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American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the american psychological association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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APA Quick Guide
Section Index:
Content Body:
- Your list of references should begin on a separate page with the title "References" and appear at the end of your paper.
- Arrange entries alphabetically, using the last name of the author. If no author is given,
alphabetize by the title, eliminating any initial A, An, or The.
- Begin each entry at the left margin. If the information requires more than one line, indent the following lines one-half inch from the left margin.
- Double-space within each entry, and between each entry.
- Follow carefully the punctuation, underlining, and capitalization in the examples. Note that the sixth edition of the APA Publication Manual calls for only one space after a period or colon.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (date of publication). Title italicized. Publication location:
Publishing company.
Example
Krier, L. (2009). Drawing for architecture. Cambridge, MA: MIT.
Format
First author's last name, A.A., & Second author's last name, B.B. (date of publication).
Title italicized. Publication location: Publishing company.
Example
Harmon, S. K., & Kennon, K. E. (2008). The codes guidebook for interiors.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Format
List all authors by last names and intials; separate each author's name with commas; precede
the last author name with an ampersand. Title italicized.
Publication location: Publishing company, year.
Example
Qian, K., Fu, X., Tao, L., & Diaz-Herrera, J. (2009). Software architecture and design
illuminated. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Format
Editor's last name, A. A. (Ed.). (Publication date). Title italicized. Publication location:
Publishing company.
Example
Newland, J. N. (Ed.). (1992). Johnson, Kaufmann, Coate: Partners in the California
style. Claremont, CA: Scripps College.
This also includes essays and short stories in anthologies.
Format
Author's last name, A.A. (Publication date). Title of entry. In Editor's First initial Middle initial Last
name (Ed.), Title of the book italicized (page numbers). Publication location: Publishing
company.
Example
Orwell, G. (1994). Such, such were the joys. In P. Lopate (Ed.), The art of the personal essay:
An anthology from the classical era to the present (pp. 268-302). New York:
Anchor-Doubleday.
Format
Title of article or entry. (Publication year). Title of reference work in italics (Volume number,
page numbers). Publication location: Publishing company.
Example
Los Angeles. (1998). The new encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia (Vol. 7, pp. 484-
485). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (Publication date). Title of article or entry. In Editor's First initial Middle
initial and Last name (Ed.), Title of reference work in italics (Volume number, page .
numbers) Publication location: Publishing company.
Example
Turner, T. F. (1902). Mission. In R. Sturgis (Ed.), A dictionary of architecture and
building (Vol. 2, p. 913). New York: Macmillan.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Newspaper in Italics.
page number(s).
Example
Brownstein, R. (2004, May 2). Presidential campaigns may play cameo role.
Los Angeles Times, pp. A1, A26.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (Publication year). Title of article.
Journal Title in Italics, volume number, page numbers.
Example
Faragher, J. M. (2001). Bungalow and ranch house: The architectural backwash of
California. Western Historical Quarterly, 32, 149-173.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of article.
Title of Magazine in Italics, page numbers.
Example
Mezrich, B. (2003, May). To live and die in L.A. Wired, 131-135.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (Publication date). Title of article. Title of Journal Where
Article Originally Appeared in Italics, volume #(issue #), page numbers. Retrieved
from database name.
Example
Kellogg, C. (2003, March). Looks count. Interior Design, 74(3), 208-213. Retrieved from
Wilson Omnifile database.
Format
Author’s last name, A. A. (Author last names and initials of the first six authors) followed
by the note et al. (Publication date). Title of article. Title of Journal Where Article
Originally Appeared in Italics, volume #(issue #),
page numbers. Retrieved from database
name.
Example
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(5), 843-856.
Retrieved from PsycArticles database.
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (Date of page). Title of the web page. Title of the website.
Retrieved Month Day, Year, from complete URL with no period at the end
Example
Matthews, K. (2008). W.E. Oliver House. Great buildings online. Retrieved
November 5, 2009, from
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/W._E._Oliver_House.html
Format
Author's last name, A. A. (date of publication). Title italicized. Publication location: Publishing
company.
Example
Krier, L. (2009). Drawing for architecture. Cambridge, MA: MIT.