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APA 5th Edition: 

APA 5th Edition

The Reference List: 

The Reference List In alphabetical order, by first author’s last name Hanging indent All book titles and journal titles in Italics Includes only published sources

All sources: 

All sources Author’s last name, First initial, followed by one period. If there is more than one author, the period is followed by a comma, the then Last name of the second author. And & goes before the final author’s last name Authors are listed in the order they appear in publication. Followed by the date in parentheses, followed by period.

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If there is no author: The title goes first. Only the first word of the title and subtitle are capitalized. No quotation marks. Followed by the date in parentheses, followed by period.

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With author: Anderson, P.V. (2003). With two authors: Murray, W., & Scales, R.H., Jr. (2004).

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Without author: The Atlantic college admissions survey. (2004). [Note: The name of a magazine, appearing in the title, is capitalized and in italics]

More Examples: 

More Examples Herman, L.M. (1993). Herman, L.M., & Holder, M.D. (1993). Holder, M.D., Law, S.Q., & Herman, L.M. (1993). A “quicksilver” mind. (2003).

Periodicals: Article name: 

Periodicals: Article name The article name follows the date. Only the first word of the article and the first word of the subtitle are capitalized (except proper names). The title is followed by a period. There are no quotation marks, underlining, or italics [Note: in-text citations of article or webpage titles do include quotation marks.]

Examples: 

Examples Herman, L.M., Kuczaj, S.A., & Holder, M.D. (1993). Responses to anomalous gestural sequences by a language-trained dolphin: Evidence for processing of semantic relations and syntactic information.

Periodical: Publication titles, etc.: 

Periodical: Publication titles, etc. The title of the publication retains the capitalization of the publication itself. In italics

Examples: 

Examples Stiglitz, J. (2004). Odious rulers, odious debts. Atlantic Monthly, Finding homes for the “Lost Boys.” (2001). Christianity Today,

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Followed by a comma Followed by the volume number in italics Followed by the issue number in parentheses, non italics, followed by a comma If there no issue number available, just a comma. [Note: Periodicals without volume or issue numbers must use the entire day in parentheses. See below.] Followed by the inclusive page numbers

Example: 

Example Herman, L.M., Kuczaj, S.A., & Holder, M.D. (1993). Responses to anomalous gestural sequences by a language-trained dolphin: Evidence for processing of semantic relations and syntactic information. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 122 (3), 184-194.

Periodicals: Weeklies, Newspapers, or Bi-Monthly Glossies: 

Periodicals: Weeklies, Newspapers, or Bi-Monthly Glossies The complete date is necessary if no volume number is used. The page numbers are preceded by p. or pp.

Examples: 

Examples Samuelson, R.J. (2003, September 22). The creaky job machine. Newsweek, p.46. What to watch: Quest earnings. (2003, September 3). Newark Star-Ledger, p.48. Coin, J. (2002, November 2). Saving the S.E.C. from itself [Letter to the editor]. New York Times, p.A16.

Periodical articles retrieved from databases: 

Periodical articles retrieved from databases At the end of the citation, the following designation appears: Retrieved on (date of access) from (name of database).

Example: 

Example Coin, J. (2002, November 2). Saving the S.E.C. from itself [Letter to the editor]. New York Times, p.A16. Retrieved on September 23, 2003, from Infotrac full-text newspaper database.

Books: 

Books Follow the same format, except that after the title of the book, the publication data is used.

Example: 

Example Buhle, P., & Wagner, D. (2003). Hide in plain sight: The Hollywood blacklistees in film and television, 1950-2002. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Murray, W., & Scales, R.H., Jr. (2004). The Iraq War: A military history. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press.

Parts of a Book: Chapters in a book or essays in an anthology: 

Parts of a Book: Chapters in a book or essays in an anthology Used when there is an editor or editors. The author of the essay or chapter goes first The title of the chapter or essay, followed by: In Then the editor’s name, with initials, in normal order Title of the book (italics) Page numbers of selection (in parentheses), followed by period. The rest of the publication data

Example: 

Example Bjork,R.A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H.L. Roediger (Ed.), Varieties of memory and consciousness (pp.309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Internet Website: 

Internet Website Author, if there is one If no author, title goes in author position. Year of webpage posting or n.d. (for no date) in parentheses, period. Title of original publication or Website, and whatever other data exists, followed by: Retrieved on (date of access) from website: http://www.url_of_source.htm.

Examples: 

Examples 1955. (2003). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved on September 23, 2003, from website: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955. The history of Halloween. (1996-2003). History channel website. Retrieved on September 23, 2003, from website: http://www.historychannel.com/ exhibits/halloween/hallowmas.html.