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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: McKillop Library Reference Z253 .P83 2020Publication Date: 2019The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect best practices in scholarly writing and publishing.
- Excelsior OWL APAResource provides an overview of paper formatting, in-text citations, and bibliographic entries. Use the left navigation bar to find needed information.
- Purdue OWL APAResource provides an overview of paper formatting, in-text citations, and bibliographic entries. Use the left navigation bar to find needed information.
Examples of Common APA Citations
Books
Book with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher.
Example:
Chojnacki, M. (2013). Alternative movie posters: Film art from the underground. Schiffer Publishing.
Books with 2-20 authors:
Lastname, F. M., Surname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher.
An edited book:
Editor, F. M. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher.
Articles
Article found in a database or open web with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
Example:
Öztürk, F. Ö. (2017). The impact of science-fiction movies on the self-efficacy perceptions of their science literacy of science teacher candidates. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 17(5), 1573-1603. https://doi.org/10.12738/estp.2017.5.0058
Article found in print with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
Article found on the open web with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume if available(issue if available), pages if available. https://doi.org/xxxx
Article (from the open web) with two authors:
Lastname, F. M., & Surname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
Article with 2-20 authors:
Lastname, F. M., Surname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages.
Article with 21 or more authors:
Author1, F. M., Author2, F. M., Author3, F. M., Author4, F. M., Author5, F. M., Author6, F. M., Author7, F. M., Author8, F. M., Author9, F. M., Author10, F. M., Author11, F. M., Author12, F. M., Author13, F. M., Author14, F. M., Author15, F. M., Author16, F. M., Author17, F. M., Author18, F. M., Author19, F. M., ... Finalauthor, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages.
Websites
Note: this is for websites only—online newspapers/magazines articles are similar to articles above
Web site with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Date published). Title of page. Name of Website. URL
Example:
Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderland, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Purdue Online Writing Lab. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Web site with a corporate or organizational author:
Organization name. (Date published). Title of page. Name of Website (if different from organization name). URL