Sources
APA Style 6th Edition
What is APA style?
American Psychological
Association Style is a set of
rules to credit sources
by writing citations and
references which is preferred
in the social sciences and
business.
The Fundamental Principles of Good
Writing: Documentation
Example:
First citation:
(Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000)
Printers.
Reference: Basics
Use only the name of the publishing company
(do not include "Company" or "Inc.“, “Ltd.” etc.).
When referring to any work that is NOT a
journal, such as a book, article, or Web page,
capitalize only the first letter of the first word of
a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or
a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
Do not capitalize the first letter of the second
word in a hyphenated compound word.
References: Basics
Books
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work:
Country: Publisher.
Books
Company.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word
of a title and subtitle, the first word after a
colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word
in a hyphenated compound word.
Ayala, C. O. J. (2017). Communicare: A manual in speech
Quality Printers.
Book Store.
References: Basics
Multiple Authors
Hall.
References: Basics
Edited Book, No Author
Multiple Editors
Press.
Chapter in a book
Entry in an anthology (where H. LaFollette is
the editor of the book):
Blackwell Publishing.
References: Basics
Journal
1048.
Three to Six Authors
List by last names and initials; commas separate
author names, while the last author name is
preceded again by ampersand.
Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., &
34, 15-28.
44(3), 213-245.
Article in Journal Paginated by Issue
Journals paginated by issue begin with page one every
issue; therefore, the issue number gets indicated in
parentheses after the volume. The parentheses and issue
number are not italicized or underlined.
28-31.
Article in a Newspaper
Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page
numbers for a newspaper reference in APA
style. Single pages take p., e.g., p. B2; multiple
pages take pp., e.g., pp. B2, B4 or pp. C1, C3-C4.
Entry in an Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Dissertation Abstract
transportation (Doctoral
7741A.
Unpublished Thesis/Dissertation
CA.
Electronic Sources
http://www.nytimes.com
Electronic Sources
1245-1283. doi:10.1108/0309056071082
Electronic Sources
http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/two.html
Electronic Books
Electronic books may include books found on
personal websites, databases, or even in audio
form.
Glazer, H. (2011). High performance operations: Leverage
from http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-
OperationsCompetitive-ebook/dp/
Electronic Books
If the work is not directly available online or must
be purchased, use "Available from," rather than
"Retrieved from," and point readers to where they
can find it.
Glazer, H. (2011). High performance operations: Leverage
Performance-OperationsCompetitive-ebook/dp/
Presentation from instructor, online
view. php?id=7076
Handout from instructor, offline
http://www.vtu.edu/etd/
Dissertation/Master’s thesis retrieved
from the web
http://www.uf.edu/~asb/theses/ 2003/
Unpublished manuscript with a university
cited retrieved from institutional website,
no date
Colman, W. C. (n.d.). Comparisons of grade point averages
http://www.nova.edu/phe/phe_resources/
online_documents.htm
Doctoral dissertation retrieved from
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
database
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Classes)
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Class)
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