Quick Look APA Citation Guide

 This guide is meant to be a quick reference of the APA citation style for students preparing a bibliography . More information on the APA style can be found in the following source:  American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5^th ed.). Washington D.C.: Author. (Available at the Library Reference Desk)

Please Note: Some instructors may require titles be underlined rather than italicized.  Due to space concerns this handout is single-spaced. The APA handbook recommends that a Bibliography be double-spaced.  Remember to check with your instructor if there are any questions regarding variations in format.

Print Materials
 

Book                                                  Authors Last Name, Initial(s).  (Date of Publication). Title. Place of
                                             Publication: Publisher.

Single Author Example:                    Hawkings, S. W. (1988). A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. New York: Bantam Books.

Multiple Author Examples:              Spradley, T. S., & Spradley, J.P. (1987). Deaf like me. Washington D.C:
                                                            Gallaudet University .

No Author Example:                         The World Almanac Atlas of the World. (1990). New York: World
                                                            Almanac.

Editor Example:                                Smith, N. (Ed.). (2002). Changing U.S. Demographics. United States:
                                                            H.W. Wilson.

Encyclopedia  Article                    Article Author. (Date of Publication). Article Title. In  Reference Book Title.

                                                                           (Volume number, page numbers). Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example:                                            Electron. (2002). In The NewEncyclopaedia Britannica. (Vol. 4, p.435). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.

Journal Article

 Weekly/Monthly                             Article Author. (Year). Article Title. Magazine Title,Volume, Page Numbers.

Example:                                            Stuart, G. E. (2002, April). Yucatan’s Mysterious Hill Cities. National Geographic, 201, 54-69.

Academic  Journal                          Article Author. (Year). Article Title.  Journal Title, Volume Number  (issue number), Page Numbers.

Example:                                            Anderson, M., et al (2001). School Associated Violent Deaths in the United

                                                                           States, 1994-1999. JAMA, 286. (21). 2695-2702.

Newspaper Article                         Article Author. (Date of Publication)  Article Title. Newspaper Title,                                                Page numbers.

Example:                                            Anderson, B. (2002, May 7)  A Struggle to Breathe: Asthma in California. The Fresno Bee, pp A1, A10.

Electronic Materials

Electronic Journal Article           Article Author. (Year) Article Title. Journal Title, volume

                                                                           number. (issue number) page numbers.

Retrieved Date from Source (database or website).

ProQuest Example                            Walling, A. D. (2002) Does Air Pollution affect childhood asthma?.

                                                                           American Family Physician, 65(8) 1685.  Retrieved May

                                                                           10, 2002 from ProQuest database.

Gale Example                                   McCann, D. (1995) Dr. Seuss: An Overview. Twentieth

Century Children's Writers. Retrieved May 10, 2002 from Gale Literature Resource Center database.

CQ Researcher Example                  Hansen, B. (2002) Cyber Crime: should penalties be tougher?. CQ       

                                                                           Researcher,  12(14) 73 paragraphs Retrieved May 10, 2002

                                                                           from CQ Researcher database.

Online Book                                     Author (Date). Book Title. Retrieved date from source and/or site address.

Example:                                            Austin, J. Pride and Prejudice.  Retrieved May 10,2002 from Project

Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation http://www.agoodread.com/Pride.

Online Newspaper                          Article Author (Date)  Article Tile. Newspaper Title. Retrieved May 10, 2002      from site address

Example:                                            Ellis, J. (2002, March 18). Radanovich, national park official discuss Yosemite

                                                                           Plan. The Fresno Bee.  Retrieved  May 10, 2002. from

                                                                            http://www.fresnobee.com/parks/story/1485093p-

                                                                           1561792c.html

E-mail                                               E-mail is not sited in bibliography only in the text            

Web site                                            Site Author of given. (Date) Site Title.  Retrieved Date from site address

Example :                                           Library of Congress. American Memory from the Library of Congress. Retrieved

                                                                           May 10, 2002 from www.memory.loc.gov