APA Citation Worksheets Note: If you do not see an example of what you are citing, please see the Citation Examples document on OSLIS. Print Sources Book (one author) Example: Lee, H. (1982). To kill a mockingbird. New York, NY: Warner Books. Author s Last Book Title Publication: Book (no author) Example: The American renaissance. (2004). Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House s. Book Title Publication: -1-
Book (two to more than three authors) print source Example of two: Reilly, M. J., & Jermyn, L. (2004). Mexico (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Marshall. Example of three: Thompsen, A., Jensen, M., & Graham, D. (2005). Coexisting under stress. Chicago, IL: New Age Press. Example of more than seven: Adams, B., Boston, C., Cheney, D., Dixon, E., Edwards, F., Franks, G.,... Harris, I. (1994). Encyclopedia of great civilizations. New York, NY: Shooting Star Press. Author1 s Last Author2 s Last Author3 s Last Author4 s Last Author5 s Last Author6 s Last Book Title Publication: Book (one editor) (edition number) print source Example: Bevington, D. (Ed.). (2008). The complete works of Shakespeare (6th ed.). New York, NY: Longman. Editor s Last (Ed.) Book Title Edition number (if any) Publication: -2-
Book (two to more than six editors) print source Example of two: Schlager, N. & Weisblatt, J. (Eds.). (2006). Alternative energy (Vols. 1-3). Detroit, MI: Gale. Example of three: Abbot, J., Brunning, G., & Doran, M. (Eds.). (2001). System dynamics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman. Example of more than seven: Edwards, T., George, W., Kuffner, A., Jones, D., Roberts, J., Johnson, F.,... Roy, W. (Eds.). (2004). The poetry of Edgar Allen Poe. New York, NY: Newcastle Press. Editor1 s Last Editor2 s Last Editor3 s Last Editor4 s Last Editor5 s Last Editor6 s Last Book Title Publication: Book (author and editor) print source Example: Gibbs, J.T. (2001). Books for children of all ages (F.W. Hudson, Ed.). New York, NY: Dover. Book Title Editor Last, Publication: -3-
Previously published book in a collection print source Example: Henley, W. E. (1984). Apparition. In L. L. Harris (Ed.), Nineteenth-Century literature criticism (Vol. 5, p. 408). Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from A book of verses, p. 41, 1889, New York, NY: Scribner) Author Last Date of Secondary Chapter Title Editor Last (Ed.). Secondary Source Title Volume # Page #s Publication Original Source Title Original source volume Original source page numbers publication date place of publication publisher -4-
Previously published journal in a collection print source Example: Spilka, M. (1982). Of George and Lennie and Curley s wife: Sweet violence in Steinbeck s Eden. In D. Smith (Ed.), Contemporary literary criticism (Vol. 104, pp. 430-44). Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from Modern Fiction Studies, 65, 43-50) Date of Secondary Article Title Editor Last (Ed.). Secondary Source Title Volume # Page #s Publication Original Source Title volume and issue number, if journal Original source page numbers publication date place of publication Original source publisher Anthology or Story Collection print source Example: Chase, R. (1973). Old Christmas Eve. In H. L. Pick (Ed.), Grandfather tales (pp. 58-60). New York, NY: Viking. -5-
Title of article or story Book editor Last Book Title (Article or story page #s) Publication: Encyclopedia Article print source Example: Gillingham, J. (2008). Norman conquest. In The world book encyclopedia (Vol. 14, pp. 455-6). Chicago, IL: World Book. Article Title Encyclopedia Title (Volume Number) (Page Numbers) Publication: Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article print source Example: Fitzpatrick, L. (2010, July 12). How we fail our female vets. Time, 176(2), 42-45. (s) Article Title Magazine/Scholarly Title Volume number (Issue number) Page Numbers -6-
Newspaper Article or Letter to the Editor print source Example: Mattick, M. (2010, July 4). Defending the all-american tart [Letter to the editor]. The Register-Guard, p. G2. Article Title [Letter to the editor] Newspaper Title Pages Electronic Sources Encyclopedia Article online database Example: Rogers, F. (2005). Southern flying squirrel. In Encyclopedia of animals. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com (s) Article Title Encyclopedia Title URL Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article online database Example Magazine: Hosenball, M. (2010, July 19). Spying a real payday. Newsweek, 156(3), 12. Retrieved from http://www.newsweek.com/ Example Scholarly Journal: Rowena, J. & Collins, C. (2010). Can we treat our way out of HIV? AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 26, 1-4. doi:10.1089/aid.209.0267-7-
Article Title Magazine or Journal Title Volume (issue number) if available Pages DOI or URL Newspaper Article online database Example: Schwartz, J. (2010, July 20). Liability at issue in oil flow rate in Gulf. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com Author Last Article Title Letter to the Editor? Y or N Complete Newspaper Title Pages (if available) (ex. A1, A4) URL Encyclopedia Article - Internet Example: Schloss, J. P. (2003). Symbiosis. In Encyclopedia of science and religion. Retrieved from http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1g2-3404200494.html if given Article Title Encyclopedia Title URL -8-
Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article - Internet Example Scholarly Journal: Hubbard, R. E., Andrew, M. K., & Rockwood, K. (2009). Effect of parental age at birth on accumulation of deficits, frailty and survival in older adults. Age and Ageing, 38, 380-385. doi:10.1093/ageing/afp035 Example Magazine: O'Malley, C. (2000, March). It's an Internet world. Popular Science, 256(3), 47-51. Retrieved from http://www.popsci.com/archive Article Title Magazine/Scholarly Journal Title DOI or Article URL Newspaper Article - Internet Example: Prior, A. (2010, August 8). How to tame college costs: It's not just tuition. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com Article Title Complete Newspaper Title URL of Article -9-
Web Page Professional Example: Crater Lake National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved from National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/crla/ Web page Title Date Accessed Sponsoring Organization (if necessary) URL Web Page Personal Example: Donohue, J. (n.d.). John Donohue's national park photos: Crater Lake National Park. Retrieved July 27, 2010, from http://www.jdonohue.com/parks/crater_lake/crater_lake.html Web Page Title Date Accessed URL -10-
OTHER: Video/Clip Video Example: Thomas, J., & McLaren, M. (Producers), & Linklater, R. (Director). (2006). Fast food nation [DVD]. USA: Recorded Picture Company. Clip Example: Engle, M. (Creator), & olinlibrary (Poster). (2008). Research minutes: How to identify scholarly journal articles [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udgj2cyfy9a Title [Video or DVD] (Year of Release/Copyright) (Producer, Director, or both) Production: Production Company -11-