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APA Citation Style for References: Quick Guide

This page provides examples of how to properly format source materials for the References section of a paper written in APA (American Psychological Association) style.

With APA style, the list of sources consulted is to be titled References - not "Works Cited" or "Bibliography".
Students are encouraged to consult the References used in compiling this page for further examples and explanation.
A bibliographic citation management web product - RefWorks is available to assist ASU students with proper citation formatting.

How To Cite: Books · Journals, Magazines and Newsletters · Newspapers · Other

Books

No Author or Editor:

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA:
Merriam-Webster.

One Author:

Stot, J. C. (1995). Native Americans in children's literature. Phoenix: Oryx Press.

Two Authors:

Druin, A., & Solomon, C. (1996). Designing multimedia environments for children.
New York: J. Wiley & Sons.

Edited Book:

Dunlap, L. L. (Ed.). (1997). An introduction to early childhood special education.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Chapter in an Edited Book:

Greenberg, S. (1998). Collaborative interfaces for the Web. In C. Forsythe & E. Grose (Eds.),
Human factors and web development (pp. 241-253). Mahweh, NJ: Erlbaum.

Electronic Book:

Christie, A. (1920). The mysterious affair at styles. Project Bartleby Archive.
Retrieved April 28, 2007, from http://www.bartleby.com/

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Journals, Magazines and Newsletters

Magazine, No Author, from a printed source:

Unsnarling the I-way traffic jams. (1998, January 12). Business Week, p. 87.

Journal Article from a Printed source:

Gallegos, B., & Rillero, P. (1996). Bibliographic database competencies for preservice
teachers. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 4(3/4), 231-246.

Journal Article from an Electronic Database:

Bray, H., & Miller, S. (1998, March). 25 Hot websites. Black Enterprise, 28(8),
61-69. Retrieved August. 23, 2005, from Periodical Abstracts Full-Text database.

Sloan, B. (1999, Summer). Perspectives for the digital library remote reference services.
Library Trends, 47(1), 117. Retrieved August 25, 2005, from Academic Search
Premier database.

McCraney, S. (1996, November 25). Doo redux. Brandweek,[2 pages]. Retrieved
August 28, 2007, from ABI/Inform Global Edition With Fulltext.

Newsletter or Journal Article from the Internet:

Williams, H. D. (1997, December). From censorship to classification. E-Law,
4(4), [No pagination]. Retrieved Aug. 25, 2005,
from http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v4n4/will441.html

Journal Articles Based on a Print Source [E-Journals]:

Riley, A., & Burke, P. (1995). Identities and self-verification in the small group
[Electronic version]. Social Psychology Quarterly, 58(2), 61-73.

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Newspapers

Newspaper Article from printed source:

Pearson, S. L. (1997, June 5). Why Johnny can't play. The Arizona Republic, p. HL1.

Newspaper Article from an Electronic Database:

Spotts, P. N. (1997, March 13). Experiments in teaching science. The Christian Science Monitor,
p.10. Retrieved on Aug. 29, 2005, from Lexis Nexis Academic Universe database.

Newspaper Article from the Internet:

Murray, B. (2002, January). Psychologists bolsters the world's fight against racism.
APA Monitor, [Newspaper, selected stories on line]. Retrieved August 25, 2007,
from http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan02/bolsters.html

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Other

Videos:

Scorsese, M. (Producer), & Lonergan, K. (Writer/Director). (2000).
You can count on me [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.

Harrison, J. (Producer), & Schmiechen, R. (Director). (1992). Changing our minds:
The story of Evelyn Hooker [Motion picture]. (Available from Changing
Our Minds, Inc., 170 West End Avenue, Suite 25R, New York, NY 10023)

Note: According to APAStyle.org [Motion picture] now describes videos and movies.

Entire Web Page:

To cite an entire web site (but not a specific document on the site), it is sufficient to give the address of the site in the text.
For example:

Kidspsych is a wonderful interactive web site for children. (http://www.kidspsych.org).

Specific Documents on a Web Site:

APAStyle.org: Electronic references. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from the American Psychological
Association web site. http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Government Document With Corporate Author:

U.S. Department of Education. (1997). Parents guide to the Internet. Washington, DC: Author.

ERIC Document:

Haury, D. L., & Rillero, P. (1994). Perspectives of hands-on science teaching.
Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.
(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED372926)

Personal Communications:

Personal Communications may be letters, memos, some electronic communications (e.g., E-mail, discussion groups, messages from electronic bulletin boards), telephone conversations, and the like. Cite personal communications in text only. Give the initials as well as the surname of the communicator, and provide as exact a date as possible:

K.W. Schaie (personal communication, April 18, 2003)

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References Used in Compiling This Web-Page

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (5th ed.). Washington DC: Author.

Online Style Guide: APAStyle.org. http://www.apastyle.org/

Note: Copies of the current Publication manual of the American Psychological Association are shelved at the Reference Desk and Circulation Desk [BF76.7 .P83 2001 call number] (catalog record)