How to Cite Things You Found in Credo Reference in APA Style
Remember that entries in Credo Reference are from electronic reference books, so they are cited as such.
To cite one entry or article, cite it as an article in an online reference work:
References list entry:
Andromeda. (2010). In The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide. Retrieved from
http://www.helicon.co.uk/
1st and subsequent in-text citation: (“Andromeda,” 2010)
Note: In retrieval statement, provide URL for publisher’s homepage, not Credo Reference URL.
The results list
features a list
of entries in
reference
books.
Book title
Article title
Publisher
Copyright date
Some things to keep in mind:
If the article cites authors (unlike the example above), provide the authorship information.
Credo Reference has a built-in citation tool which is incorrect. Simply copying and pasting from the Credo entry
page will result in an incorrect citation.
If you choose to continue your search in another resource using any of Credo’s integrated resources, you will then
be using a different type of resource, and your citation will need to look different.
Here are some of Credo’s integrated searching tools:
Depending on where you continue your search, you may need to cite an article from a database OR another electronic
reference work. Remember that an article from a database is cited using a DOI when available or a journal publisher’s
URL when no DOI is available.
Here are two examples of citations for articles from databases:
Scholarly Journal Article with DOI (three authors) Archbold, C.A., Hassell, K. D., & Stichman, A. (2010). Comparing promotion aspirations among female and male police
officers. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 12, 287-303. doi:10.1350/ijps.2010.12.2.175 1st in-text citation: (Archbold, Hassel, & Stichman, 2010) Subsequent: (Archbold et al., 2010)
Scholarly Journal Article without DOI [Electronic from database] (two authors) Ingram, J. D., & Triadafilopoulous, T. (2010). Rights, norms, and politics: The case of German citizenship reform. Social
Research, 77, 353-382. Retrieved from http://www.socres.org
1st and subsequent in-text citation: (Ingram & Triadafilopoulous, 2010) Note: Journal’s home page URL is cited in retrieval statement.
