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ExamplesofAPAStyle ofDocumentation

This guide provides examples of documenting material according to the APA style manual. The APA style of documentation is used for disciplines in natural and social sciences, such as psychology, sociology, social work and nursing. It is also used in economics, business, and criminology. For additional information, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed. 2010). Copies of the manual are available in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library on the Quick Reference Shelf; call number: BF 76.7 P83 2010.

Books
One author Two to six authors
Foner,E.(2002).Whoownshistory?Rethinkingthepastinachangingworld.NewYork:Hilland Wang. Breakstone,S.,Dreiblatt,M.,&Dreiblatt,K.(2009).Howtostopbullyingandsocialaggression: Elementarygradelessonsandactivitiesthatteachempathy,friendship,andrespect.Thousand Oaks,CA:CorwinPress. Providethenamesofthefirstsixnamesfollowedbyetal.: Black,C.P.,Arlo,S.T.,Rechit,R.,Machlen,J.P.,Sempson,K.,Bee,A.L.,etal.(2001).APAformatfor psychologystudents.Newark,NJ:PrenticeHall. Ottaway,S.R.,Botelho,L.A.&Kittredge,K.(Eds.).(2002).Powerandpoverty:Oldageinthe preindustrialage.Westport,CT:GreenwoodPress. UniversityofManitoba.(1997).Urgentrenovation&equipmentrequirements.Winnipeg:University ofManitobaPress. MasteringAPAstyle:Instructor'sresourceguide.(2002).Washington,DC:AmericanPsychological Association. Kugler,A.(2002).Womenandagingintransatlanticperspective.InS.R.Ottaway,L.A.Botelho,&K. Kittredge(Eds.),Powerandpoverty:Oldageinthepreindustrialage(pp.6785).Westport,CT: GreenwoodPress. Marsh,J.(1988).CanadianAmateurHockeyAssociation.InTheCanadianEncyclopedia(Vol.1,p. 330).Edmonton:HurtigPublishers. McNeil,C.B.&HembreeKigin, T. L.(2010). Parentchildinteractiontherapy.Retrievedfrom http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9780387886398 NationalAboriginalHealthOrganization.(January2008).Anoverviewoftraditionalknowledgeand medicineandpublichealthinCanada.Retrievedfrom http://site.ebrary.com/lib/umanitoba/Doc?id=10222436 Heuristic.(2010).InMerriamWebstersonlinedictionary.Retrievedfromhttp://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/heuristic

Seven & more authors

Edited Organizations as authors No author given Chapter, essay from a collection Article in a reference book Online / electronic

Journal articles
From a print journal with continuous pagination From a print journal that pages each issue separately From an online journal with DOI
Note: Issue number not included

Cook,J.L.,&Jones,R.M.(2002).Congruencyofidentitystyleinmarriedcouples.JournalofFamily Issues,23,912926.
Note: Issue number included

Pomedli,M.M.(2002).Owls:ImagesandvoicesintheOjibwaandMidewiwinworlds.American IndianCultureandResearchJournal,26(2),4562. HerbstDamm,K.L.,&Kulik,J.A.(2005).Volunteersupport,maritalstatus,andthesurvivaltimesof terminallyillpatients.HealthPsychology,24,225229.doi:10.1037/02786133.24.2.225

APA2 From an online journal without DOI Article or abstract from a database
Catlin,S.(2008).Onegoodbookawayfrombecomingareader:FirstNationsliteratureinanorthern classroom.Language&Literacy,10(1),118.Retrievedfrom http://www.langandlit.ualberta.ca/current.html Misri,S.,Kostaras,X.,Fox,D.,&Kostaras,D.(2000).Theimpactofpartnersupportinthetreatment ofpostpartumdepression.CanadianJournalofPsychiatry,45,554558.Retrievedfrom EBSCOhostAcademicSearchCompletedatabase.

Magazine articles
From a print magazine From an online magazine
Beltrame,J.(2002,December2).TwistingoverKyoto:Thegreenhousegasaccordhasmeantbig headachesforPaulMartin.Macleans,115,2829. Clay,R.(2008,June).Sciencevs.ideology:Psychologistsfightbackaboutthemisuseofresearch. MonitoronPsychology,39(6).Retrievedfromhttp://www.apa.org/monitor/

Newspaper articles
From a print newspaper From an online newspaper
McKie,P.(2002,December9).GroupseekstorevampDeerLodgestructure.WinnipegFreePress, p.A5. Brody,J.E.(2007,December11).MentalReserveskeepbrainagile.TheNewYorkTimes. Retrieved fromhttp://www.nytimes.com

Web site
Government, organization, a course or personal home page, etc.
LibraryandArchivesCanada. (2010,January29).PortraitGalleryofCanada.Retrievedfrom http://www.portraits.gc.ca/indexe.html Retrievaldate Newchildvaccinegetsfundingboost.(2001).RetrievedMarch21,2001,from http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/story_13178.asp
isincludeddue topossibilityof change.

Friesen,J.(n.d.).Hist2280A01AboriginalHistoryFall/Winter2008/2009[Coursehomepage]. RetrievedFebruary4,2009,from http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/history/undergrad/outlines09/2280a01.pdf Norton,R.(2006,November4).Howtotrainacattooperatealightswitch[Videofile].Retrieved fromhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=Vja83KLQXZs

Citation in text
Noticehowthefollowingtwoexamplesuseauthorsname,yearofpublicationandpagenumber(forspecificpartofthesource) intwodifferentways: 1.
2.

Authorsnameintext:Inhisexaminationofhowthehistorianinteractswiththehistory,Foner(2002)statesthat ourcallingrequiresustoanalyzepastevents(p.3). Authorsnameinreference:Therecentexaminationofhowthehistorianinteractswiththehistorystatesthatour callingrequiresustoanalyzepastevents(Foner,2002,p.3).


Firstcitationintext Foner(2002) HerbstDammandKulik (2005) Breakstone,Dreiblatt,and Dreiblatt(2009) Blacketal.(2001) UniversityofManitoba (1997) LibraryandArchivesCanada (2009) MasteringAPAstyle(2002) Subsequentcitationsintext Foner(2002) HerbstDammandKulik (2005) Breakstoneetal.(2009) Blacketal.(2001) UniversityofManitoba (1997) LibraryandArchivesCanada (2009) MasteringAPAstyle(2002) Parentheticalformat, firstcitationintext (Foner,2002) (HerbstDamm&Kulik,2005) (Breakstone,Dreiblatt,& Dreiblatt,2009) (Blacketal.,2001) (UniversityofManitoba, 1997) (LibraryandArchivesCanada, 2009) (MasteringAPAstyle,2002) Parentheticalformat, subsequentcitationsintext (Foner,2002) (HerbstDamm&Kulik,2005) (Breakstoneetal.,2009) (Blacketal.,2001) (UniversityofManitoba, 1997) (LibraryandArchivesCanada, 2009) (MasteringAPAstyle,2002)

Typeofcitation Oneauthor Twoauthors Threetofiveauthors Sixormoreauthors Organizations, Institutions,etc. NoAuthor December 2010 em

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