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APA Style References (Publisher) - 7th edition
APA Style Blog (Publisher) - 7th edition
APA Sample Papers (Publisher) - 7th edition
APA Style (OWL at Excelsior College) - 7th edition
NOTE: These instructions are based on the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, which was released in 2019.
Simple print book citation:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work. Publisher.
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. American Psychological Association.
Chapter from edited book:
Chapter Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor [i.e. direct order] (Ed.), Title of book (edition, pp.). Publisher. DOI [if present]
Weinstock, R., Leong, G. B., & Silva, J. A. (2003). Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. In R. Rosner (Ed.), Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (2nd ed., pp. 7-13). CRC Press.
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work. [Ebook]. Publisher. Nondatabase URL
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. [Ebook]. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Note: For common academic research databases like ProQuest, EBSCO and ScienceDirect, do not include the name of the database. Do provide a URL for the book's DOI, if a DOI exists.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range.
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55(2), 893-896.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page range. https://doi.org/
Brownlie, D. (2007). Toward effective poster presentations: An annotated bibliography. European Journal of Marketing, 41(3), 1245-1283. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560710821161
Note:
Cite like a print journal article, but give the year and the month for monthly magazines. Add the day for weekly magazines.
Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.
Cite like a print magazine article, except: a) no page numbers, and b) add a DOI (preferred) or full URL.
Auerback, M. (2019, January 27). In antitrust, size isn’t everything. Salon. https://www.salon.com/2019/01/27/in-antitrust-size-isnt-everything_partner/
Note: For common academic research databases like ProQuest, EBSCO and ScienceDirect, do not include the name of the database. Do provide a URL for the article's DOI, if a DOI exists.
Cite like an online magazine article except that in most cases, you'll include a URL because no DOI will be available.
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. URL
Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/psychiatry-handbook-linked-to-drug-industry/
Note: For common academic research databases like ProQuest, EBSCO and ScienceDirect, do not include the name of the database. Do provide a URL for the article's DOI, if a DOI exists.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of page. Title of Website. URL
Martin Lillie, C. M. (2016, December 29). Be kind to yourself: How self-compassion can improve your resiliency. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/self-compassion-can-improve-your-resiliency/art-20267193
Cleveland Clinic. (2019, July 16). Stress: 10 ways to ease stress. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/8133-stress-10-ways-to-ease-stress
Note: Include a retrieval date in the reference when contents of a page are designed to change over time but are not archived.
Question:
If I read a paper by Ankeny and it cites a fact from a paper by Zeoli, and I want to refer to the fact in the paper by Zeoli, would I cite Zeoli?
Answer:
No. You would cite Ankeny. Please read the "Important to know" details below, though.
How to:
Your in-text citation would look like this:
Zeoli (2002, as cited in Ankeny, 2013) argued that...
Your reference list would then include the paper by Ankeny. Your reference list would not include the paper by Zeoli, because you didn't actually read that paper.
Important to know:
In this context, Ankeny is considered an indirect or secondary source because it refers to a primary source by Zeoli. Follow the above instructions only in rare circumstances (eg, when you're not able to access the primary source). It's best to take the extra step of reading the primary source and citing it. That way, you'll know you're getting the information exactly right. Talk with your professors about this; they might have additional advice.
An annotated bibliography includes a citation and a written statement or abstract about each work to help potential readers decide if an item is relevant to their interests.