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APA STYLE GUIDE

Based on Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (2009)

CITING REFERENCES IN TEXT [6.11-6.22] Throughout the body of your paper, briefly note the author and date of research that you mention. Enough information is needed to identify the correct source in the References list at the end of your paper. For more information and examples, see Table 6.1 in the 6th ed. Publication Manual.

· Author and Date Cited in Text (no parenthetical citation necessary)  In a 1989 article, Gould explores some of Darwin's most effective metaphors. 

· Author Not Cited in Text  As metaphors for the workings of nature, Darwin used the tangled bank, the tree of life, and the face of nature (Gould, 1989). 

· Author Cited in Text  Gould (1989) attributes Darwin's success to his gift for making the appropriate metaphor.

· Direct Quotation with Name of Author  Gould (1989) explains that Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life "to express the other form of interconnectedness–genealogical rather than ecological–and to illustrate both success and failure in the history of life" (p. 14). 

· Direct Quotation without Name of Author  Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life "to express the other form of interconnectedness–genealogical rather than ecological" (Gould, 1989, p. 14).

For each of the samples above the correct "References" APA style format would be:

Gould, S. J. (1989). The wheel of fortune and the wedge of progress. Natural History89(3), 14-21.

· Quoting references that cite other works  [6.17] To cite secondary sources, refer to both sources in the text, but include in the References list only the source that you actually used. For instance, suppose you read Feist (1998) and would like to paraphrase the following sentence within that book:         Bandura (1989) defined self-efficacy as "people's beliefs about their capabilities        to exercise control over events that affect their lives" (p. 1175).  In this case, your in-text citation would be:   (Bandura, 1989, as cited in Feist, 1998).  Feist (1998) would be fully referenced within the list of References. Bandura (1989) would not be listed. Remember to use the examples in this handout to cite and reference your quote correctly.

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REFERENCES For more information and examples, see sections 6.22-6.32 in the 6th ed. Publication Manual: 

· Begin your list of references on a new page, headed with the word “References” centered at the top.

· Use “Reference” if there is only one.

· Alphabetize the list by author's last name. If there is no author given, start with the first significant word in the title.

· For article titles, capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle, and proper names.

· Periodical titles should be written in full with both capital and lower case letters.

· References are to be in a hanging indent format, meaning that the first line of each reference is set flush left and subsequent lines are indented.

· Double space the entire document.

Example:

Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting            Psychology Journal: Practice and Research45(2), 10-36.

ELECTRONIC (BROADCAST, ONLINE and WEB SITES)

Many scholarly publishers have been assigning unique identifiers to each published article. The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is an alpha-numeric code registered to each scholarly article in order to assign a persistent link to the article. The DOI has replaced the database name and URL in the list of references. Because the link is to the final version, do not include a retrieval date. Since DOI numbers are complex, copy and paste DOI into the reference. APA recommends that the DOI be included for print and online citations.

Citing electronic sources is similar to citing print sources; citations direct readers to the source or as close as possible.  Where do I find a DOI?

· It may be part of the citation or abstract of a record.

· It may be found on the first page of an article, especially in pdf format.

· Use  DOI Lookup   (http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/).

· Cut and paste a citation into  CrossRef Simple Text Query  (http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/)

· Verify a known DOI by using  CrossRef DOI Resolver   (http://www.crossref.org/05researchers/58doi_resolver.html)

Format: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume(issue), pages. doi: unique identifier

· Full-Text Article with DOI assigned Jacobson, J. W., Mulick, J. A., & Schwartz, A. A. (1995). A history of facilitated            communication: Science, pseudoscience, and antiscience. American Psychologist,            50, 750-765. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.50.9.750  Stevenson, W., Maton, K. I., & Teti, D. M. (1999). Social support, relationship quality,            and well-being among pregnant adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 22, 109-121.           doi: 10.1006/jado.1998.0204 

· Full-Text Articles without a DOI [6.32] If no DOI has been assigned, provide the home page URL of the journal, book or report publisher. If you are accessing through a database, you may need to do a web search to locate the URL. It is not necessary to include the name of the database. There is no period at the end of a reference citation ending with a URL. Francis-Smythe, J., & Robertson, I. (1999). Time-related individual differences.            Time & Society, 8, 273-292. Retrieved from http://intl-tas.sagepub.com Senior, B. (1997). Team roles and team performance: Is there really a link? Journal of            Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 70, 241-258. Retrieved from           http://bpsjournals.co.uk/journals/joop     

· Online Newspaper Article [7.01.11] McHugh, P. (2005, March 17). Feeling down? It might help if you just take it outside.           San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved from http://sfgate.com 

