This document provides examples of how to format citations and references in APA style for a variety of source types, including print sources like books, encyclopedias, and periodicals as well as online sources like articles from databases, websites, and e-books. Examples are given for citing individual authors, works with two or more authors, works missing authorship data, and sources from across multiple volumes or editions. The examples cover the core information to include like author, date, title, and publication details depending on the source type.

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2013 APA 6th
Ed. CITATION EXAMPLES
PRINT SOURCES
BOOKS:
Book with one author
Author last name, First name initial. Middle name initial. (Publication year). Book title in italics. Publication
place: Publisher name.
Cody, J. P. (2010). Delmar's medical assisting exam review: Preparation for CMA and RMA exams. Clifton
Park, NY: Delmar Publishers.
Book with two or more authors
Cody, R. & Smith, J. K. (2007). Applied statistics and the SAS programming language. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
Edition other than the first
Helfer, M. E., Keme R. S. & Drugman, R. D. (2008). The battered child. (5th ed.). Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.
Book with no date
When there is no date use (n.d.). in place of the date
Cody, J. P. (n.d.). Delmar's medical assisting exam review: Preparation for CMA and RMA exams. Clifton
Park, NY: Delmar Publishers.
Book without author
When there is no author begin the citation with the title followed by the date.
Finding happiness. (2008). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Multivolume work (or anthology) with one editor
Weiner, P. (Ed.). (2009). Dictionary in the history of ideas (Vols. 1-4). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Multivolume work (or anthology) with two editors
Duncan, G. J. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (2011). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage
Foundation.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES:
Signed
Author last name, First name's initial. (Publication year). Entry title in italics. In Encyclopedia title in Italics.
(Vol. number, pages). Publication place: Publisher name.
Sturgeon, T. M. (2006). Science Fiction. In The Encyclopedia Americana. (Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury,
CT: Grolier.
Unsigned
Article title. (Publication year). In Encyclopedia title in italics. (Vol. number, pages). Publication place: Publisher
name.

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Alexander II. (2005). In The New Encyclopedia Britannica. (Vol. 100, p. 246). Chicago: Encyclopedia
Britannica, Inc.
PERIODICAL ARTICLES:
Printed Magazine Article
Author last name, First name initial. (Publication year, Month day). Article title. Magazine Title in Italics,
volume number, pages.
Williams, B. (2012, September 3). Advances in global health. National Geographic, 134, 76-78.
Printed Newspaper Article
Author last name, First name initial. (Publication year, Month day). Article title. Newspaper Title in Italics,
volume number, pages.
Hernfield, G. (2006, January 5). Supreme Court to hear groundbreaking case next fall. The New York Times, 140,
pp. 16-18.
Printed Journal Article
Author last name, First name initial. (Publication year). Article title. Journal Title in italics, volume number,
pages.
Lawrence, S. (2006, January 5). Investing in new vaccination. The Journal of the American Medical Association,
160, pp. 16-18.
ONLINE SOURCES
Articles Retrieved from a Database
Journal Article Retrieved from a Database with DOI assigned:
Author last name, First name's initial, Middle name's initial. (Publication year). Article title. Journal title in Italics,
volume number in italics, (issue number if available) pages. DOI
Podsakoff, N. P., Whiting, S. W., Podsakoff, P. M., & Mishra, P. (2011). Effects of organizational citizenship
behaviors on selection decisions in employment interviews. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 310–326.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020948
Journal Article Retrieved from a Database without DOI assigned:
Author last name, First name's initial, Middle name's initial. (Publication year). Article title. Journal Title in Italics,
issue number in italics, issue number in italics, volume number, (issue number if available) pages.
Retrieved from homepage of journal
Gill, C. S. (2010). Spirituality and religiosity: Factors affecting wellness among low-income, rural women. Journal
of Counseling & Development, 88, 293–302. Retrieved from http://aca.metapress.com/

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Articles found online
Online Magazine Article
Author last name, First name initial. (Publication year, Month day). Article title. Magazine Title in Italics, volume
#, pages. Retrieved from URL
Williams, B. (2012, September 3). Advances in global health. National Geographic, 134, 76-78. Retrieved from
www.nationalgeographic.com
Online Newspaper Article
Author last name, First name initial. (Publication year, Month day). Article title. Newspaper Title in Italics,
volume #, pages. Retrieved from URL
Hernfield, G. (2006, January 5). Supreme Court to hear groundbreaking case next fall. The New York Times, 140,
pp. 16-18. Retrieved from www.nytimes.com/
Online Journal Article
Author last name, First name initial. (Publication year). Article title. Journal Title in Italics, volume number,
pages.
Lawrence, S. (2006). Investing in new vaccination. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 160, pp. 16-
18. Retrieved from www.jamanetwork.com/
E-book:
Author last name, First name's initial, Middle name's initial. (Publication year). E-book title in italics. Retrieved
from URL
Heuristic. (n. d.). In Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/
Silvia, P. J. (2007). How to write a lot: A practical guide to productive academic writing [Kindle DX version].
Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com
Worell, J., & Goodheart, C. D. (2006). Handbook of girls’ and women’s psychological health. Retrieved from
http://www.netlibrary.com
Online Encyclopedia Work:
SIGNED
Author last name, First name's initial, Middle name's initial. (Publication year). Encyclopedia article title. In
Editor’s First name's initial. Middle name's initial. Last name (Ed.), Encyclopedia Title in Italics.
Retrieved from URL

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Author last name, First name's initial, Middle name's initial. (Publication year). Article title. Retrieved from
URL.
Graham, G. M. (2009). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved
from http://plato.stanford.edu
UNSIGNED
Article title. (Publication year). In Encyclopedia title in italics. (Vol. number, pages). Publication place: Publisher
name.
Alexander II. (2005). In The New Encyclopedia Britannica. (Vol. 100, p. 246). Chicago: Encyclopedia
Britannica, Inc. Retrieved from www.britannica.com/
WEBSITES:
Website
Paiz, J. (2013). APA style guide and formatting. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01
DVD/VIDEO RECORDING: If video recording, replace DVD with video recording
Title of the DVD or Video recording. [Medium type]. (Publication year). Publication place: Publisher or
distributor.
Vital signs: Blood pressure [Videocassette]. (2009). Irvine, CA: Concept Media.
References
American Psychological Association. (2012). In APA Style Guide to Electronic References. Retrieved on October
2, 2013 from http://ebooks.lib.ua-net.ua.edu/APAGuidetoElectronicRefs.pdf
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th
ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Paiz, J. M., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M.,...Keck, R. (2013). APA style guide and
formatting. The Owl at Purdue. Retrieved on October 2, 2013 from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01