APA References 6th Edition

Books
AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstInitial. (year of publication). Book title: Capital letter
Book Example
also starts subtitle. Location City, ST: Publisher.

Drucker, P. F. (1998). Peter Drucker on the profession of management. Boston,

One author
MA: Harvard Business.

McGuire, M. T., & Anderson, W. H. (1999). The US healthcare dilemma: Mirrors

Two authors
and chains. Westport, CT: Auburn House.

Three to seven Sienkiewicz, J. H., Scarcelli, T. A., & Alexandrowicz, M. P. (2006). Great high
authors
school athletes transition into coaching roles. Clawson, MI: Roddy Press.
(list all authors)
More than seven Partz, M., Mentro, J. P., Harcelli, T., Banshi, P. P., Cretzell, G., Smith, C. E., . . .
authors (List first
six authors, then Sauls, C. E. (2008). Dance methodology. Instance, TX: Great Books.
last author)
Communication in the workplace (3rd ed.). (2005). Cambridge, NJ: Boston Books.
No author

American Hospital Association. (2010). American Hospital Association guide to

Group author
(Corporate) the health care field. Chicago, IL: Healthcare Infosource.

Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological

Editor(s)
interventions with minority youth. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Phillips, M., & Rasberry, S. (2008). Marketing without advertising (6th ed.).
Edition
Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press.

Magill, F. N. (1993). Survey of social science: Psychology series (Vol. 2). Pasadena,
Book in several
volumes CA: Salem Press.

e-book Phillips, M., & Rasberry, S. (2008). Marketing without advertising (6th ed.).

Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press. Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com

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Essay or article in a Switzerland. (2004). In I. Field (Ed.), Craigheads international business, travel,
collection/Anthology
and relocation guide to 90 countries 2004-2005 (12th ed., Vol. 2, pp. 2483-
Essay/article has no
author 2535). Detroit, MI: Thomson Gale.

Essay or article in a Greathe, J. (2004). Switzerland. In I. Field (Ed.), Craigheads international

collection/Anthology
business, travel, and relocation guide to 90 countries 2004-2005 (12th ed.,
Essay/article has
author Vol. 2, pp. 2483-2535). Detroit, MI: Thomson Gale.

Opposing Loos, R. (1996). Hunting animals is morally acceptable. In A. Harnack (Ed.),

Viewpoints (Print)
Animal rights: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven.

(Reprinted from The Conservationist, pp. 10-15, 1993, October)

Bulletin or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Tobacco control state
government
publication highlights. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Encyclopedia Articles
AuthorLastName, FirstInitial. (date of publication). Title of article. In Title

Encyclopedia Example of encyclopedia. (Volume #, pagination). Publication information.

White, P. D. (2010). Heart. In The encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 5, pp. 140-

Signed or initialed
142). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Heart. (2010). In The encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 5, pp. 140-142). Danbury,

Unsigned (no author)
CT: Grolier.

Heart. (2010). In The encyclopedia Americana [CD-ROM]. Danbury, CT:

CD-ROM
Grolier.

White, P. D. (2010). Heart. In The encyclopedia Americana (14th ed.).

Online Encyclopedia
Retrieved from http://www.americana.com

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Periodical (Magazine, Journal, & Newspaper) Articles (Paper Copies)
Journal title and volume number are italicized; no space or punctuation between volume number and
parentheses.
AuthorLastName, FirstInitial. (date of publication). Title of article. Title of
Periodical Example
Journal, volume # (issue #), pagination.

Posner, M. I. (1993, October 29). Seeing the mind. Science, 292, 673-674.
Weekly or biweekly
Magazine (signed)
Weekly or biweekly Seeing the mind. (1993, October 29). Science, 292, 673-674.
Magazine (unsigned)
(no author)
Frank, M. (1993, June). The wild, wild West. Architectural Digest, 50, 180-185,
Monthly or
bimonthly 193.
Magazine (signed)
Kilmoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in
Journal article (new
paging each issue organizations. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research,
needs issue number)
45(2), 10-26.

Bekerian, D. A. (1993). In search of the typical eyewitness. American

Journal article
(consecutive paging Psychologist, 48, 574-576.
through volume)
Trachtenberg, J. A. (1994, April 10). Whats in a movie soundtrack? Catchy
Newspaper (signed)
tunes and big business. Wall Street Journal [eastern edition], p. B1.

Whats in a movie soundtrack? Catchy tunes and big business. (1994, April 10).
Newspaper
(unsigned no Wall Street Journal [eastern edition], p. B1, B5.
author)
Berkowitz, A. D. (2000, November 24). How to tackle the problem of student
Editorial/Letter to
Editor drinking [Letter to the editor]. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p.

B20.

