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APA Citation Style Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition

Book Author(s). (Date). Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Examples:

Hubley, J. (1982). A family in Jamaica. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications

Company.

Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (1993). Star trek chronology: The history

of the future. New York: Pocket.

Rose, M. (1997). The Human Body. New York: Barnes & Noble.

Widdows, R. (1988). Mexico. Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Press.


Website Author(s). (Date). Title of Article. Retrieved full date, from Publisher and

web site.

Examples: Arkansas Department of Education. (2007). Rules governing standards for

accreditation of Arkansas public schools and school districts.

Retrieved July 1, 2008, from http://www.arkansased.org/rules/pdf/

current/ade_282_standards_1107_current.pdf

Springdale Public Schools. (2008). District Profile. Retrieved November 15,

2008 from http://www.springdaleschools.org/AboutUs/DistrictProfile.

Author: Sometimes the person or group responsible for the web page is hard to determine, but it’s important that you figure it out. Check the top and bottom of the web page. Then check the top and bottom of the home page. Then look for a link like “About.” A library staff person would be happy to help you discover who the author is.

Date last updated: Check the beginning and end of the web page for this date. If no date is listed, write “(n.d.)” for “no date.”

URL: IMPORTANT: You don’t need to cite each page you use from the same web site - just cite the main page that all of your web pages have in common.


Encyclopedia Article Author(s). (Date). Title of Article. In Title of Book (Volume, page number(s)).

Place of publication: Publisher.

Examples:

Balgooyen, T. (2004). Vultures. In World Book (Vol.20, pp. 453-454).

Chicago: World Book, Inc.

Henry, J. (1985). Robert Fulton. In The New Book of Knowledge (Vol. 6, p.

491). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Sturgeon, T. (1995). Science fiction. In The encyclopedia Americana

(Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.


Newspaper Article Author(s). (Date, Day). Title of Article. Title of Periodical. Page(s).

Examples: Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). Trekking through college: Classes

explore modern society using the world of Star trek. Los Angeles

Times, p. A3.

Mitchell, L. (2009, January 2). Couple has ‘Faith’ on New Year’s Day.

Batesville Daily Guard, online.

Yates, R. (2008, December 21). Harvill’s strength shows on th e field. Arkansas

Democrat Gazette, online.


Journal or Magazine Article Author(s). (Date). Title of Article. Title of Periodical, Volume, page(s).

Examples:

Flynn, S. (2008). Coming out of the darkness. Girl’s Life Magazine, 15(3), 72-

73, 84.

Letchworth, B. (2008). Gray Wind’s Thanksgiving. Children’s Digest, 58(6),

4-7.

Levit, J. (2008). Dressed for the weather. National Geographic Kids, 34-38.

Wilcox, R. V. (1991). Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star trek:

The next generation. Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.


Video or DVD Producer’s Last Name, First Initial (Producer), & Director’s Last Name, First

Initial (Director). (Year). Video title [Motion picture]. Country of

Origin: Name of Movie Studio.

Examples:

McCarthy, B. (Producer), & Ewing, W. (Director). (1990). A gathering of men:

With Bill Moyers and Robert Bly [Motion picture]. New York: Mystic

Fire Video.

Bregman, M., Elfand, M. (Producers), & Lumet, S. (Director). (2006). Dog day

afternoon [Motion picture]. United States: Warner Home Video.


Images Basic Format for an Electronic Image

Many images found on the Web are of this category, but you should still look for this missing information: try clicking on the image, and/or looking at the bottom of the image.

[Subject and type of work]. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from: URL (address

of web site)

Specific Example for Images

[Unititled photograph of a baby chimpanzee]. Retrieved April 12, 2006,

from: perso.wanadoo.fr/jdtr/struc/chimp3.htm

Notes 1. List references alphabetically by author. 2. Indent the second and following lines one half inch. 3. Use only the initials of the authors first and middle names (Meitzen, C. J.) 4. If no author is given, start with the title and then the date. 5. For Book titles and Article titles, capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle. 6. For periodical titles, capitalize all significant words. 7. For websites, if the date the page was created is not included, use (n.d.).

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