APA Citation Worksheets

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Print Sources

Book (one author)

Example: Lee, H. (1982). To kill a mockingbird. New York, NY: Warner Books.
 Belcher, W. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. University of
Chicago Press, UC: DOI

Author’s Last Name First Initial Middle Initial (Publication Book Title Place of Publication: Publisher
Date) Writing your journal article in
Belcher W - 2019 twelve weeks: A guide to University of DOI
academic publishing success  Chicago Press.

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Book (no author)
Example: The American renaissance. (2004). Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers.
 Fine, A. H.  (2015). Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Foundations and guidelines for animal-assisted
interventions. San Diego, CA: Academic Press

Book Title (Publication Date) Place of Publication: Publisher

Handbook on animal-assisted 2015 San Diego Academic Press
therapy: Foundations and
guidelines for animal-assisted
interventions 

Book (two to more than three authors) – print source

Example of two: Reilly, M. J., & Jermyn, L. (2004). Mexico (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Marshall.
Example of three: Thompsen, A., Jensen, M., & Graham, D. (2005). Coexisting under stress. Chicago, IL: New Age Press.
Example of more than seven: Adams, B., Boston, C., Cheney, D., Dixon, E., Edwards, F., Franks, G., . . . Harris, I. (1994).
Encyclopedia of great civilizations. New York, NY: Shooting Star Press.
 Johnson, N. G., Roberts, M. C., & Worell, J. (Eds.). (1999). Beyond appearance: A new
look at adolescent girls. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Author1’s Last First Middle Author2’s Last First Middle Author3’s Last First Middle Author4’s Last First Middle
Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial

Johnson N G Roberts M C Worell J -

Author5’s Last First Middle Author6’s Last First Middle (Publication Book Title Place of Publisher
Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Date) Publication:
1999  Beyond Washington, American
appearance: A new DC Psychological
look at adolescent Association.
girls.

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Book (one editor) (edition number) – print source
Example: Bevington, D. (Ed.). (2008). The complete works of Shakespeare (6th ed.). New York, NY: Longman.
 Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. Ed. Claudia Johnson. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.

Editor’s Last Name First Middle (Publication Book Title Edition Place of Publisher
Initial Initial Date) number Publication:
(Ed.) (if any)

Austen J - 2001 Sense and Sensibility New York Norton,

2001. Print.

Book (two to more than six editors) – print source

Example of two: Schlager, N. & Weisblatt, J. (Eds.). (2006). Alternative energy (Vols. 1-3). Detroit, MI: Gale.
Example of three: Abbot, J., Brunning, G., & Doran, M. (Eds.). (2001). System dynamics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.
Example of more than seven: Edwards, T., George, W., Kuffner, A., Jones, D., Roberts, J., Johnson, F., . . . Roy, W. (Eds.). (2004).
The poetry of Edgar Allen Poe. New York, NY: Newcastle Press.
 Fiske, S. T., Gilbert, D. T., & Lindzey, G. (2010). Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol 1.). John Wiley & Sons
CRC Press.

Editor1’s Last Name First Middle Editor2’s Last First Middle Editor3’s Last First Middle Editor4’s Last First Middle
Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial

Fiske S T Lindzey G -
Editor5’s Last Name First Middle Editor6’s Last First Middle (Publication Book Title Place of Publisher
Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Date) Publication:

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 2010 Handbook of social John CRC
psychology (5th ed., Wiley & Press.
Vol 1.). Sons

Book (author and editor) – print source

Example: Gibbs, J.T. (2001). Books for children of all ages (F.W. Hudson, Ed.). New York, NY: Dover.
 Shakespeare, W. (2002). Julius Caesar (D. Daniell, Ed.). London: Arden Shakespeare.

Author Last Name First Middle (Publicatio Book Title Editor First Middle Place of Publisher
Initial Initial n Date) Last Initial Initial Publication:
Name,
Shakespear W - 2002 Julius Caesar Daniell D - London Arden
e Shakespeare

Previously published book in a collection – print source

Example: Henley, W. E. (1984). Apparition. In L. L. Harris (Ed.), Nineteenth-Century literature criticism (Vol. 5, p. 408).
Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from A book of verses, p. 41, 1889, New York, NY: Scribner)

 
Author First Middle (Publication Date of Chapter Title Editor First Middle Secondary Source Volume # Page #s
Secondary Source) Name Initial Initial (Secondary (Secondary
Name Last Initial Initial Title
Last (Ed.). Source) Source)

