BASIC GUIDE TO APA DOCUMENTATION

* An issue number is only needed if the journal is paginated separately by issue

† To find a journal homepage, you will need to do a Google search for the title of the journal

BOOK

Last-name, First-initial. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Diamond, O. (2000). How to care for your diabetic cat: Ten easy steps. New York: Knopf.

CHAPTER IN A BOOK

Last-name, First-initial. (Year). Title of chapter. In First-initial Last-name-of-editor (Ed.) Title of

book: Subtitle of book (pp. pages of chapter). Place of Publication: Publisher.

Wood, E. (1957). The many uses of angora. In T. Johnson (Ed.) Dress for success: A

complete guide. (pp. 213-36). Hollywood, CA: Paramount.

EBOOK

Last-name, first initial. (year). Title. doi: number

OR, if no doi is available:

Last-name, first Initial. (year). Title. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxx

Moed, H. (2005) Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation. doi: 10.1007/1-4020-3714-7

United States Government Printing Office. (1904). Manual of style for use in composition and

proof reading. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

JOURNAL ARTICLE FROM ELECTRONIC DATABASE

With DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Last-name, First-initial. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Journal, Volume

(Issue*), Pages. doi: number

Lerner, R. & Nagai A. K. (2000). Reverse discrimination by the numbers. Academic

Questions, 13, 71-73. doi: 11.1117/k.acad.200.05.004

Without DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Last-name, First-initial. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Journal, Volume

(Issue*), Pages. Retrieved from Journal homepage URL

†

Lerner, R. & Nagai A. K. (2000). Reverse discrimination by the numbers. Academic

Questions, 13, 71-73. Retrieved from

http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/higher+education/journal/12129

JOURNAL ARTICLE FROM PRINT

Last-name, First-initial. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Journal, Volume

(Issue*), Pages.

Woodfork, K. (1999). The best herbs to treat colds: A ten-year study. Journal of Alternative

Medicine,13(2), 123 – 29.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Last-name, First-initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Volume, Pages.

Thumm, G. (2004, December 25). New DVD players for 2005. Electronics Weekly, 52, 29 – 31.

ONLINE MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Last-name, First-initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Pages. Retrieved

from url.

Allen, T. W. (2001, January 24). Be fair: Reverse discrimination. Z Magazine. Retrieved from

http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/june95allen.htm

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Last-name, First-initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, Pages.

Kafka, F. (2003, July 14). Great restaurants in Morgantown. The Dominion Post, B3.

ONLINE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Last-name, First-initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, Retrieved from

url

Blakeslee, S. (2003, October 7). A pregnant mother’s diet may turn the genes around. New

York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/

ARTICLE FROM A WEBSITE (DATE OF CREATION / UPDATE AVAILABLE):

Last-name, First-initial. (Year, Month Day of Creation / Update). Title of page. Retrieved from

url

Walker, B. (2007, March 9). Vincent Price: 1911 – 1993. Retrieved from

http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/vincentprice.html

ARTICLE FROM A WEBSITE (NO DATE OF CREATION / UPDATE AVAILABLE):

Last-name, First-initial. (n.d). Title of page. Retrieved from url

Walker, B. (n.d.). Vincent Price: 1911 – 1993. Retrieved from

http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/vincentprice.html

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