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APA Citation Style


Examples using the 5th edition of the American Psychological Association or APA citation style are listed below. If you do not see the example you need listed here or if you want a more in depth discussion of APA, you should consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, available at the M.D. Anderson Library Information Desk (call number BF76.7 .P83 2001 ).

American Psychological Association's online FAQ for APA Style
http://www.apastyle.org/

The Purdue University Online Writing Lab's guide to APA http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

Westfield State College Ely Library's guide to APA
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/citation.htm#APA

APA Examples

Book

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Book title. City: Publisher.

Sturrock, P. (1999). The UFO enigma: A new review of the physical evidence. New York: Warner Books.

Electronic Book

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Book title [Electronic version]. City: Publisher.

Campbell, P. (2000). Alien encounters [Electronic version]. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook.

Encyclopedia Article

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Title of article. In Title of encyclopedia (volume number, page numbers). City: Publisher.

Michin, D. (2001). Introduction of Exotic Species. In Encyclopedia of ocean sciences (Vol. 2, pp. 877-889). New York: Academic Press.

Magazine Article

Author's last name, initials. (Year, Month day published). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page numbers.

Creswell, J. (2001). See this goop? It kills anthrax. Fortune, 144, 147-148.

Journal Article

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number), page numbers.

Pimentel, D., Lach, L., & Zuniga, R. (2000). Environmental and economic costs of nonindigenous species in the United States. BioScience, 50(1), 53-65.

Newspaper Article

Author's last name, initials. (Year, Month day published). Title of article. Newspaper title, page numbers.

Buggs, S. (2001, December 18). Texas lawmaker to introduce bill to protect employee savings. Houston Chronicle, p.A1.

Article published only on Internet

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number. Retrieved date, from URL

DeTrude, J.A. & Stanfield, V.S. (2000). Sucessful women leaders: Achieving resiliency through rituals and resources. Advancing Women in Leadership, 3. Retrieved February 4, 2002, from http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/awl.html

Article from a Database

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page numbers. Retrieved date, from Database name.

Jaroff, L. (2000). A winning combination. Time Atlantic, 156, 66-69. Retrieved December 20, 2001, from Academic Search Premier database.

Article also published in print

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Title of article [Electronic version]. Title of Journal, volume number, page numbers.

Averhoff, F., Shapiro, C., Bell, B., Hyams, I., Burd, L., Deladisma, A., et al. (2001). Control of Hepatitis A through routine vaccination of children [Electronic version]. JAMA, 286, 2968-2973.

Website

Author's last name, initials. (Year published). Title of page. Retrieved date, from URL

University of Houston System. (1999, February 5). Community Impact Report. Retrieved December 19, 2001, from http://www.uhsa.uh.edu/community/impact/education.html