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APA
REFERENCE LIST MODELS
Book:
Author’s last name, initials. (year).
Title
of work. Location:
Publisher.
Example:
Schwartz, B. (2004).
The
paradox of choice: Why more is less.
New York: Ecco.
If two
or more authors:
Author’s last name, initials, & 2nd
author’s last
name, initials…
Example:
Beck, C. A. J., & Sales, B.
D. (2001).
Family
mediation: Facts, myths, and future prospects.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Note:
Give last names and
initials for only up to and including six authors. When seven or more authors,
abbreviate seventh and subsequent authors as et al.
Editor:
Editor’s last name,
initials. (Ed.). (year).
Title
of book. Publisher
location: Publisher.
Example:
Cushman, C. (Ed.). (1993).
The Supreme Court justices: Illustrated biographies, 1789-1993.
Washington, D.C.:
Congressional Quarterly.
More
than one editor:
Editor’s last name. Editor’s initials & 2nd
Editor’s last name. Editor’s initials. (Eds.)…
No
author or editor:
Title
of book. (edition).
(year). Publisher location: Publisher.
Example:
Scholarship almanac.
(7th ed.). (2003).
Lawrenceville, NJ: Thomson Peterson’s.
Book Chapter:
Author’s last name,
initials. (year). Title of chapter. In Editor’s initials. Editor’s last name.
(Ed.),
Title
of book (pp. pages).
Location: Publisher.
Example:
O’Neil, J.M., & Egan, J. (1992).
Men’s and women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and
transformation. In B.R. Wainrib (Ed.),
Gender
issues across the life cycle
(pp. 107-123). New York: Springer.
More than one
editor:
Editor’s last name. Editor’s initials & 2nd
Editor’s last name. Editor’s initials. (Eds.)…
Encyclopedia Article:
Author’s last name, initials.
(year). Encyclopedia entry. In
Encyclopedia
title (Vol. , pp.)
Publisher location: publisher.
Example:
Estes, E.A. (1997). Vegetable
industry. In
Encyclopedia of rural America: The land and people
(Vol. 2, pp. 747-751). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Journal Article:
Author’s last name, initials.
(year). Title of article.
Title of Periodical.
Volume number,
page(s).
Example:
Cournoyer, D.E., & Malcolm, B.P.
(2004). Evaluating claims for universals: A method analysis approach.
Cross-Cultural Research, 38,
319-342.
Magazine Article:
Author’s last name, initials.
(year, month date). Title of article.
Title of
magazine,
volume
number, pages.
Example:
Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R.
(2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down scientific barriers to the
study of brain and mind.
Science,
290,
1113-1120.
Newspaper article:
Author last name, initial.
(year, month date). Title of article.
Newspaper
title, p. page
number.
Rafer, G. (2005, September 25).
Fast forward, where are all the rock stars?
Newsday,
p. C13.
If an article appears on discontinuous pages, give all page
numbers, and separate the page numbers with a comma (e.g., pp. B1, B3, B5-B7).
No author:
Title of article. (year, month date).
Newspaper
title, p. page
number.
Example:
Stones rock 1.5 million in Rio
days before carnival. (2006, February 19).
The New York
Times, p. A10.
Journal Article from an Internet Database:
Author’s last name, initials.
(year). Title of article.
Title of
Periodical,
volume number
(issue number-if any), pages. Retrieved month day, year, from source.
Example:
Nock, S.L. (2005). Marriage as a
public issue.
The Future
of Children,
15(2),
13. Retrieved June 19, 2006 from InfoTrac OneFile database.
Document available on university program or department Web Site:
Author’s last name, initials.
(year).
Title of document.
Retrieved month date, year, from Institution Web site: URL.
Example:
Chou, L., McClintock, R.,
Moretti, F., & Nix, D.H. (1993).
Technology
and education: New wine in new bottles: Choosing pasts and imagining educational
futures. Retrieved
August 24, 2000, from Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies
Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwine.html.
Document on the Internet with no date created by a private
organization:
Greater New Milford (Ct) Area
Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.).
Who
has time for a family meal? You do!
Retrieved October 5, 2000, from
http://www.familymealtime.org
Professional Web Site:
American Psychological
Association (2003, month date if available). Electronic References formats
recommended by the American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 26, 2006,
from the World Wide Web: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.htm
Motion Picture:
Scorsese, M. (Producer), &
Lonergan, K. (Writer/Director). (2000).
You can
count on me
[Motion Picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.
Guidelines for Reference List:
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The Reference List is
located at the end of the paper.
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References cited in text
must appear in the Reference List.
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If you are citing an entire
website and not a specific part of the site, reference the web site in the
text (no need to include in the bibliography).
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References are to be listed
in alphabetical order by author’s last name, if no author available use the
first word of the title.
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Each entry usually contains:
author, year of publication, title, and publishing data.
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Use n.d. (no date) when a
publication date is not available.
For further information please consult the
Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association
available in the reference area of the library.
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