Citing in American Psychological Association Style (6th ed.

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Reference Desk
(402)554-2661
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2009). Washington,
DC: American Psychological Association. (REF DESK BF76.7.P83 2009)

DISCLAIMER:
1. This sheet provides citation examples for commonly used types of sources. It is not an exhaustive list.
2. The citation examples are accurate according to our interpretation of the APA style manual. We assume
no responsibility for the information presented.
3. Your professor may have differing preferences as to style. Consult him/her if you have any questions.
4. It is best to use the full APA citation manual which gives multiple examples for each type of citation,
covers parenthetical references, and shows a sample paper.

IMPORTANT: APA requires the following information to be italicized within a citation or reference list:
titles of books, periodicals and periodical volume numbers, and microfilm publications. (4.21, p.104-06).
Preferred fonts for APA style are 12 point Times Roman. (8.03, p. 228).
Reference lists are double spaced. (p. 180).

Book
ONE AUTHOR: (p. 202)

Doe, J. D. (1999). The complete title of the book. New York: Routledge.

TWO AUTHORS:

Doe, J. D., & Brown, B. W. (1999). The complete title of the book. Detroit, MI:

Dorrance.

ANONYMOUS AUTHOR:

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2009).

Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Newspaper
WITH AUTHOR: (p. 200)

Doe, J. X. (1999, December 20). Title of article. New York Times, pp. A1, A4.

NO AUTHOR: (p. 200)

Title of article. (1999, November 1). Christian Science Monitor, p. A24.

ONLINE: (p. 200)

Doe, J. X. (1999, December 20). Title of article. New York Times, pp. A1, A4. Retrieved

from http://www.nytimes.com/
Magazine
WEEKLY: (p. 200)

Doe, J. A. (1999, May 5). The title of the magazine article. Magazine Title, 292, 70-76.

ONLINE: (p. 200).

Doe, J. A. (1999, May 5). The title of the magazine article. Magazine Title, 292, 70-76.

Retrieved from http://www.newsweek.com/id/210786

Journal
BASIC FORM; (Paginated By Volume): (p. 198)

Doe, J. H. (1999). The title of the journal article. Complete Title of Journal, 10, 249-250.

PAGINATED BY ISSUE; (i.e., Volume 8, Issue 1): (p. 199)

Doe, J. J. (1999). The title of the journal article. Complete Title of the Journal, 8(1), 40-49.

ELECTRONIC COPY of a journal article, retrieved from a database (p. 198)

With DOI number

Allen, D. & Hines, G. (2001). Title of the article. Complete Magazine Title, 14, 118-134.

doi:12.1236/5839-5678.47.6.730 Note: The DOI number is most often found

in the database record of the article.

Without DOI number (use only when DOI number is not available: (p. 199)

Bilal, D. (2005). Children's information seeking and the design of digital interfaces in the affective
paradigm. Library Trends, 54(2), 197-208. Retrieved from
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=20486702&site=ehost-live

OTHER ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Corporate Author, no date: (p. 206)

American Red Cross. (n.d.) Giving your all in disaster situations. Retrieved from

http://www.americanredcross.org/giving

Authored Report from Nongovernmental Organization

Dickard, N. & Schneider, D. (2009). The digital divide: Where we are. Retrieved from Edutopia

website: http://www.edutopia.org/digital-divide-where-we-are-today