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How To Cite APA Sources

The following set of tables will help you make the proper citations on your assignments that require a "Works Cited" page.  These examples cover the majority of the situations you will encounter in citing a reference work.

Books

 

One author

Nathan, A. J. (1990). China’s crises: Dilemmas of reform and prospects for democracy.  New York: Columbia University Press.

Two authors

Ross, C. S., & Dewdney, P. (1998).  Communicating professionally: A how-to-do-it manual for library applications.  New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Three authors

Marquart, J. W., Olson, S. E., & Sorensen, J. R. (1994). The rope, the chair and the needle: Capital punishment in Texas, 1923-1990.  Austin: University of Texas Press.

More than three authors

Sakakibara, S., Hidetoshi, Y., Hisakatsu, S., Kengo, S., & Shimon, F. (1998). The Japanese stock market: Pricing systems and accounting information. New York: Praeger.

No author

Webster’s ninth new collegiate dictionary. (1988). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc.

Corporate author

American Hospital Association. (1993). American Hospital Association guide to the health care field.  Chicago: Author

Editor

Williams, J. (Ed.). (1997). Money: A history. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Author and editor or translator

Esquivel, L. (1992). Like water for chocolate: A novel on monthly installments. (C. Christensen & T. Christensen, Trans.). New York: Doubleday.

Edition

Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organization behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Book in several volumes

Inge, M. T. (ed.). (1989). Handbook of American popular culture (2nd ed., Vol. 103). New York: Greenwood Press.

Essay or article in a collection

Massaro, D. (1992).  Broadening the domain of the fuzzy logical model of perception. In H. L. Pick, Jr., P. van den Broek, & D. C. Knill (eds.), Cognition: Conceptual and methodological issues (pp. 51 -84). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Bulletin or government publication

United States. Attorney general’s commission on pornography. (1986). Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography final report.  Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office.

 Encyclopedia Articles

 

CD-ROM

Encyclopedia Britannica. (1999). Management and control of companies. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica CD-ROM, Fall 1998 Release.

Signed or initialed

Hensel, J. W. (1999). Technical education. In The encyclopedia Americana (International ed., Vol. 26, pp. 354-356). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Unsigned

Methane. (1990). In The encyclopedia Americana (international ed., Vol.18, pp. 321-322). Danbury, CT:  Grolier.

 

WWW Resources

 

Internet articles based on a print source

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.

Internet article based on a print source (If format differs from print version or page numbers not indicated.

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/articles.html

Nonperiodical: Multipage document created by private organization, no date.

Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.) Who has time for a family meal?  You do!  Retrieved October 5, 2000, from http://www.familymealtime.org

Stand-alone document, no author identified, no date

GVU’s 8th WWW user survey (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/

 

Miscellaneous and Unpublished

 

Facts on File

Democratic race gets personal. (1992, March 5). Facts on File World News Digest, p. 149.

New York Times Current Events Edition

Kolatta, G. Scientists say DNA analysis is reliable in identifying suspects. New York Times. (1992, February 7). New York Times Current Events Edition, fiche 10, grid 18A.

Opposing Viewpoints (Similar to SIRS Article)

Loos, R. (1993, November). Hunting animals is morally acceptable. In A. Harnack (Ed.), (1996). Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints. (pp. 167-181). San Diego: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted form Conservationist, 1993, November, pp. 10-15)

Nonprint medium

Richter, J. (Producer), & Hausmann, J. (Director). (1985). Cezanne: The man and the mountain. [Videotape].  (Available from Home Vision, Chicago, IL).


 

Magazine, Periodicals and Journal Articles

 

Weekly or biweekly magazine (signed)

Stone, R. (1999, August 6). A long march to save Africa’s dwindling wildlands. Science, 285, 825.

Weekly or biweekly magazine (unsigned)

The decade of the spy.  (1994, March 7).  Newsweek, 123, 26-27.

Monthly or bimonthly  magazine (signed)

Frank, M. (1993, June). The wild, wild west. Architectural Digest, 50, 180-185, 193

Journal article (new paging each issue)

Grant, J. (1999, August). The price fixer: Our irrational exuberance for Alan Greenspan obscures real issues.  Money, 28 (8), 65-55.

Journal article (consecutive paging through volume)

Cole, T. B. (1998). Case management for domestic violence.  Journal of the American Medical Association, 282, 513-514.

Newspaper (signed)

Trachtenberg, J. A. What’s in a movie soundtrack? Catchy tunes and big business. (1994, April 10). Wall Street Journal (eastern edition), p. B1.

Newspaper or editorial (unsigned)

Southpaws: Today, think of those with a different side. (1999, August 13). The Detroit Free Press, p 10A.

Review

Schillinger, L. (1999, August 8). Arbor days (Review of the book Life in the treetops: Adventures of a woman in field biology). The New York Times Book Review, 104, 4.

Online Database Infotrac Web

Marino, S. (1999). The difference between managing and leading. Industry Week 248, (11), pp. 10+. Retrieved June 21, 1999 from Infotrac Web database (General Reference Center Gold) on the World Wide Web: http://infotrac.galegroup.com.

Online Database ProQuest Direct

Amatori, F. (Summer 1999). European business: New strategies, old structures. Foreign Policy, 115, 78-89.  Retrieved June 30, 1999 from ProQuest Direct on the World Wide Web: http://proquest.umi.comn/pqqdweb (UMI Pub No. 04326497).

CD-ROM

Lofgren, E. (Winter, 1999).  Workforce management is new discipline for the future. Compensation and Benefits management, 15 (1), 13-18.  Retrieved from ABI-Inform UMI Proquest, CD-ROM, 1999 (access No. 01758742).

 

 

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