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APA (American Psychological Association) is a citation style which is most commonly used to cite
sources for papers within the social sciences.
Citing sources in the text in APA Citation
In referring to a work or a quote from a work you should cite APA in the author-date-page number
format e.g (Freud, 1927). The last name of the author and the year of the publication should be used
when citing source inside the text. If the author is already mentioned in the sentence, no need to
mention the author again, just insert the publication year in parentheses after the author has been
mentioned.
The page number should follow before the period of the sentence eg. (p. 00)
For Example:
According to Freud (1927), "Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis" (p. 53).
Freud (1927) compares religion to a childhood neurosis (p. 53).
He said, "Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis" (Freud, 1927, p. 53) which I
donEUR(TM)t agree on.
APA Works Cited Page
At the end of your paper, you should have a works cited page in APA Citation. It should start on a
new page and should be titled EURoeReferences.EUR It should be centered at the top of the
page. Do not bold, underline or put quotations on the title. Some use an APA works cited generator
but doing it manually is usually done.
General rules of Reference list in APA citation:
The spacing should be double space.
The indention of the entry should be a hanging indent.
List the entries alphabetically by the authorEUR(TM)s last name.
If you have multiple sources by one author, order it starting with the earliest publication.
Capitalization:
Capitalize major words only for journal titles. Do not capitalize prepositions/conjunctions unless they
are the first word of the title/subtitle.
For books, chapter or articles in books and magazines, or Web pages, capitalize only the first letter
of the title and subtitle.
Capitalize proper nouns.
Italicization:
Italicize titles of longer works like books and journals.
Titles of shorter works such as poems, stories, journal articles, and essays should not be italicized,
underlined or inserted in quotation marks.
Examples of APA citations
BOOKS in APA citation
Basic format:
Author Last Name, First Name Initial(s). (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for
subtitle. City, State Abbreviation: Publisher.
If not in the US, then just write the city.
One author:
Moran, A. (2012). Sport and exercise psychology: A critical introduction (2nd Ed). London:
Routledge.
If edition other than the first, just add the edition in parentheses after the title of the work.
Two authors:
Type in the authors by their last names and initials; use the ampersand instead of the word "and."
Kitchener, K. S., & Anderson, S. K. (2012). Foundations of ethical practice, research, and teaching in
psychology and counseling. London: Psychology Press.
Three to seven authors:
Separate authors with a comma. The last author should be preceded by an ampersand instead of
EURoeand.EUR
Keith-Spiegel, P., Whitley, B. E., Balogh, D. W., Perkins, D. V., & Wittig, A. F. (2002). The ethics of
teaching: A casebook. London: Psychology Press.
More than seven authors:
Mention the first six first followed by a EURoe. . .EUR then mention the last author. No need to
use the ampersand.
Keith-Spiegel, P., Whitley, B. E., Balogh, D. W., Perkins, D. V., Miller, F. H., Harland, A. A., . . .
Wittig, A. F. (2002). The ethics of teaching: A casebook. London: Psychology Press.
Chapter or Article in an Edited book:
Only first word of Chapter title and subtitle should be capitalized. Only first word of book should be
capitalized. For several authors, follow format above. For several editors, separate with comma and
ampersand whenever applicable.
Seligman, M. (1992). Positive psychology, positive prevention, and positive therapy. In Snyder, C.R.,
& Lopez S. (Eds.), Gender handbook of positive psychology. (pp. 107-123). Philadelphia, PA:
University of Pennsylvania.
JOURNAL ARTICLES in APA style citation
The journal is italicized with all the major words capitalized. The title of the article should only have
the first word capitalized.
The basic format:
Author Last Name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article or chapter. Journal, Volume (issue if
available), Pages.
Brandon, N. (2012). Predicting adolescents' persistence, non-persistence, and recent onset of
nonmedical use of opioids and stimulants. Addictive Behaviors, 37 (6), 716-721.
Two authors:
Just like how you would cite APA on a book. Separate with an ampersand.
Brandon, N., & Rogers, P., (2012). Predicting adolescents' persistence, non-persistence, and recent
onset of nonmedical use of opioids and stimulants. Addictive Behaviors, 37 (6), 716-721.
For three or to seven authors, follow the author list as how you would do the book to cite in APA.
The same rule applies for seven or more authors.
Online book:
Use EURoen.d.EUR if no date is available. Include the full URL where readers can find it.
Smith, D. (2008). Where to find happiness. Available from URL_GOES_HERE
NEWSPAPERS in APA citation
Print:
Articles in newspapers can be usually in several pages. If there is only one page, then use p. For
multiple pages, use pp. for an APA citation.
Example
Single page: p. A2
multiple pages: pp. C2, C5-C7
Mention the whole date (year, Month date) eg. (2006, March 26)
Example APA cite:
Richards, S. (2007, April 28). Alcoholic policies around the globe. Washington Post, pp. 2A, 3A.
Online:
Include the full URL
Tierney, J. (2011, May 16). A new gauge to see whatEUR(TM)s beyond happiness. The New York
Times. Retrieved from URL_GOES_HERE
MAGAZINE in APA citation
Basic format (Print):
Borgia, M. (2000, April 9). Passing the mark for global schools. Newsweek, 135, 26-28.
Online:
Use n.p. if there is no publisher name given and n.d. if no publishing date is available. Add the full
URL to cite in APA.
Ronalds, T. M., Peters, A., & Ricci, D. (2008). Abnormal eating among teens. Cosmopolitan Online,
10(3), 35-36. Retrieved from
URL_GOES_HERE
WEBSITE in APA citation
Include the date of access because web sites are updated often. Add the complete URL of the site.
Use n.d. if no publishing date is given.
Author, A.(Date if available). Title of document/ article/ or page. Retrieved from URL_GOES_HERE
Evans, E. (2010, May 5). Soup for the soul. Retrieved from URL_GOES_HERE
Evans, E. (n.d.). Soup for the soul. Retrieved from http://foodforthesoul.com/whole-URL-here
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