· Research or Technical Report from a Web Site [7.03] NAACP. (n.d.). Juvenile justice fact sheet. Retrieved December 11, 2007, from            http://www.naacp.org/advocacy/research/facts/Juvenile%20Justice.pdf ACLU. (2007, November 29). FBI Improperly Using Patriot Act Surveillance            Powers, ACLU Charges. Retrieved from            http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nationalsecurityletters/32904prs20071129.html 

· Article from Web Site or E-journal [7.01.3] Takase, A. (2007). Japanese high school students' motivation for extensive L2 reading.           Reading in a Foreign Language, 19(1), 1-18. Retrieved           September 24, 2007, from http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/April2007/takase/takase.pdf

· Television Broadcast [7.07.51] Crystal, L. (Executive Producer). (1993, October 11). The MacNeil/Lehrer news hour.            [Television broadcast]. New York and Washington, DC: Public Broadcasting Service. 

· Electronic Book from Web Site [7.02.19] O'Keefe, E. (n.d). Egoism & the crisis in Western values. Retrieved from          http://onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=135 

· Electronic Book from Database [7.02.19] Gates, J.M. (1999). Consider the Earth: Environmental activities for grades 4-8.          Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com 

· Wiki [7.11] Psychometric assessment. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2007, from The Psychology            Wiki: http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Psychometirc_assessment 

· Data set [7.08.54] Pew Hispanic Center. (2004). Changing channels and criss-crosing cultures: A survey of          Latinos on the news media [Data file and code book]. Retrieved from          http://pewhispanic.org/datasets/

· Blog post [7.11.76] bfy. (2007, January 22). Re: The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your          mind [Web log message]. Retrieved from           http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php 

· Audio podcast [7.07.50] Van Nuys, D. (Producer). (2006, October 13). Understanding autism.            Shrink Rap Radio [Audio Podcast]. Retreived from http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/ 

PRINT SOURCES: JOURNAL ARTICLES  (periodical articles published in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) Format: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume (issue), pages. 

· One Author  [6.27] Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological            Bulletin, 126, 910-924. Note: Include issue number if the journal is paginated separately by issue. [6.30] 

· Two to Seven Authors  [6.27]  Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations.           Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.

· Eight or More Authors  [7.01.2] Note: Include all authors up to and including seven. For eight or more, include the first six, then an ellipsis, followed by the last author's name. [6.27] Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., ...Griffin. W. A. (2000).            An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for            children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology68, 843-856. 

· Magazine Article  [7.01.7] Rodgers, J. (2006, July). Extreme psychology. Psychology Today, 39(4), 86-93. 

· Review of a Book [7.06.45] Schatz, B. R. (2000, November 17). Learning by text or context? [Review of the book The           social life of information by J.S. Brown & P. Duguid]. Science, 290, 1304. 

· Daily Newspaper Article, No Author [7.01.10] 

Note: Use p or pp before page number. If the article had more than one page but not continuous then the citation would be "pp. A12, A14."

· New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (2001, August 3).            The Washington Post, p. A12. 

· Letter to the Editor, Newspaper Article[7.01.15] Berkowitz, A.D. (2000, November 24). How to tackle the problem of student drinking [Letter            to the editor]. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p B20. 

· Entire Issue of a Journal[7.01.12] Barlow, D.H. (Ed.). (1991) Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV: The science of classification            [Special issue]. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100(3). 

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PRINT SOURCES: BOOKS AND REPORTS Format: Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.

· Book [7.02.18] Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to            organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. 

· A Book by More than One Author [7.02.24] Levison, M., Ward, R. G., & Webb, J. W. (1973). The settlement of Polynesia: A        computer simulation. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

· Edited Book [7.02.22-24] Ruiz, V. L., & Sánchez Korrol, V. (Eds.). (2006). Latinas in the United States: A historical           encyclopedia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 

· Corporate Author as Publisher [7.02] American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental           disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. 

· Anonymous Author [6.27] Guidelines and application form for directors, 1990 summer seminar for school teachers.           (1988). Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Humanities. 

· Chapter in a Book [7.02.25] Massaro, D. (1992). Broadening the domain of the fuzzy logical model of perception. In H. L.            Pick Jr., P. van den Broek, & D.C. Knill (Eds.), Cognition: Conceptual and           methodological issues (pp. 51-84). Washington, DC: American Psychological           Association. 

· ERIC Document [7.09.62] Mead, 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 Teaching Learning. (ED346082) 

· Government Report [7.03.31] National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness            (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: Government           Printing Office.