L I B R A R Y SAMPLE ENTRIES FOR APA-STYLE REFERENCES PAGE

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1 L I B R A R Y SAMPLE ENTRIES FOR APA-STYLE REFERENCES PAGE A Reference List cites works that specifically support your paper. The references are placed in alphabetical order by authors last name. Each item is indented five spaces for each line after the first one. Entries are double-spaced. The In-Text citation identifies the source so that the reader may locate the full information in the Reference List. All Reference List items must be cited in the text. Always give page numbers for quotations and, if used, cite specific chapters. (Spitz, 2006, p.60) BOOKS Important elements: author, date (use n.d. when no publication date is available), title, edition (if stated), place of publication, publisher. Book with one author Spitz, E. (2006). The brightening glance: imagination and childhood. New York: Pantheon Books. In-text citation: (Spitz, 2006) Book with group author In the following example the association is both author and publisher. American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4 th ed.). Washington, DC: Author In-text citation: (American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders,1994). Cite the name of the association and the name of the manual in full at the first mention in the text: thereafter, you may refer to the manual as follows: DSM-IV (1994) fourth edition or DSM-IV-TR (2000) text revision. 1 Spring 2008 SC

2 Book with multiple authors Schwartz, D., Ryan, S., & Wostbrock, F. (1995). The encyclopedia of TV game shows. New York: Facts on File. In-text citation: (Schwartz, Ryan, & Wostbrock, 1995). List all the authors names for the first reference. If more than six authors list first author and abbreviate remaining authors et al. Book with an editor Dudley, W. (Ed.). (2002). Religion in America: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven. In-text citation: (Dudley, 2002) Book with no author named The bluebook: A uniform system of citation (17 th ed.). (2000) Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law Review Association. In-text citation: (The bluebook, 2000). Use a short title or the full title if it is short. Article within a Book Cassel, J., & Zambella, B. (1996). Without a net: Supporting ourselves in a tremulous atmosphere. In T. W. Leonhardt (Ed.), LOEX of the West: Teaching and learning in a climate of constant change (pp.75-92). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc. In-text citation: (Cassel & Zambella, 1996) Encyclopedias and other multi-volume works Lumiansky, R. M. (1998). Chaucer. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 15, pp ). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica. In-text citation: (Lumiansky, 1998) 2 Spring 2008 SC

3 Article or chapter in an edited book, two editors Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F.I.M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp ). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. In-text citation: (Bjork, 1989) Electronic Book Howell, S.L., & Hricko, M. (Eds.). (2006). Online assessment and measurement: case studies from higher education, K-12 and corporate. Hershey, PA: Information Science Pub. Retrieved April 26, 2006, from Folsom Lake College, Los Rios Community College, netlibrary Web site: In-text citation: (Howell, 2006) PERIODICALS Important elements: Author, Date of publication, Article title, Journal title, Volume and issue number of the journal, page numbers of the article. Journal article, one author Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 126, In-text citation: (Mellers, 2000) Journal article, two authors, journal paginated by issue* Klimoski, R., & Palamer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), *Include issue # in parentheses immediately after the volume. Issue # is not in italics. 3 Spring 2008 SC

4 Journal article, three to six authors Saywitz, K.J., Mannarino, A.P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J.A. (2000). Treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55, In-text citation: (Saywitz, Mannarino, Berliner, & Cohen, 2000) Journal article, more than six authors Wolchik, S.A., West, S.G., Sandler, I.N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., et al. (2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, In-text citation: (Wolchik et al., 2000). Journal article from Internet-only journal Additional elements: date of access, web site address. Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and wellbeing. Prevention and Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from In-text citation: (Fredrickson, 2000) Journal entire issue or special section Barlow, D. H. (Ed.). (1991). Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV: The science of classification [Special issue]. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100(3). In-text citation: (Barlow, 1991) 4 Spring 2008 SC

5 Journal article from a database Additional elements: date of access, and database name (JSTOR in this example). Holton, W. (1994). The Ohio Indians and the coming the American Revolution in Virginia. The Journal of Southern History, 60, Retrieved July 31, 2001, from JSTOR database. In-text citation: (Holton, 1994) Newspaper article Newman, Maria. (2006, May 1). Immigrants stage protests across U. S. The New York Times, pp. A1, A4. In-text citation: (Newman, 2006) Magazine article Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down scientific barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, In-text citation: (Kandel & Squire, 2000) WEB SOURCES Important elements: author (if no author, begin the reference with the title of the document), date (use n.d. when publication date is not available), title of work, group responsible for site, date of access, and address of the site. Stand alone documents. National Park Service. (2003, February 11). Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Retrieved February 13, 2003, from In-text citation: (National Park Service [NPA], 2003) In later National Park Service citations refer to NPA. 5 Spring 2008 SC

6 Document available on a university Web site Gallessich, G. & Magruder, J. (2006). Scientists discover genetic pathway that could lead to drug therapy for kidney disease. Retrieved April 10, 2007, from University of California, Santa Barbara Web site: In-text citation: (Gallessich, 2006) Report from a private organization, available on organization Web site Guha, R., Campbell, A., Humphrey, D., Shields, P., Tiffany-Morales, J., & Wechsler, M. (2006). California s teaching force 2006: Key issues and trends. Retrieved April 10, 2007, from the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Web site: In-text citation: (Guha, 2006) U. S. government report available on government agency Web site. United States Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2006, March 29). Landslide and debris flow (mudslide). Retrieved May 2, 2006, from In-text citation: (United States Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], 2006) INTERVIEWS (UNPUBLISHED) Williams, Y. (Speaker). (1969) Interview with B. Williams. (Cassette recording). Reminiscences of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley. In-text citation: (Williams, 1969) 6 Spring 2008 SC

7 CITING A WORK DISCUSSED IN A SECONDARY SOURCE Give the secondary source in the reference list: in text, name the original work, and give a citation for the secondary source. (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, p.247) Reference list entry: (this is the entire document or book) Coltheart, M., Curtis, B., Atkins, P., & Haller, M. (1993). Models of reading aloud: Dual-route and parallel-distributed-processing approaches. Psychological Review, 100, In-text citation: (the reference cited in the text of the above document ) Seidenberg and McClelland s study (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993) SPACING AND OTHER QUESTIONS Consult: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5 th ed. This book is available in the Reference Collection, behind the reference desk; with the call number Ref. BF 76.7 P83. 7 Spring 2008 SC