APA Style
American Psychological Association

Book with One Author

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Title. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:
Stabile, C. A. (1994). Feminism and the technological fix. Manchester, England: Manchester
University Press.

Book with Two Authors

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials, & Last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Title. Place of publication:
Publisher.

Example:
Kroker, A., & Kroker, M. (1996). Hacking the future: Stories for the flesh-eating 90s.
New York: St. Martin's.
 

World Wide Web Site

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Title of web page. Title of website. Retrieved date of
access from the World Wide Web: address path

Example:
Hies, K. (1998). Tribute to Hedy Lamarr. Sciencegrrl. Retrieved December 31, 1998 from the
World Wide Web: http://www.geocities.com/~pandoracvi/hlamarr/scigrrl.html
 

Britannica Online

Elements of Citation:
Title of article. (Year of publication). Retrieved date of access from Britannica database
(Britannica Online) on the World Wide Web: http://search.eb.com.

Example:
Work, history of the organization of (1998). Retrieved January 16, 2002 from Britannica
database (Britannica Online) on the World Wide Web: http://search.eb.com.
 

Journal Article Accessed from ProQuest

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume number
(issue number), page range or number of pages. Retrieved month day, year from
Bell & Howell Information and Learning-ProQuest database (ProQuest) on the World
Wide Web: http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

Example:
Evans, B. A. (1998). Science and the construction of women. Gender and Education, 10 (4),
468. Retrieved January 1, 1999 from Bell & Howell Information and Learning-ProQuest
database (ProQuest) on the World Wide Web: http://www.umi.com/pqdauto
 

Journal Article with One Author

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume number
(issue number), page numbers.

Example:
Wilding, F. (1998). Notes on the political condition of cyberfeminism. Art Journal, 57 (2),
46-59.

Journal Article with Two to Six Authors

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials, & Last name, Initials. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of journal,
volume number (issue number), page numbers.

Example:
Burke, L., & Whitworth, R. (1998). Seeking knowledge: Women, science, and Islam.
Women's Studies International Forum, 21 (2), 147-159.
 

Magazine Article

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials. (Year of publication, month day). Title of article. Title of magazine,
volume number, page numbers.

Example:
Turner, R. (1998, October 14). Back in the Ms. biz. Newsweek, 132, 67.
 

Newspaper Article, Signed

Elements of Citation:
Last name, Initials. (Year of publication, month day). Headline. Title of newspaper,
p. page number or pp. page numbers.

Example:
Altman, L. K. (1997, May 22). Swedish study finds sex bias in getting science jobs.
New York Times, p. B13.
 

Newspaper Article, Unsigned

Elements of Citation:
Headline. (Year of publication, month day). Title of newspaper, p. page number or pp. page
numbers.

Example:
Women earn high marks on a web test. (1997, July 3). New York Times, p. D6.
 

Sample references
http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/jmegill/Sabbatical/apa/bibliography.html

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