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Place of Publisher Original Source Title Original Original Original source Original source Original source
source source page publication date place of
Publication (Secondary publisher
volume numbers publication
(Secondary Source) Source) City, State
City, State

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Previously published journal in a collection – print source
Example: Spilka, M. (1982). Of George and Lennie and Curley’s wife: Sweet violence in Steinbeck’s Eden. In D. Smith (Ed.),
Contemporary literary criticism (Vol. 104, pp. 430-44). Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from Modern Fiction Studies,
65, 43-50)

Author Last First Middle (Publication Date Article Title Editor Name First Middle Secondary Source Title Volume # Page #s
Initial Initial of Secondary Last (Ed.). Initial Initial (Secondary (Secondary
Name
Source) Source) Source)

Place of Publisher Original Source Title Original source Original Original source Original source Original
Publication (Secondary volume and issue source page publication date place of source
(Secondary Source) Source) number, if numbers publication publisher
City, State journal City, State

Anthology or Story Collection – print source

Example: Chase, R. (1973). Old Christmas Eve. In H. L. Pick (Ed.), Grandfather tales (pp. 58-60). New York, NY: Viking.
 Lewin, K. (1999). Personal adjustment and group belongingness. In M. Gold (Ed.), A Kurt Lewin reader: The complete
social scientist (pp. 327–332). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Author Last First Middle (Publicatio Title of article or Book editor First Middle Book Title (Article Place of Publication: Publisher
Initial Initial n Date) Last Name Initial Initial or story City, State
Name story page #s)

Lewin K - 1999 Personal Gold M - A Kurt 327– Washington, American

adjustment and Lewin reader: 332 DC Psychological
group The complete Association.
belongingness social
scientist 

Encyclopedia Article – print source

Example: Gillingham, J. (2008). Norman conquest. In The world book encyclopedia (Vol. 14, pp. 455-6). Chicago, IL: World
Book.

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  Kammen, C., & Wilson, A.H. (2012). Monuments. In Encyclopedia of local history. (vol.13,pp. 363-364). Lanham, MD:
AltaMira Press.

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Encyclopedia Title (Volume (Page Place of Publication: Publisher
Number) Numbers)
Name Initial Initial Date) City, State

Kammen C - 2010 Monuments. In Encyclopaedia 13 363- Lanham MD: AltaMira

of local history Press.
364

Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article – print source

Example: Fitzpatrick, L. (2010, July 12). How we fail our female vets. Time, 176(2), 42-45.
 Tumulty, K. (2006, April). Should they stay or should they go? Time, 167(15), 3-40.

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Magazine/Scholarly Title Volume (Issue Page
Name(s) Initial Initial Date) number number) Numbers
Tumulty K - 2006, April Should they stay or Should they stay or 15 167 3-40
should they go should they go

Newspaper Article or Letter to the Editor – print source

Example: Mattick, M. (2010, July 4). Defending the all-American tart [Letter to the editor]. The Register-Guard, p. G2.
 Constantine, Z. (2010, June 15). UAE efforts on human trafficking ‘significant’: US State Department removes country
from watch list.  The National, pp. 1, 5.

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Author Last Name First Middle (Publication Article Title [Letter to the editor] Newspaper Title Pages
Initial Initial Date)
Constantine Z - 2010, June UAE efforts on human The National 1,5
15 trafficking ‘significant’: US
State Department removes
country from watch list. 

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Electronic Sources

Encyclopedia Article – online database

Example: Rogers, F. (2005). Southern flying squirrel. In Encyclopedia of animals. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com
 Price, D. (2018, March 23). Laziness does not exist. Medium. https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-
exist-3af27e312d01
Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Encyclopedia Title URL
Name (s) Initial Initial Date)
Price D - 2018 Laziness does not Medium https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-
exist does-not-exist-3af27e312d01

Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article – online database

Example Magazine: Hosenball, M. (2010, July 19). Spying a real payday. Newsweek, 156(3), 12. Retrieved from
http://www.newsweek.com/

Example Scholarly Journal: Rowena, J., & Collins, C. (2010). Can we treat our way out of HIV? AIDS Research and Human
Retroviruses. 26, 1-4. doi:10.1089/aid.209.0267
 Sand, J. K. (2009). Creation of a research community in a K-12 school research and evidence
based practice. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 4(2), 8-36. Retrieved from
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index

