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Examples are taken directly from either Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) or from Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition. Please be advised that your instructor and the APA manual are the final authority on formatting, mechanics and citing references. This guide provides basic information only. Please refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) for detailed information.
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
In the tabs above you can find sample APA citations for electronic
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Basic format for webpage
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address
Webpage
Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderland, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May
5). General format.Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Webpage with no author
When there is no author for a web page, the title moves to the first position of the reference entry:
Example:
All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved fromhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/
Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: ("All 33 Chile Miners," 2010).
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Basic format for Article from a database
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number,
page range. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Article from a database
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal
Eating, 8 (3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com /full/url/
Basic Format for Journal article with DOI
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number, page
range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000
Journal article with DOI
Wooldridge, M.B., & Shapka, J. (2012). Playing with technology: Mother-toddler interaction scores lower
during play with electronic toys.Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 33(5), 211-218.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2012.05.005
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Online Periodical, volume
number(issue number if available). Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Journal article with url
Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149.
Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Basic format for Article from a database
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number, page
range. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Article from a database
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal
Eating, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com/full/url/
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Basic format
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Newspaper article
Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/psychiatry-handbook-linked-to-drug-
industry/?_r=0
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Basic format for whole ebook
Author, A. (date). Title of book. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxx
eBook
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Davis, J. (n.d.). Familiar birdsongs of the Northwest. Available from http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?
inkey=1-9780931686108-0
Basic format for chapter in an ebook
Author, A. (date). Title of chapter. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Retrieved from
http://xxxxxxxxx
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
For more information on citing images, try the APA Style blog
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
No personal communication is included in your reference list; instead, parenthetically cite the communicator's name, the phrase "personal communication," and the date of the communication in your main text only.
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).
A. P. Smith also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style (personal communication,
November 3, 2002).
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Basic format for YouTube Video and other video-posting websites
Author, A. A. [Screen name]. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://xxxx
YouTube Video
Apsolon, M. [markapsolon]. (2011, September 9). Real ghost girl caught on Video Tape 14 [Video file].
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.
Remember that all lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All text is double-spaced. Sometimes the formatting on webpages like this do not show the correct format.
Blog
J Dean. (2008, May 7). When the self emerges: Is that me in the mirror? [Web log comment]. Retrieved from
http://www.spring.org.uk/the1sttransport
Video Blog
*For other electronic sources not listed here go to OWL@Purdue or the APA Style guide.