Using the APA Style Rules

These are examples of how to cite the most common types of materials. If an author is not given, start with the title of that item! For more details, look at the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (BF 76.7 .P83).

BOOKS

Book with author
Thomas, E. M. (1994). The tribe of the tiger: Cats and their culture. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Book with editor
Young, R. V. (Ed.). (1998). Notable mathematicians: From ancient times to the present. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research.

Signed chapter or article from a book
Dickens, B. (1998). Patients' rights. In R. Chadwick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of applied ethics (pp. 459-471). San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press.

ARTICLES

Magazine article
Barovick, H. (1999, February 1). When Fido gets phobic: With everything from drugs to day care, neurotic pooches can now get in touch with their inner dog. Time, 153, 53-54.

Journal article
Pilcher, J. J., Michalowski, K. R., & Carrigan, R. D. (2001). The prevalence of daytime napping and its relationship to nighttime sleep. Behavioral Medicine, 27, 71-76.

Newspaper article
Beil, L. (1993, June 18). Experts say many treated for Lyme disease don't have it. The Dallas Morning News, p. 1A.

Article found in online database
Bridges, A. (2002, Jan. 14). Scientists find Dead Sea is sinking. Hanford Sentinel (Hanford, CA), n.p. Retrieved April 24, 2002 from SIRS Knowledge Source database.

INTERNET OR WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE

Barry, P. L., & Phillips, T. (2000, Nov. 2). Water on the space station. Science@NASA. Retrieved April 24, 2002 from Office of Biological & Physical Research, U.S. National Atmospheric & Space Administration: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast02nov_1.htm

APA STYLE - CITING A SOURCE WITHIN YOUR ESSAY

To cite your sources in the text of your paper follow these models:

In a recent study of neurotic dogs (Barovick, 1999)

Barovick (1999) discussed needs of neurotic dogs

For more details, look at the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (BF76.7 .P83 2001).