favorable outcomes in children

after parental divorce. In D. S. DelCampo & R. L. DelCampo (Eds.),

Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in childhood and

society (pp. 139-150). Guilesford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.

Article from the "Gale Literary" series:

McCracken, E. (1989). Sandra Cisnero's The house on Mango Street:

Community oriented introspection and the demystification of patriarchal

violence. In J. W. Hunter & T. J. White (Eds.), Contemporary literary

criticism (Vol. 188, pp. 170-175). Detroit, MI: The Gale Group.

Newspaper article:

Johnson, C. (2000, April 26). County to sue over corruption. Daily Press,

pp. A1, A6.
 

ONLINE SOURCES

Magazine article from Infotrac:

Wright, K. (1999, July). Pupfish in peril. Discover, 20, 42. Retrieved April 29,

2000, from Infotrac Expanded Academic ASAP database.

Journal article from Infotrac:

Stolzenberg, L., & D'Alessio, S. (1997). Three strikes and you're out: The

impact of California's new mandatory sentencing law on serious crime

rates. Crime and Delinquency, 43, 457-470. Retrieved March 22, 2000,

from Infotrac Expanded Academic ASAP database.

Newspaper article from NewsBank and LexisNexis:

Dobbs, M., & Blustein, P. (1999, September 12). Lost illusions about

Russia: U.S. backers of ill-fated reforms now portrayed as naïve.

The Washington Post, p. A1. Retrieved May 3, 2000, from Newsbank

NewsFile database.

Colburn, D. (2000, March 10). Doctor-assisted suicide cases flat in 2005.

The Oregonian, p. D1. Retrieved September 7, 2006, from LexisNexis Academic

database.

Article from CQ Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints:

Masci, D. (2000, February 18). Legacy of the Vietnam War. CQ Researcher, 10, 113-136.

Retrieved March 23, 2000, from CQ Researcher database.

Grigg, W. (2005). The forced drugging of students diagnosed with ADHD is a serious

problem. In W. Dudley (Ed.), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders. Retrieved

September 7, 2006, from Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database.

Article from an online encyclopedia:

Strawson, G. (2004). Free will. In E. Craig (Ed.), Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy.

London: Routledge. Retrieved July 26, 2006, from Routledge Encyclopedia of

Philosophy database.

Internet source:

Katz, L. (1995). How can we strengthen children's self-esteem? Retrieved July 26,

2006, from http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/Strenghten_Children_

Self.html

Internet source (no date on source):

McLeod, K. (nd.). Deaf culture explained: A primer. Retrieved July 26, 2006, from

http://www.deafprofessional.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=

view&id+211&Itemid=40

Internet source - Sponsored by a university:

Tomlin, R. (2004, July 9). Stem cell research plays small role in Alzheimer's research.

Retrieved July 26, 2006, from the Baylor College of Medicine Web site:

http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=9
 

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