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Below are a few examples of the more common citations in the APA Style. For a complete listing of examples, see the latest Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association in the library's Reference collection at call number REF BF 76.7 .P83.
BOOKS
Single Author:
Opie, J. (2000). Abnormal psychology: an introduction. Lincoln:
University of Nebraska Press.
Multiple Authors:
Caithness, E. & Stanshall, V. (2005). The sociology of divorce. New
York: Harper and Row.
Editor:
Belongea, E. (Ed.). (2003). Current research in the psychology of
gender. Nashville, TN: Academic Press.
Corporate Author:
National Institute of Medicine. (2006). Bibliography of resources in
family mental health. Washington, DC: National Institute of
Medicine.
Chapter/Article in a Book:
MacGregor, G. (2001). Gender and family issues in contemporary
Ecuadorian society. In A. Kampman (Ed.), Family and society
research (pp. 116-139). New York, Springer.
Encyclopedia or Dictionary:
Rickert, D. (Ed.). (1998). The Oxford dictionary of anthropology
(4th ed., Vols. 1-3). London: Oxford University Press.
Entry in an Encyclopedia:
Amos, S. E. (2004). Schizophrenia. In Encyclopedia Americana
(Vol 21, pp. 493-495). Chicago: Random House.
PERIODICAL ARTICLES
Magazine:
Kandel, E. R. & Harper, L. (2002, May 26). Neuroscience:
breaking down barriers to the study of the brain. Science,
290, 1065-1070.
Scholarly Journal (Continuous Pagination):
Zarria, R.E. (2007). Economic factors impacting self-esteem in
late adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Psychology, 54,
622-630.
Scholarly Journal (Non-Continuous Pagination):
Head, G. (1999). Barriers to teamwork in an organizational
setting. Business Psychology, 27(5), 17-20.
Newspaper:
Keene, D. G. (2006, October 11). Obesity affects economic,
social status. The Chicago Tribune, pp. A1, A13.
AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA
Videocassette/DVD:
Gray, A. (Producer). (2004). Inorganic mental disorders [Motion
picture]. (Available from American Health Media, Inc., 177
Blaine Ave., Detroit, MI 44445).
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Articles Database:
Danillo, R. (2002). The role of early supervisory experience in
supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 44,
309-316. Retrieved April 10, 2005, from EBSCO Academic
Search Premier database.
Magazine Article at Online Site:
Sveum, W. (1997). The impact of familial expectations on
academic performance [Electronic version]. Journal of
School Psychology, 4, 56-68.
Web site:
Louisiana State University, Department of Psychology. (n.d.)
Best practices for dealing with adolescent aggression:
an annotated checklist. Retrieved December 14, 2006 from
http://www.lsu.edu/psychology/agglist.html
Additional Resources:
APA Citation Style from Long Island University
Color-coded examples of how to document your sources (i.e. books, journal articles, newspaper articles, etc.) in your works cited page.
APA Documentation from St. Cloud State University's Project LEO
Provides samples in MLA style for in-text citations and for citations on the works cited page. |