APA Citation Format

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Book with one author

Author's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year). Title italic. Publication
location:
Publishing company.
example:
Townsend, R. M. (1993). The medieval village economy. Princeton: Princeton
University Press.

Book with an editor APA
Editor's last name, First and Second Initial. (Ed.). (Year). Title italic. Publication
location: Publishing company.
example:
Mcrae, M. W. (Ed.). (1993). The literature of science: Perspectives on popular
science writing. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
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Journal article - one
author
APA
Author's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year). Article title. Journal title,
volume number(issue number), page numbers.
example:
Yeh, M. (1996). The "cult of poetry" in contemporary China. Journal of Asian
Studies, 55(2), 51-80.
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Journal article - 3
authors
APA
Author's last name, First and Second Initial., Authors last name, First and Second
Initial., & Authors last name, First and Second Initial. (Year). Article
title. Journal title, volume number(issue number), page numbers.
example:
White, S., Winzelberg, A., & Norlin, J. (1992). Laughter and stress. Humor, 5(3),
343-55.
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Newspaper article APA
Author's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year, Month Date). Article title.
Newspaper title, volume and/or issue number (if applicable), pp. page numbers.
example:
Taylor P. (1993, December 27). Keyboard grief: Coping with computer-caused
injuries. Globe and Mail, pp. A1, A4.
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Online article APA
Use this format if article is an exact replica of the print article. (pdf)

Author's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year). Article title [Electronic
version]. Journal title, volume(issue number), page numbers.
example:

Borsari, B., Carey, K. B. (2000) Effects of a Brief Motivational Intervention With
College Student Drinkers [Electronic version]. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 68(4), 728-733.
Use this format when format differs from print or page numbers are missing.
(Non-pdf).

Author's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year). Article title [Electronic
version]. Journal title, volume, page numbers. Date of retrieval, URL.
example:

Davis, C., Strachan, S. (2001) Elite Female Athletes With Eating Disorders: A Study
of Psychopathological Characteristics [Electronic version]. Journal of Sport &
Exercise Psychology, 23(3), 245. Retrieved March 3, 2002 from
http://search.ebscohost.com.
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Lecture APA
Lector's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year, Month). Lecture title. In
Symposium Coordinator's First and Second Initial and Last name (Coordinator's
position) (if applicable), Symposium title. Symposium conducted at the meeting
of Sponsoring Organization name, Location.
example:
Atwood, M. (1993, December). Silencing the scream. Boundaries of the Imagination
Forum. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the MLA Convention, Toronto,
Canada.
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Interview APA
According to the APA Publication Manual, because a personal, unpublished interview consists
of unrecoverable data, there is no need to cite it in the reference list. Cite personal
communications in text only.
example:
K.W. Schaie (personal communication, April 18, 1993)
Note that published interviews are cited accordingly if they appear as journal articles,
newspaper articles, television programs, radio programs, or film productions.
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Web site APA
To cite an entire web site, it is only necessary to cite the URL in the text. It is not
necessary to cite a web site in the reference list.
example:
The University of Chicago Portuguese Language Page is an excellent resource for
students (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/romance/port).
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E-mail APA
Electronic mail is considered a form of personal communication, therefore it is not
necessary to cite e-mail in the reference list. Cite e-mail in the text only.
example:
T. Danford (personal communication, March 28, 1997).
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More Information &
Examples
APA
APA Citation Guide from University of Waikato, New Zealand
Research and Documentation online: Social Sciences (Diana Hacker) - gives examples
for in-text citations and lists of references, along with a sample paper in APA style.
Includes examples for many other types of material besides those shown above.
APA Citation Guide (Ohio State University) - Includes examples for both reference
lists and in-text citations.
Citation Styles Handbook: APA (Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign) - another good source of examples.
From the APA web site:
APA Style Electronic References
APA Style FAQs
APA Style Tips
American Psychological Association (APA) Style - examples from The New Guide to
Writing Research Papers.
APA examples - University of Minnesota Style sheet.

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