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Bibliographic citation: APA StyleThe documentation style recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) is widely

used for writing in the social sciences. In APA style, whether paraphrasing or quoting an author directly,

you must credit the source. For direct quotation in the text, the information provided will vary depending

on whether your source was in print or electronic form. When citing print sources, give the author, year

and page number in parentheses. Example: (Liptz, 1979, p. 235).

In APA style, the alphabetical list of works cited is called "References." Indent the first line of each entry

one-half inch, doublespace the second line and begin it at the left margin. The reference entries below

follow the style of the 2001, 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

BOOKSBooks By One AuthorLiptz, A. (1979). Prisons as social structures. Los Angeles: Scholarly Press.

Books By Two Or More AuthorsKlein, D. F., & Wender, P. H. (1981). Mind, mood, and medicine:

A guide to the new biological psychiatry. New York: Farrar.

Article In An Edited BookGardner, W. I. (1970). Use of behavior therapy with the mentally

retarded. In F. J. Menolascino (Ed.), Psychiatric approaches to mental

retardation(pp. 250-275). New York: Basic.

ARTICLE IN A JOURNAL, MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPERArticle In a Journal With Continuous PaginationFaulstich, M. E. (1984). Effects upon social perception of the

insanity plea. Psychological Reports, 55, 183-187.


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Article In a Journal Paginated SeparatelyGraham, L. R. (1978). Concerns about science and attempts to

regulate inquiry. Daedalus, 107(2), 1-21.

Article In a Monthly MagazineKahn, R. E. (1987, October). Networks for advanced computing.

Scientific American. pp. 136-143.

Article In a NewspaperIngersoll, B. (1988, December 2). FDA asked to ban sales of

quinine over the counter. Wall Street Journal, p. A-12.

OTHER SOURCESGovernment DocumentDepartment of Energy. (1987). Energy security. (DOE/S-0057).

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Information From The World Wide WebAll references begin with the same information that would be

provided for a printed source (or as much of that information as possible).

The Web information is then placed at the end of the reference.

It is important to include the URL and date because documents on the

Web may change in content, move, or be removed from a site altogether.

Example:

Anderson, Ashley. (2002). Wandering the hills. Retrieved June 4, 2007, www.wanderingalong.com.

Electronic Copy of an Article Retrieved From an Aggregated DatabaseBorman, W.C., Hanson, M.A., Oppler, S.H., Pulakos, E.D., & White, L.A. (1993). Role of early

supervisor experience in supervisor performance Journal of Applied Psychology, 78,

443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsychARTICLES database.

Electronic Copy of an Abstract obtained from a secondary databaseFournier, M., de Ridder, D., & Bensing, J. (1999). Optimism and adaptation to multiple sclerosis:

What does optimism mean? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22, 303-326. Abstract
http://www.wanderingalong.com/http://www.wanderingalong.com/


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retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsychINFO database.

A Policy Posting

American Psychological Association. (1995, September 15).

APA public policy action alert: Legislation would affect grant recipients

[Announcement posted on the World Wide Web]. Washington, D.C.:

Author. (1996, January 25)

An ERIC DocumentMead, J.V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that novice teachers

bring with them(Report No. NCRTL-RR-92-4). East Lansing, MI: National Center for Research

on Teacher Learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED346082)

Sources:Harbrace College Handbook. (1990). New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich.

APA Publication Manual(5th edition). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Assn.

Using APA Style to Cite and Document Sources. (1998). Bedfords / St. Martins.

(1999, September 15)

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