This document provides examples of how to format citations for various document types in APA style, including books, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, newspaper articles, magazine articles, journal articles, websites, theses/dissertations, and more. For each document type, it lists the author name(s), publication year, title, publisher, and other necessary publication information to create a complete citation in APA format.

1. APA Format
Book, in print
Leki, I. (1998). Academic writing: Exploring processes and strategies (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Book, 2 authors
Toma, P. A., & Gorman, R. F. (1991). International relations: Understanding global issues. Pacific Grove, CA:
Brooks/Cole Publishing
Book, 3 – 7 authors
Pandya, M., Singh, H., Mittelstaedt, R. E., & Clemons, E. (2003). Knowledge @ Wharton: On building corporate value.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Book, organization author
United Nations Development Program. (1997). The shrinking state: Governance and human development in Eastern
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. New York, NY: Author.
Book with editor, no author
Bennis, W. (Ed.). (1992). Leaders on leadership: Interviews with top executives. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School
Press.
Chapter/Article in a book, in print
Vujovic, S. (2000). An uneasy view of the city. In N. Popov (Ed.), The road to war in Serbia (pp.23-145). Budapest,
Hungary: Central European University Press.
Entry in an encyclopedia/dictionary
Chen, S-L. C. (2003). Data mining. In S. Jones (Ed.), Encyclopedia of new media: An essential reference to
communication and technology (pp. 121-123). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Encyclopedia/ dictionary online
Developmental genetics. (2005). In Cambridge encyclopedia of child development. Retrieved from http://0-
www.credoreference.com.library.muhlenberg.edu:80/entry/cupchilddev/developmental_genetics
Newspaper article, in print
Neff, C. B. (1993, August 27). Russia s booming far-east frontier.‟ Washington Post, p. A25.
Newspaper, on-line
Becker, E. (2001, August 27). Prairie farmers reap conservation's rewards. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com
Magazine article, in print
Quinn-Judge, P. (2003, October 6). No way out? Chechnya: Putin s exit strategy.‟ Time, 162, 38-45.
Journal article
Fredrick, T. A. (2008). Facilitating better teamwork: Analyzing the challenges and strategies of classroom based
collaboration. Business Communication Quarterly, 71(4), 439-455.
Website, with no author or date of publication
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2. Census data revisited. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2009, from Harvard, Psychology of Population website,
http://harvard.edu/data/index.php
Thesis/Dissertation
Caprette, C. L. (2005). Conquering the cold shudder: The origin and evolution of snake eyes (Doctoral
dissertation). Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Thesis/Dissertation online
Caprette, C. L. (2005). Conquering the cold shudder: The origin and evolution of snake eyes (Doctoral
dissertation). Retrieved from http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?acc_num=osu1111184984
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