Info skills

APA referencing

Examples of APA referencing

The list below provides you with some examples of APA referencing for different information sources.
One author
Ashworth, P. D. (2000). Psychology and human nature. London: Taylor and Francis.

Two authors
Brewer, M. B., & Hewstone, M. (2003). Applied social psychology. Oxford: Blackwell.

Edited book with one editor

Over, D. E. (Ed.). (2003). Evolution and the psychology of thinking: The Debate. Hove: Psychology
Press.
Edited book with two or more authors
Brewer, M. B., & Hewstone, M. (Eds.). (2003). Applied social psychology. Oxford: Blackwell.
Edition other than the first
Hill, C. E. (2009). Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight and action. (3rd ed.). Washington:
American Psychological Association.

Electronic books (e-Books)

Buss, D. M. (2005). The handbook of evolutionary psychology. [Dawsonera Version]. Retrieved from
http://dawsonera.com

Chapter in an edited book

Richer, P. (1992). An introduction to deconstructionist psychology. In Steinart Kvale (Ed.),
Psychology and postmodernism (pp. 110-118). London: SAGE.

Print journal (one author)

Chiesa, M. (2010). Research and psychoanalysis: Still time to build the great Divide. Psychoanalytic
Psychology, 27, 99-114.
Print journals (two authors)
Trimboli, F., & Keenan, C. W. (2010). Supervising student therapists: Suggestions for the transfer of
long-term psychotherapy patients. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 27, 319-329.

Print journal (more than seven authors)

Jensen, J. E., Daniels, M., Haws, C., Bolo, N. R., Lyoo, I. K., Yoon, S., Renshaw, P. F. (2008). TAU
decreases depressive symptoms and Increases brain pH in bipolar patients. Experimental
and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16, 199-206.
Electronic journal with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Cope, T. A. (2010). The inherently integrative approach of positive psychotherapy. Journal of
Psychotherapy Integration, 20, 203-250. doi: 10.1037/a0019769.
Organisation or personal internet site
The British Psychological Society. (2010). Professional development. Retrieved from
http://www.bps.org.uk/professional-development/professional-development_home.cfm