Author First Middle (Publication Article Title Magazine or Volume Pages DOI or URL
Last Initial Initial date) Journal (issue
Name Title number) if
available
Sand J K 2009 Creation of a Evidence 4(2) 8-36 http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.
research communit Based php/EBLIP/index
y in a K-12 school Library and
research and Information
evidence Practice
Based practice.
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Newspaper Article – online database
Example: Schwartz, J. (2010, July 20). Liability at issue in oil flow rate in Gulf. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
 El-Akkad, O. (2009). The Web at 40: How the world got wired. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved from
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/

Author First Middle (Publication Article Title Letter Complete Newspaper Pages (if URL
to the available)
Last Name Initial Initial date) Editor? Title
(ex. A1,
Y or N A4)
El-
Akkad
O
- 2009 The Web at 40
Y How the world got
wired. The Globe
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/

and Mail

Encyclopaedia Article - Internet

Example: Schloss, J. P. (2003). Symbiosis. In Encyclopedia of science and religion. Retrieved from
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200494.html
 Bowman, S., & Johnson, S. (2007). Age stratification and the elderly. In K. Christensen & D. Levinson
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of community: From the village to the virtual world. SAGE
Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.n7

Author Last First (Publication date) Article Title Encyclopedia Title URL
Name Initial if given
Bowman S
2007 Age stratification
and the elderly. In
Encyclopedia of
community: From https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.n7
K. Christensen & the village to the
D. Levinson virtual world

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Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article - Internet
Example Scholarly Journal: Hubbard, R. E., Andrew, M. K., & Rockwood, K. (2009). Effect of parental age at birth on
accumulation of deficits, frailty and survival in older adults. Age and Ageing, 38, 380-385.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp035
Example Magazine: O'Malley, C. (2000, March). It's an Internet world. Popular Science, 256(3), 47-51. Retrieved from
http://www.popsci.com/archive
 Poe, M. (2006, September). The hive. Atlantic Monthly, 298, 86-95. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Magazine/Scholarly DOI or Article URL
Name Initial Initial date) Journal Title

Poe |M - 2006, The hive Atlantic Monthly http://www.theatlantic.com

Septembe
r

Newspaper Article - Internet

Example: Prior, A. (2010, August 8). How to tame college costs: It's not just tuition. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from
http://online.wsj.com
 Luckerson, V. (2014, January). Tech’s Biggest Promises for 2014. TIME. Retrieved from
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2161683,00.html

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Complete URL of Article

Name Initial Initial date) Title Newspaper
Title
V - 2014 Tech’s TIME
Luckerson Biggest http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2161683,00.html
January Promises
for 2014

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Web Page Professional
Example: Crater Lake National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved from National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/crla/
 Department of Internal Affairs. (n.d.). History of daylight saving. Retrieved October 29, 2012, from
http://www.dia.govt.nz/Daylight-Saving-History
Author Last First Middle (Publication Web page Title Date Sponsoring Organization URL
date) Accessed (if necessary)
Name Initial Initial
Department - - History of daylight
of Internal saving October http://www.dia.govt.nz/Daylight-
Affairs 29, Saving-History
2012

Web Page Personal

Example: Donohue, J. (n.d.). John Donohue's national park photos: Crater Lake National Park. Retrieved July 27, 2010, from
http://www.jdonohue.com/parks/crater_lake/crater_lake.html
 Flesch, R. (n.d.). How to write plain English. Retrieved April 12, 2009, from
http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/writing_guide/writing/flesch.shtml

Author Last First Middle (Publication Web Page Title Date URL
Accessed
Name Initial Initial date)
Flesch R - How to April
write plain 12, http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/writing_guide/writing/flesch.shtml
English 2009

OTHER: Video/Clip
Video Example: Thomas, J., & McLaren, M. (Producers), & Linklater, R. (Director). (2006). Fast food nation [DVD].
USA: Recorded Picture Company.
Clip Example: Engle, M. (Creator), & olinlibrary (Poster). (2008). Research minutes: How to identify scholarly journal
articles [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGJ2CYfY9A
 University of Oxford. (2019, December 15). Could we run the UK on carbon-free energy? [Video file]. Retrieved
from https://youtu.be/-EoVRpy4J_U

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Title [Video or (Year of (Producer, Director, or both) Place of Production Company
DVD]
Release/Copyright) Production: Name
Could we run the UK on 2019, December - - University of
carbon-free energy?  Video 15 Oxford
file

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