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APA Books--7th Edition

Source References In-Text

Book, one author

Churchill, W. (1949). Their finest hour. Houghton Mifflin.

(Churchill, 1949)

Book, two to five authors

Herrnstein, R., & Murray, C. (1994). The bell curve: intelligence and class structure in American life. New York, NY: Free Press.

(Herrnstein & Murray, 1994)

Book, six or more authors

Iverson, C., Christiansen, S., Flanagin, A., Fontanarosa, P. B., Glass, R. M., Gregoline, B., et al. (2007). AMA manual of style: a guide for authors and editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

(Iverson, et al., 2007)

Book, editor(s)

Piotrowski, N. (Ed.). (2010). Salem health: psychology & mental health. Salem Press.

(Piotrowski, 27)

Book, corporate author

National Geographic. (2002). Field guide to the birds of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

(National Geographic, 2002)

Book, anonymous author/no author given

Primary colors: a novel of politics. (1996). New York, NY: Random House.

(Primary colors, 1996)

 

APA Articles (Magazine, Journal, Newspaper)--7th Edition

Source References In-Text

Article in Magazine (print)

Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., & Price, M. (2008, May). Enhancing worker well-being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26-29.

(Chamberlin et al., 2008)

Article in Magazine (online)

Clay, R. (2008, June). Science vs. ideology: Psychologists fight back about the misuse of research. Monitor on Psychology, 39(6). http://www.apa.org/monitor

(Clay, 2008)

Article in Newspaper (print)

Section 7.01

Bompey, N. (2011, March 30). Hospital saves Health Adventure. The Asheville Citizen-Times, pp.A1, A7.

(Bompey, A1)

Article in Newspaper

(online)

Section 7.01

Wingfield, N., & Guth, R. A. (2011, March 30). Microsoft co-founder hits out at Gates. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com.

(Wingfield and Guth)

Article in Journal

(without DOI)

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Section 7.01

Light, M. A., & Light, I. H. (2008). The geographic expansion of Mexican immigration in the United States and its implications for local law enforcement. Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal, 8(1), 71-82.

(Light and Light, 75)

Article in Journal

(with DOI)

Section 7.01

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Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

(Herbst-Damm and Kulik, 228)

 

APA Encyclopedias--7th Edition

Source References In-Text

Encyclopedia, author/editor (print)

Section 7.02

Seiber, R. (2002). Visual arts of black Africa. Encyclopedia Americana. (11th ed., Vol. 1, pp. 284-288). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

 

(Seiber 286)

Encyclopedia, author/editor (online)

Section 7.02

Hooker, R. (2004). Early Japanese visual arts. In Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved from  http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9399848

(Hooker)

Encyclopedia, no author/editor (print)

Section 7.02

Minorca. (2005). Encyclopedia Britannica. (15th ed., vol. 8, pp.169). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.

(Minorca)

Encyclopedia, no author/editor (online)

Section 7.02

Heuristic. (1980). In Merriam-Webster's online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic

(Heuristic)

 

APA Websites, E-Books, and Audio-Visual Materials--7th Edition

Source References In-Text

Website, no author (entire site)

Interactive: how stress affects our bodies (2011). Retrieved March 30, 2011, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15843196/

(How stress affects)
Website, pages within

Hogan, L. (2009, August 24). Ancient skeletons could help solve mystery of rare disease.  Retrieved http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ancient-skeletons-could-help--solve-mystery-of-rare-disease-1867610.html

(Hogan)

DVD, Video, or Film Recording

Section 7.07

American Psychological Association. (Producer). (2000). Responding therapeutically to patient expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. Available from http://www.apa.org/videos

(American Psychological Association)

E-Books

Section 7.02

Koltsova, V., Oleinik, Y., Gilgen, A., & Gilgen, C. (1996). Post-Soviet perspectives on Russian psychology.  Retrieved from http://ebooks.abc-clio.com

(Koltsova, Oleinik, Gilgen, and Gilgen, 145)

 

APA Citation Style Formatting Tips

  • Use Hanging Indent citations [in Word, highlight text, right click, select Paragraph, and choose “Hanging” under Indentation: ]
  • Footnotes are used to supplement content or the acknowledge status of copyright permissions only.  If citing/quoting a source, use the In-Text format.
  • List your references beginning on a new page, not following the conclusion paragraph(s).
  •  Center the word References at the beginning of the References page.
  • List references alphabetical by author/editor last name.  If no author/editor is present, alphabetize by first letter of title.
  • Double space citations [in Word, highlight text, right click, select Paragraph, and choose “Double” under Spacing: ]
  • Double space between each reference listed.