This section provides a quick resource for citing references in papers using the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2009).
- Orientation to APA
- Parenthetical Citations
- Where to place citations
- One or two authors
- Three or more authors
- No authors
- Multiple sources in one reference
- Electronic sources
- Reference List
- Book
- Dissertation
- Government report
- Journal article
- Magazine or newspaper article
- Publication, private organization
- Conference paper or poster session
- Electronic source
- Format the references list
- Format and Headings
- Usage and Style
Reference list entry: Magazine, newspaper article, pamphlet, or DVD
Magazine article: print
Park, A. (2009, Sept. 14). A shot at cancer. Time 174(10), 32-39. doi: 10.1037/0735-7036.122.4.441
Magazine article: read online
Found through a database (EBSCO) do not list the database; list the home page for the magazine; this article has no doi
Park, A. (2009, Sept. 14). A shot at cancer. Time 174(10), 32-39. Retrieved from www.time.com/
Newspaper article: read online, no doi
Barringer, F. (2009, Sept. 14). Hawaii tries green tools in remaking power grid. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
Brochure [pamphlet]: no date; no author; print
Inside these doors: A guidebook of Elfreth's Alley homes [Brochure]. (n.d). Philadelphia: Elfreth's Alley Association.
Video or DVD
Arledge, E. (Producer & Director). (2009). Autism genes [DVD]. Available from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/
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