Schatz, B. R. (2000). Learning by text or context [Review of the book The social
Review
life of information]. Science, 290, 1304.

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Electronic Copy of a Journal/Magazine Article from a Library Database
*** If a DOI number is available, cite doi: ########## instead of retrieval statement at end of citation.

Author, S. A. (date of publication). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol.,

Example of Article
From a Database (issue), page-page. Retrieved from such-and-such database.

Hatch, D. (2003, June 6). Drug company ethics. CQ Researcher, 13, 521-524.
CQ Researcher
Retrieved from CQ Researcher database.

Accused Russian spies plead guilty in US. (2010, July 8). Facts On File World
Facts on File
news digest. Retrieved from Facts on File database.

Culbert, K. (2010, June). Landscape design and planning services in the US:
IbisWorld
IbisWorld industry report 54132. Retrieved from IbisWorld database.

Marino, S. (1999). The difference between managing and leading. Industry

InfoTrac
Week, 248(11), 10-11. Retrieved from General Reference Center Gold

database.

Ramsey, P. R. (2001). Transcendence: The poetry of Maya Angelou. In E.

Literature Resource
Center McGeagh (Ed.) Poetry criticism (Vol. 32). Detroit, MI: Gale Group.

Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Literature Resource Center database.

Kaiyala, K. (2008). Most people love their tattoos. In S. Bahadosingh (Ed.),

Opposing Viewpoints
Body piercing and tattoos. Detroit, MI: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved

from Opposing Viewpoints In Context database.

Tendulkar, S. (2002, June 30). Arangatram at U of M Auditorium. The Flint

NewsBank
Journal, p. C1. Retrieved from Newsbank database.

Fisher, P. J. (2010). Gender differences in personal spending behaviors.

ProQuest
Financial Counseling and Planning, 21(1), 14-26. Retrieved from ABI

Inform database.

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Internet Resources (not from a library database)
In case of an Internet journal, the title of the article is NOT italicized, while the title of the journal IS.

Author/Company Name. (date (n.d.) if no date). Title of page italicized.

Internet Example
Retrieved from http:// (as much as can be used to retrieve the page)

Elliot, A. J. (2010). Red, rank and romance in women viewing men. Journal of
Article in an online
journal Experimental Psychology, 139(3), 399-417. Retrieved from

http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-139-3-399.pdf

Red, rank and romance in women viewing men. (2010). Journal of

Article with no author
in an online journal Experimental Psychology, 139(3), 399-417. Retrieved from

http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-139-3-399.pdf

Canarie, Inc. (1997, September 27). Towards a Canadian health IWAY: Vision,
Document on an
organizations web site opportunities and future steps. Retrieved from

http://www.canarie.ca/press/publications/pdf/health/healthvision.doc

Towards a Canadian health IWAY: Vision, opportunities and future steps.

Document with no
author on an (1997, September 27). Retrieved from
organizations web site
http://www.canarie.ca/press/publications/pdf/health/healthvision.doc

United States Sentencing Commission. (n.d.). 2009 sourcebook of federal

Online government
report sentencing statistics (14th ed.). Retrieved from

http://www.ussc.gov/annrpt/2009/sbtoc09.htm

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Miscellaneous and Unpublished
National Cancer Institute. (2000, June). Cancer research because lives
Brochure/Pamphlet
depend on it [Brochure]. Bethesda, MD: Author.

Home Depot. (2010). Home Depot 2009 annual report. Atlanta, GA: Author.
Annual Report
Torline, D. R. (1991, March). Handling difficult people: Quadrant theory
Paper read or speech
delivered but not approach. Paper presented at the meeting of Baker College Travel
published
Club, Flint, MI.

Do not include in reference list; cite in text only. Example:

Interview/Personal P. Drucker (personal communication, September 20, 2010) believes that there
Communication are several different types of managers.

Leith, L. (Executive Producer). (2009, November 21). Scared straight

Television broadcast
[Television broadcast]. New York, NY: Public Broadcasting Service.

Miller, R. (Producer). (1989). The mind [Television series]. New York,

Television series
NY: WNET.

Scorsese, M. (Producer), & Lonergan, K. (Writer/Director). (2000). You can

Motion Picture/Video
count on me [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.

Cathcart, S. D. (2001, September). The four ps of marketing. Lecture given

Lecture notes
in Marketing 431 at Baker College, Auburn Hills, MI.

Do not include in reference list; cite in text only. Example:

Email
According to S. D. Reid (personal communication, September 20, 2010),
management is refusing to agree to the proposal.
Do not include in reference list; cite in text only. Simply identify the version
Bible and other sacred used in the first citation in the text. Example:
texts
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (1 Gen. 1:1 King
James Version).
09/10

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2009). Washington, DC: American

Psychological Association.