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The
Publication
Manual of the
American
Psychological
Association
(5th ed.)
provides
extensive
explanations and
examples in
chapter 4.
Please consult
the style manual
if your
particular case
is not
represented in
the following
examples.
Books
Author’s or
Editor’s Name.
(Date of
publication year
only). Title
of the book.
Place of
Publication:
Publisher.
examples:
Morrison,
T. (1977).
Song of Solomon.
New York: Knopf.
The Oxford
dictionary of
quotations
(3rd ed.).
(1980). Oxford:
Oxford
University
Press.
Walton, J.,
Beeson, P. B., &
Scott, R. B.
(Eds.). (1986).
The Oxford
companion to
medicine
(Vols. 1-2).
Oxford: Oxford
University
Press.
Article
or Chapter in a
Book
Author’s Name.
(Date of
publication year
only). Title of
article or
chapter. In
Editor’s Name if
applicable,
Title of the
book (pp.
Pages). Place of
Publication:
Publisher.
example:
Fisher, V., &
Holmes, O. L.
(1979). Fact or
fiction: The
blend of history
and legend. In
J. K. Folsom
(Ed.), The
western: A
collection of
critical essays
(pp. 93-110).
Englewood
Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
Journal
Article
Author’s Name.
(Date of
publication year
only unless no
volume number is
given). Title of
article.
Title of
Journal, Volume(Issue
if applicable),
Pages.
examples:
MacPhail, E.
(2002).
Montaigne and
the praise of
Sparta.
Rhetorica, 20,
193-212.
Snyder, L. E., &
Scherer, N.
(2004). The
development of
symbolic play
and language in
toddlers with
cleft palate.
American
Journal of
Speech-Language
Pathology, 13(1),
66-80.
Magazine
Article
Author’s Name.
(Date shown on
publication with
exact date).
Title of
article.
Title of
Magazine, Volume
if applicable,
Pages.
example:
Hindo, B., &
Sager, I. (2004,
June 21). Cereal
to go?
Business Week,
14.
Newspaper
Article
Author’s Name.
(Date shown on
publication with
exact date).
Title of
article.
Title of
Newspaper,
p. Pages.
example:
Carey, E. (2004,
June 7)
Cholesterol
reducers may
also fight
cancer.
Toronto Star,
p. A12.
Electronic
Database Journal
Article
Author’s Name.
(Date of
publication year
only unless no
volume number is
given). Title of
article.
Title of
Journal, Volume(Issue
if applicable),
Pages. Retrieved
Date of Access,
from Name of
Aggregated
Database.
example:
Fuchs, B. E.,
Thomsen, C. M.,
Bias, R. G., &
Davis, D. G.,
Jr. (2006).
Behavioral
citation
analysis: Toward
collection
enhancement for
users.
College &
Research
Libraries, 67,
304-324.
Retrieved 4 Oct.
2006, from
Education Full
Text database.
Electronic
Database
Magazine Article
Author's Name.
(Date shown on
publication with
exact date).
Title of
article.
Title of
Magazine, Volume
if applicable,
Pages. Retrieved
Date of Access,
from Name of
Aggregated
Database.
example:
Scott, D. (2000,
February 1). The
life of a
college
basketball
coach.
Sport, 34.
Retrieved June
23, 2004, from
ArticleFirst
database.
Internet
Site
Author’s Name.
(Date use n.d.
if no date is
given).
Title of web
site, page, or
document.
Retrieved Date
of Access, from
URL
example:
Brooks, D.
(2005, April
30). The
Vincent Van Gogh
gallery.
Retrieved May 5,
2005, from
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
Internet
Site with an
Associated
Organization
Author's Name.
(Date use n.d.
if no date is
given).
Title of web
site, page, or
document.
Retrieved Date
of Access, from
Associated
Organization:
URL
example:
Twist, J. (2004,
June 23).
Net pioneer
predicts web
future.
Retrieved June
23, 2004, from
BBC News Web
site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3832527.stm
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