APA Citation StyleIn-text Citations

(Author’s last name, publication year)

Where specific pages have been referred to or quoted from, include page numbers:

(Author’s last name, publication year, page(s) cited)

(Mousseau, 2003)

Journal article

(Hubball & West, 2008)

Journal article (2 authors)

First citation in text:

(Gutin, Riggs, Ferguson, & Owens, 1999, p. 65)

Subsequent citations:

(Gutin, et al., 1999, p. 65)

Journal article (3-5 authors)

(Hinckley, et al., 1994, pp. 1011-1016)

Journal article (6-7 authors)

(Ward, et al., 2009)

Journal article (8 or more authors: list first six authors, then three ellipses, then last author’s name)

(Intini, 2009)

Magazine article

(Hughes, 2006, p. A20)

Newspaper article

(Stainton-Rogers, 2003)

Book

(American Psychological Association, 1985, p. 34)

E-book (with group author)

Print book: (Li, 1999)

E-book: (Ward & Harrison, 2005, pp. 4-5)

Chapter in an edited book

(Berry & Wong, 1993)

Book (edition)

(Shulman & Stroumsa, 1999)

Edited Book

(Lott, 2001)

Encyclopedia entry

J.T. Smith (personal communication, February 24, 2010) stated that government sponsored resources for the homeless in Alberta have deteriorated significantly since 2001.

OR Government sponsored resources for the

homeless in Alberta have deteriorated significantly since 2001. (J.T. Smith, personal communication, February 24, 2010)

Personal Communications

First citation in text:

(Fanizza, Fink, & Hanlon, 1997)

Subsequent citations:

(Fanizza et al., 1997)

Video or DVD

(Epp, n.d., ¶ 3)

Webpage, no date

(Borderline personality disorder, n.d., ¶ 4)

Webpage, no author, no date