| American
Psychological Association. (2010). Publication
manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
The
APA (American
Psychological Association)
style is most widely used for college
research papers
in the social and behavioral sciences.
There are two parts to creating a citation
in the
APA format. The first part consists of
an "In-text
citation" noting
the author's name and page number in parentheses
for each source used
in writing
your paper. The second part is a “References” list
at the end of the paper that includes
a citation for each source
used in the in-text
citations. The citations are arranged
in alphabetical order and written in a
standardized format for
both print and online sources. Additional
information regarding why and when to
cite sources can be found under "Understanding
Plagiarism." The VVC
Writing Center is also available
to assist you with questions relating
to writing papers,
essays, and more. Purdue
University Owl (Online Writing
Lab) is another excellent site for APA examples
and guidelines. See Diana Hacker's site,
A Writer's Reference, 6th Ed. for
a variety of APA Sample
Research Papers and Annotated Bibliography (Model
papers).
The
examples listed below were created by VVC
librarians and are based on the 6th ed. of the APA
Manual. These examples represent some
of the most often used resources found in
the VVC library. For further examples,
please
refer
to copies of the manual located in
the library stacks and reference collection
(BF76.7 .P83 2010).
Caution: If
your browser is set to a large text size,
the formatting on this page will not display
correctly. Note that all citations should
be double-spaced and indented five spaces
after the first line.
***Be
careful to distinguish
italicized sections
in citations.*** |
A
book by one author [APA
7.02.18]
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Pisani,
E. (2008). The wisdom of whores: Bureaucrats,
brothels, and the business of AIDS.
New
York, NY: W.W. Norton.
Book
by two authors [APA
7.02.18]
|
Winchester,
S., & Vannithone,
S. (2001). The map that changed the world:
William Smith
and
the birth of modern geology.
New York, NY: Harper Collins.
| Book
with an editor [APA
7.02] |
Koeber,
C., & MacLeod, K.G. (Eds.). (2002).
Catastrophic events and mass extinctions:
Impacts
and beyond. Boulder, CO: Geological
Society of America.
Book
by an organization
or corporate author [APA
7.02 - 7.03] |
American
Psychological Association. (2007). APA
dictionary of psychology.
Washington,
DC: Author.
Article
in a reference book [APA
7.02.25] |
DeGange,
G. A. (1997). Sensory patterns in infants
and young children: Introduction
and
infancy. In S. Greenspan, S. Wielder, & J.
Osofsky (Eds.), Handbook of
adolescent
psychiatry (Vol. 1, pp. 43-54). New
York, NY: John Wiley.
Chapter
in a book [APA
7.02.25] |
Schultz,
M. (1997). Microscopic investigation of
excavated skeletal remains: A contribution
to
paleopathology
and forensic medicine. In W. D. Haglund & M.
H. Sorg (Eds.), Forensic
taphonomy (pp. 201-222). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Magazine
article [APA
7.01.7] |
Goldstein,
J. (2009, October). The new rules for looking
younger. Health, 23(8), 40-42.
Scholarly
journal article (volume
with continuous pagination) [APA
7.01.3] |
Kranioti,
E. F., & Michalodimitrakis, M. (2009).
Sexual dimorphism of the humerus in
contemporary
cretans—a population-specific
study and a review of the literature.
Journal
of Forensic Sciences, 54, 996-1000.
Scholarly
journal article (each
issue in vol. starts with
page 1) [APA
7.01.3] |
Persson,
D. I., & Ostwald, S. K. (2009). Younger
residents in nursing homes. Journal of
Gerontological
Nursing, 35(10), 22-31.
Article
from the "Taking Sides" series [APA
7.02.25] |
Kuczewski,
M., & McCruden, P. J. (2008). Informed
consent: Does it take a village? The
problem
of culture and truth telling. In C. Levine
(Ed.), Taking sides: Clashing views on
bioethical
issues (12th ed., pp. 34-41). Boston,
MA: McGraw-Hill.
Newspaper
article [APA
7.01.10] |
Byrd,
R. (2008, April 6). Students take their
science lessons outside. Daily Press, pp.
A1, A6.
Magazine
article from an online database
- Academic
Search Premier [APA
7.01.08]: |
Shah,
N. (2012, May 23). Teenage birthrates. Education
Week, 31(32),
5. Retrieved from
Academic
Search Premier database.
Scholarly
journal article from an online
database (volume
with continuous pagination
and DOI)
Academic
Search Premier [APA
7.01.01] |
Fischer-Betz,
R., Specker, C., Brinks, R., & Schneider,
M. (2012). Pregnancy outcome in patients
with
antiphospholipid syndrome after cerebral
ischaemic events: an observational study.
Lupus, 21,
1183-1189. doi:10.1177/0961203312451335
Scholarly
journal article from an online
database (each
issue in volume starts with
page 1 and no DOI) Academic
Search Premier [APA
7.01.03]
|
Mohammad,
M., & Mohammad, H. (2012). Computer
integration into the early childhood
curriculum.
Education,
133(1), 97-116. Retrieved from Academic
Search Premier database.
Newspaper
article online database
- Newspaper
Source Plus and LexisNexis [APA
7.01.11] |
Olsen,
S. (2010, June 10). When to buy your
child a cell phone. New York TImes, p.
6. Retrieved
from
Newspaper Source Plus database.
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Krueger,
C. (2008, March 10). Alzheimer’s,
Down’s link sheds light. St. Petersburg
Times
(Florida),
p. 1B. Retrieved from LexisNexis Academic
database.
Article
from an online database
- CQ
Researcher [APA
7.01.01] |
Billitteri,
T. (2009, October 16). Human spaceflight:
Are missions to the moon and Mars
feasible?
CQ Researcher, 19(36), 861-884. Retrieved
from CQ Researcher database.
Electronic
Book Citation: eBook Collection
(EBSCOHost) [APA
7.02.20]
|
Black,
B., & Weisel, G.J. (2010). Global warming.
Retrieved from eBook Collection (EBSCOHost)
Book
chapter from an
online database - Opposing
Viewpoints [APA
7.02]
|
Paluzzi,
P., & Kahn, A. (2009). Abuse in
childhood impacts the sexual, reproductive,
and
parenting
behaviors of young men. In H. Williams
(Ed.), Opposing viewpoints: Child
abuse. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center database.
Article
from an online encyclopedia [APA
7.02.29] |
Guignon,
C. B. (2004). Existentialism. In E. Craig
(Ed.), Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy.
Retrieved
from Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
database.
Internet
source - Online
scholarly journal article with
DOI (Digital
Object Identifier) [APA
7.01.01] |
Johnson,
C. P., Myers, S.M., & Council on
Children with Disabilities. (2007).
Identification and
evaluation
of children with autism spectrum
disorders. Pediatrics, 120, 1183-1215.
doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2361
Internet
source - Online
magazine article [APA
7.01.08]
|
Barrett,
J. (2007, December 5). The price of
childhood obesity. Newsweek. Retrieved
from
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73892
Internet
source - Government
or corporate report [APA
7.01.31] |
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2009). Skin cancer prevention.
Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/prevention.htm
Internet
source - No
date on source [APA
7.03.34] |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(n.d.). Climate observation and monitoring.
Retrieved
from http://www.noaa.gov/climate.html
Internet
source - Sponsored
by institution or university [APA
7.03.34]
|
Riddle,
L. (2009, April 29). Biographies
of women mathematicians. Retrieved from
Agnes
College
website: http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/alpha.htm
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