APA-Format Mini-Guide

Journal Article

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Tile of article. Title of Periodical, volume
number(issue number), pages. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy

Keller, T. E., Cusick, G. R., & Courtney, M. E. (2007). Approaching the transition to adulthood: Distinctive
profiles of adolescents aging out of the child welfare system. Social Services Review, 81, 453-484.

Book Chapter

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.),
Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for healing,
transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123).
New York, NY: Springer.

Booth-LaForce, C., & Kerns, K. A. (2009). Child-parent attachment relationships, peer relationships, and
peer-group functioning. In K. H. Rubin, W. M. Bukowski, & B. Laursen (Eds.), Handbook of peer
interactions, relationships, and groups (pp. 490-507). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher

Alexie, S. (1992). The business of fancydancing: Stories and poems. Brooklyn, NY: Hang Loose Press.

Edited Book

Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY:
Russell Sage Foundation.

Note: When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use "pp." before the
numbers: (pp. 1-21). This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical
references, except for newspapers.

Newspaper Article in print

Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.
Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The
New York Times, p. D5.

Notes: When creating you newspaper citation, keep in mind:

 Precede page numbers for newspaper articles with p. (for a single page) or pp. (for multiple pages).
 If an article appears on discontinuous pages, give all page numbers, and separate the numbers with a
comma (e.g., pp. B1, B3, B5-B7).

Newspaper Article online

Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from
newspaper homepage URL

Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The
New York Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
Notes: When citing a newspaper in APA, keep in mind:
 APA does NOT require you to include the date of access for electronic sources. If you discovered a
newspaper article via an online database, that information is NOT required for the citation either.
 Multiple lines: If the URL runs onto a second line, only break URL before punctuation (except for
http://).

Literary Work (novels)

Author, A. (Year of Publication). Title of the literary work. Location: Publisher

Austen, J. (2003). Pride and prejudice. New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Classics.