Apa Format
Apa Format
The information you will need for the reference list at the end of your paper will differ slightly for some
sources, but the main principles apply to all sources: You should identify an author, a creator, or a producer
whenever possible; give a title; and provide the date on which the source was produced. Some sources will
require page numbers; some will require a publisher; and some will require retrieval information.
Titles
• Italicize the titles and subtitles of books,journals, and other stand-alone works. If a book title contains another
book title or an article title, do not italicize the internal title and do not put quotation marks around ft
• Use no italics or quotation marks for the titles of articles. If an article title contains another article title or a term
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usually placed in quotation marks, use quotation marks around the internal title or the term.
• For books and articles, capitalize only the fi rst word of the title and subtitle and all pro per nouns.
• For the titles of journals, magazi nes, and newspapers, capitalize all words of fo ur leccers or more (ilnd Jtl noun:.,
pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs of any length).
Publisher
• In publishers' names, omit business designations such as Inc. or Ltd. Otherwise, wr.te the publisher's name
exactly as it appears in the source.
• For on line sources, list the name of the website in the publisher position (Twitter; YouTube; U.S. Census Bureau) ..
• If the publisher is the same as the author, do not repeat the name in the publisher position.
• 'Provide locations only for works associated with a single location (such as a conference pre~entation).
• When an article appears on consecutive pages, provide the range of pages. When an article does not appear on
consecutive pages, give alt page numbers: Al, A17.
• Use "p." and "pp." before page numbers only with selections in edited books. Do not use "p." or "pp." with
journals, magazines, and newspapers.
• l. Single author
author: last year
name + initial(s) (book} title (book)
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Rosenberg, T. (2011). Join the club: How peer pressure can
publisher
• 2. Two to 20 authors
List up to 20 authors by last names followed by initials. Use an ampersand (&) before the name of the last
author. (See items 3 and 1 in 38a for in-t~xt citations.)
page(s) DOI
Sharon, G., Cruz, N. J., Kang, D.-W., Gandal, M. J., Wang, B., Kim, Y.-M., Zink, E. M., Casey, C. P., Taylor,
B. C., Lane, C. J., Bramer, L. M., lsern, N. G., Hoyt, D. W., Noecker, C., Sweredoski, M. J., Moradian,
A., Borenstein, E., Jansson, J. K., Knight, R., ... Mazmanian, S. K. (2019). Human gut microbiota
from autism spectrum disorder promot e behavioral symptoms in mice. Cell, 177(6), 1600-1618.
https://doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.cell.2019.05.004
• 4. Organization as author
author.
organization name year t itle (book)
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American Psychiatric Association. (2013). DiagnosUc and statistical
edit ion
• 5. Unknown author
Abdurraqib, H. (2017). They can't kill us until they kill us. Two Dollar Radio.
Abdurraqib, H. (2019). Go ahead in the rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press.
Conover, E. (2019a, June 8). Gold's origins tied to collapsars. Science News, 195(10), 10.
Conover, E. (2019b, June 22). Space flames may hold secrets to soot-free fire. Science News, 195(11),
5.
• 9. Editor
Use the abbreviation "E~." for one editor, "Eds." for more than one editor.
• 11.-Translator
After the title, in parentheses place the name of the translator and the abbreviation "Trans." (for "Translator").
Add the original date of publication at the end of the entry.
a. Print
b.Web
/sites/uiowa.edu.crisp/files/crisp_vol_26_2.pdf
c. Database
journal title
a. Print
year+ month
(monthly
a uthor magazine ) article t itle
a. Print
year+ month
(monthly
author magazine) article t itle
b.Web
year+ month
(monthly
author magazine) article title
magazine title
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Online article in a journal or magazine APA! f
To cite an online article in a j ournal or magazine in APA style, include the following elements:
1. Author(s)
2. Year of publication for journal; complete date for magazine
3. Title and subtitle of article
4. Name of j ournal or magazine
5. Volume and issue numbers
6. DOI if the article has one; otherwise, URL for article
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Common Core assessments. Education Next, 16(4).
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Article from a database iAPAj
To cite an article from a database in APA style, include the following elements:
1. Autho r(s)
2. Year of publication for j ournal; complete date for magazine
3. Tit le and subtitle of article
4. Name of periodical
5. Volume and issue numbers
6. Page number(s)
7. DOI (digital object identifier) , if available
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REFERENCE LIST ENTRY FOR AN ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE
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Cojanu, V. (2013). Economics, Darwinism, and the case of
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disciplinary imports. American Journal of Econom;cs
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& Sodology, 72{1), 179-198. https://doi.org/
10.1111/j.1536-7150.201~.00867 .x
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For more on citing articles from a database i n APA style, see items 12<; and .,!k.
a. Print
b. Web
Post-Gazette. http://bit.ly/2CbUZOX
• 15. Abstract
If you have only accessed the abstract of an article, place the label •~stract'' in brackets after the article title.
If you have read the entire source, cite the article as a whole.
Brey, E., & Pauker, K. (2019). Teachers' nonverbal behaviors influence children's stereotypic beliefs
[Abstract]. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 188.
https://doi .org/10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104671
Stack, R. (2019, August 1). Popular opinion is shifting us away from capital punishment [Letter to the
editor]. The Washington Post. https://wapo.st/2WISxZh
• 20. Review
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In brackets, give the type of work reviewed, the title, and the author for book or the director for a film. If the
review has nq title, use the material in brack~ts as the title.
