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How to Write an APA Style Bibliography

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A bibliography provides an alphabetized list of all of the sources that were used to create an

article, and it is a necessary component of any piece of academic research or writing. By citingyour sources at the end of your paper, you are letting your readers know where they can go to

verify your research or find more information; you are also acknowledging the research and

ideas of others and protecting yourself from accusations of plagiarism. To compile and write anAPA-style bibliography for your paper or article, you should follow the steps below:

Edit Steps

1. 1

Begin a new page separate from the text for your bibliography or

reference list. A reference list is different from a bibliography. Find out

which one you need. The only difference is that a reference list includes what

you have cited within the text, and sources you have used, but nothing else.

Any other sources you have read or seen, but later discarded because they

are irrelevant, outdated, etc., should never be included in a reference list, but

can be included in the bibliography.

2. 2

Create an alphabetized list of your sources based upon the authorslast name. If the source you are using contains two or more authors, use the

last name of the author listed first on the title page. According to the 2010

APA manula, For up to 7 authors names list them all. For 8 or more, list the

first 6 followed by a comma, an ellipsis or 3 periods then the last author's

name. If a book is edited and there is no author named, type the editor's

name followed by (Ed.). If your source does not list an author, use the first

word of the title to alphabetize the work.

3. 3

For each source, list the authors last name and first initials, with a

comma separating the names and initials and periods after the

initials. APA calls for initials only to reduce bias. Ex. Smith, M.A.

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Oregon State University Soil Ecology Center (1982).A directory of Community

Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms. Columbus, OH: Natural Resources Institute.

Book Chapter

Tizol, W.P. (1976). Brain function and memory. In J.M.O. Corney & H.L. Center (Eds.),Aninside look at what we think we know. (pp. 154-184). Springfield, IL: American

Psychiatric Press.

Journal Article

Bauz, R.H. (1982). Manitoba nematodes.Journal of Cool Nematodes, 10, 252-264.

Gillespie, R.C., & Tupac, R.M. (1976). How confident people dance.American Dancing,

225, 82-90.

The lamb business. (1992, September 11). Willamette Valley Lamb, 97, 47-48.

Magazine Article

Pozo, E. R. (2008, November 19). The way she loved me. Personal Literature, 290, 1113-

1120.

Encyclopedia Article

Parker, S.A. (1947). Fetal development. In International encyclopedia of pregnancy(Vol.

7, pp. 202-207). New York: Aesculapius Publishers.

Newspaper Article

Amazing women. (1955, January 12). The Journal News, pp. D11, D14.

Electronic Journal Article From a Database

Tjader, J.W., Coltrane, J.A., & Taylor, A.A. (1995). A history of mockery.American

Psychologist, 50, 750-765. Retrieved from PsycINFO database.

Electronic Journal Article (print version)

Rodriguez, G., Puente, S., & Mayfield , J. (2001). Role of upbringing in family attitudes.

[Electronic version].Journal of Family Research, 5, 117-123.

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