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Works Cited: Books

Book: General

AuthorLastname, F. N. (Year). Book title. Location: Publisher.
AuthorLastname, F. N. (Year). Book title. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxxx
AuthorLastname, F. N. (Year). Book title. doi:xxxxx
EditorLastname, F. N. (Ed.). (Year). Book title. Location: Publisher.

Entire Book: Print Version

McCullough, D. (2011). The greater journey: Americans in Paris. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Entire Book: Electronic Version

McCullough, D. (2011). The greater journey: Americans in Paris [Kindle edition]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/

Schiraldi, G.R. (2001). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to healing, recovery and growth [Adobe Digital Editions version]. doi: 10.1036/007193722.

Entire Book:
Print Version (Two Authors)

Hock, R., & Price, G. (2004). The extreme searcher’s Internet handbook: A guide for the serious searcher. Medford: CyberAge Books.

Entry in Online Reference Work

Graham, G. (2005). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Fall 2007 ed.). Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism

Entry in Online Reference Work (No Author)

Communication. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/communication

Book:
No Author

Begin citation with title. For example:

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

Book: Multivolume

When citing a multivolume work:

Wright, Sewell. (1968-1978). Evolution and the genetics of populations. (Vols. 1-4). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

When citing only one volume:

Wright, Sewell. (1969). Theory of gene frequencies: Vol. 2. Evolution and the genetics of populations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Chapter in a Book

Willson, Jr., R. F. (2005). William Shakespeare's theater. In J. Rosenblum (Ed.), The Greenwood companion to Shakespeare: A comprehensive guide for students (pp. 47-64). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.


For additional examples, see pages 202-208 in the APA Publication Manual (2010).

For additional help on citations for electronic books, look at the APA Style Blog entry "How Do You Cite an E-Book (e.g., Kindle Book)?"

 

Works Cited: Journal Articles

Journal: General

AuthorLastname, F. I. (Date). Article title. Journal Title, Vol, pages. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx

(Note: Include the digital object identifier (DOI) if one is assigned. If you retrieved the article online and no DOI is available, include the journal's home page URL.)

Journal Article with DOI

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Journal Article without DOI

Ping, L., & Cunningham, K. (2005). The APA style converter: A web-based interface for converting articles to APA style for publication. Behavior Research Methods, 37(2), 219-223.

Lewis, L. A. (2008). From the front lines: An academic librarian reports on the impact of APA's new electronic references guidelines. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 48(2), 128-131. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier.

Journal with Non-Continuous Pagination (each issue begins on page 1)

Simmons, C., & Becker-Olsen, K. (2006). Achieving marketing objectives through social sponsorships. Journal of Marketing, 70(4), 154-169.

Magazine Article

Reed, S. (2006, August 21). Seeing past the war. Business Week, 16(4), 35-36.

Online Magazine Article

Clay, R. (2008, June). Science vs. ideology: Psychologists fight back about the misuse of research. Monitor on Psychology, 39(6). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/

Newspaper Article

Yarid, N. (2011, June 9). Farming, farmers' markets a family tradition for some. The Auburn Plainsman, pp. A1-A2.

Online Newspaper Article

Walsh, S. C. (2011, June 8). Obama hails Auburn football team. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com


For additional examples, see pages 198-202 in the APA Publication Manual (2010).

 

Works Cited: Audio, Graphic & Video*

Entire Albums

The Beatles. (1967). Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club’s Band [Record]. United States: Capitol Records.

Individual Songs

Glover, Frank. (2009). One way ticket. On Politico [CD]. n.l.: Owl Studios.

Rerecording by Artist other than Writer

Goodenough, J. B. (1982). Tails and trotters [Recorded by G. Bok, A. Mayo, & E. Trickett]. On And so will we yet [CD]. Sharon, CT: Folk-Legacy Records. (1990)

Spoken Word Recording

Darling, S. (Speaker). (1988). To Kill a Mockingbird (Cassette). United States: Recorded Books.

Musical Score

Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1932). Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. Boston: Oliver Ditson.

Podcast

Van Nuys, D. (Producer). (2007, December 19). Shrink rap radio [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/

Motion Picture

Hooper, T. (Director). (2010). The King's speech [Motion picture]. United States: The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Video

Ryan, K. O., & Schrank, L. (Writers). (2008). Body language I: Beyond words [DVD]. Available from http://www.learningseed.com/

Single Episode from Television Series

Berg, P.,  Bissinger, B. (Writers), & Reiner, J. (Director). (2006). Eyes wide open [Television series episode]. In Friday Night Lights. New York: NBC.

Map Retrieved Online

Lewis County Geographic Information Systems (Cartographer). (2002). Population density, 2000 U.S. Census [Demographic map]. Retrieved from http://www.co.lewis.wa.us/publicworks/maps/Demographics/census-pop-dens_2000.pdf.


*List the primary contributors in the author position and use parentheses to identify their contribution.

For additional examples, see pages 209-210 in the APA Publication Manual (2010).

 

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