Douthat, R. {2019, October 14). A hustle gone wrong [Review of the film Hustlers, by L. Scafaria, Dir.].
National Review, 71(18), 47.
Hall, w. (2019). (Review of the book How to change your mind: The new science ofpsychedelics, by M.
PoUan]. Addiction, 114(10), 1892-1893. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14702
Rem nick, D. (2019, July 1). Robert Caro reflects on Robert Moses, L.B.J., and his own career in
nonfiction. The New Yorker. https://bit.ly/2Lukm3X
a. Print
• 22. Article in a reference work (encyclopedia, dictionary, wiki)
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When referencing an online, undated reference work entry, include the retrieval date. When referencing a
work with archived versions, such as Wikipedia, use the date and URL of the archived version you read.
a. Print
Brue, A. W., & Wilmshurst, L. (2018). Adaptive behavior assessments. In B. B. Frey (Ed.), The SAGE -
encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation. SAGE Publications.
b. Web
lollyl2.- (2019, September 25). My husband works in IT in a major city down South. He is a permanent
employee now, but for years [Comment on the article "The Google workers who voted to
unionize in Pittsburgh are part of tech's huge contractor workforce"]. Slate.
https://fyre.it/0RT8Hmel.4
Wood, M. (2019, January 3- 6). The effects of an adult development course on students' perceptions of
aging [Poster presentation]. National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL,
United States.
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a. Print
author(s):
last name
+ initial{s) year book title
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publisher
Give the URL for the page where you accessed the book.
com/books?id-YbtNDwAAQBAJ
c. E-book
Include the DOI or, if a DOI is not available, the URL for the page from which you downloaded the book.
Coates, T.-N. (2017) . We were eight years in power: An American tragedy. One World.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT7 340 D/
d. Database
If the book has a DOI, include it. If not, do not list a URL or database name.
Kilby, P. (2019). The green revolution: Narratives ofpolitics, technology and gender. Routledge.
http://doi.org/dfgt
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To cite a print book in APA style, include t he following elements:
1. Author(s)
2. Year of p ublication
3. Title and subtitle
4. Publisher
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Smith, P. D. (2012). City: A guidebook for the urban age.
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Bloomsbury Publishing.
For more on citing books in APA style, see items 25- 31.
a. Entire anthology
title of
editor(s) year anthology
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Lindert, J., & Marsoobian, A. T. (Eds.). (2018). Multidisciplinary
publisher
b. Selection in an anthology
author of
selection year t itle of selection
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Pettigrew, D. (2018). The suppression of cultural memory and
a. All volumes
Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (Eds.). (2018). The SAGE handbook ofp ersonality and individual
differences (Vols. 1- ll ll. SAGE Publications.
• 28. Multivolume work
a. All volumes
Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (Eds.). (2018). The SAGE handbook ofpersonality and individual
differences (Vols. 1-111). SAGE Publications.
Carminati, G. G., & Mendez, A. (2012) . £tapes de vie, etapes de soins [Stages of life, stages of care].
Medecine & Hygiene.
• 32. Dissertation
If you accessed a dissertation from a specialized database, include the database title at the end of the
reference, as in the example on the next page.
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• 32. Dissertation
If you accessed a dissertation from a specialized database, include the database title at the end of the
reference, as in the example on the next page.
Berchick, E. R., Barnett, J . C., & Upton, R. D: (2019, September 10). Health insurance coverage in the
United States: 2018 (Report No. PG0-267). U.S. Census Bureau.
https://www.census.gov/lib rary/publications/2019/dem o/p60-267.html
National Park Service. (2019, April 11). Travel where women made history: Ordinary and extraordinary
places ofAmerican women. U.S. Department of the Interior.
https://www.nps.gov/subje cts/travelwomenshistory/in dex.htm
The Holy Bible 1611 edition King James version. {2006). Hendrickson Publishers. (Original work
published 1611)
Homer. (2018) .. The odyssey (E. Wilson, Trans.). w,_. W. Norton & Company. (Original work published ca.
675-725 B.C. E. )
• Unknown author. If known, list t he name of th e organization as the author. If not, list the title of t he article (or
the name of t he web page if there is no title) fi rst. Then list the date of publication, if known. Finally, include the
source URL. (See also jtem sin section 38a.)
• Unknown publication date. After the author's name - or after the title, i f t he au thor is unknown - write
"(n.d.)."
• No t itle. List the name of the web page or t he heading under which the information appears. Otherwise,
include a description of the work in brackets in place of a title: [Map of Europe showing population in 1950].
• 39. Page from a website
If the names of the author and the website are not the same, include the website's name after the page title.
National Institute of Mental Health. (2016, March). Seasonal affective disorder. National Institutes gf
Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/seasonal-affective-disorder/index.shtml
6o Citation at a glance
Page from a website !APA! l I
To cite a page from a website in APA style, include the following elements:
1. Author{s)
2. Date of publication or most recent update (" n.<i" if there is no date)
3. Title of web page
4. Name of website (if not named as author)
5. URL of web page
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health statistics annual summary. http://www
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For more on citing sources from websites in APA styler see items 39 and 40.
Tahseen, M., Ahmed, S., & Ahmed, S. (2018). Bullying of Muslim youth: A review ofresearch and
recommendations. The Family and Youth Institute. http://www.thefyi.org/wp-
content/uploads/2018/10/FYI-Bullying-Report.pdf
Fister, B. (2019, February 14). Information literacy's third wave. Library Babel Fish.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/information-literacy%E2%80%99s-
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third-wave