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Quick Reference for APA Citations(American Psychological Association)

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American PsychologicalAssociation(5thed.). Washington, DC: Author.

(Aaila!le at the "e#erence Des$: "e#. Des$ Collection and "e#. %& '.' .P* 2001)

In Text Citations (APA, +. 20')he APA style uses the author-date in tet method o# citation: the last name o# the author and the year o#+u!lication are inserted in the tet. &or eam+le:

One author:A single gene controls the restriction o# the com+ound to the leaes and stems (%arham, 1/5*).OR

According to %arham (1/5*), a single gene controls the restriction o# the com+ound to the leaes and stems.

Two authors:%ra!ant and ooney (1/) hae used the comic stri+ to eamine eidence o# se role stereoty+ing.ORhe comic stri+ has !een used to eamine eidence o# se role stereoty+ing (ooney %ra!ant, 1/).

More than two ut less than six authors:ist eery author the #irst time. A#ter that, cite only the last name o# the #irst author #ollo3ed !y 4et al.4 am+le:Cramer, 6ac$son, 7mith, and 6ones (1//2) #ound eidence that ...!or suse"uent citations: Cramer et al. (1//2) #ound ...

#ix or more authors:Cite only the surname o# the #irst author #ollo3ed !y 4et al.4

$o author:Cite the #irst #e3 3ords o# the re#erence entry (usually the title) and the year. 8se dou!le 9uotation mar$saround the title o# an article or cha+ter, and italicie the title o# a +eriodical, !oo$, !rochure, or re+ort (APA, +.210). am+les: &rom the !oo$ Study Guide(2000) ... or (4"eading,4 1///).

To cite a s%ecific %art of a source& (APA, ++.120, 21*);ndicate the +age, cha+ter, #igure, ta!le or e9uation at the a++ro+riate +oint in tet. am+les: (6ames, 2001, +.2*1), (

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All items are listed al+ha!etically !y the #irst author>s last name. ;# there is no author, start 3ith the title

and then the date.

;nclude the issue num!er 3hen each issue in a olume is +aged se+arately (each issue !egins 3ith

+age 414). he issue num!er is ?@ italicied.

&or eam+les o# documents and situations not #ound here, see the +rinted ersion o# thePublication

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,ournal Article& (APA, ++. 2*/-20)One Author&Baron, %. P. (1//0). he #ear o# understanding schio+hrenia and the aoidance o# the acutely distur!ed student. Journal of American College Health, 39, 1-'2.Two Authors&%ra!ant, 7., ooney, . A. (1//'). 7e role stereoty+ing in the 7unday comics: A t3enty year u+date. Sex Roles, 3, 2/-21.Pages Renumere- Issue y Issue& (APA,+. 20)%aym, ?. B. (1//'). ;dentity, !ody, and community in on-line li#e. Journal of Communication, !(), 12-1.Note:"ou #ould only indicate the issue number of a $ournal article #hen the $ournal%s &ages are renumberedissue by issue' (sually &age numbers in a scholarly $ournal are continuous #ithin a )olume or year'

,ournal Article with Three to #ix Authors& (APA, +. 20)olin, D. &., A!ramo3it, 6. 7., %rigidi, %. D., Amir, ?., 7treet,

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*ook with $o Author or +-itor& (APA, +. 2/)-ncyclo&edia of medical organi;ations and agencies. (2001). Detroit, ;.: nternational, 5 (/), **/5A. (8; ?o. AA /102/0) A!stract retrieed7e+tem!er , 200, #rom Digital Dissertations data!ase.

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3i-eo or 030 2 Motion Pictures: (APA, +. 2)cCarthy, %. (Producer), 3ing, W. (Director). (1//0).A gathering of men/ Bith *ill oyers and Robert

*lyGotion +ictureH. ?e3 or$: ystic &ire Fideo.

Citation of a 'ork 0iscusse- in a #econ-ary #ource& (APA, +. 2'): I Within the tet, name the original source and +roide a citation #or the secondary source.

I ;n the "e#erence ist include the secondary source only.

In2Text Citation:Birscht and 6ose+h>s reie3 (as cited in hom+son, ntegrated multimedia for better language learning. Pa+er +resented at the A7C;; /' irtual con#erence. "etrieed 7e+tem!er , 200, #rom

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Cha%ter or #ection in a 'orl- 'i-e 'e 0ocument& (APA, +. 2'*)

%enton &oundation. (1//, ay 1/). Why early ed !ene#its all o# us. ;n -ffecti)e language for discussingearly childhood education and &olicy (cha+. 2). "etrieed #rom htt+:==333.!enton.org=7tratcom

0ocument A.ailale from a 5ni.ersity Program or 0e%artment 'e #ite& (APA, +. 2')Chou, ., cClintoc$, "., oretti, &., ?i, D. E. (1//*). echnology and education/ 7e# #ine in ne#bottles/ Choosing &asts and imagining educational futures. "etrieed 7e+tem!er ,

200*, #rom Colum!ia 8niersity, ;nstitute #or earning echnologies We! site:htt+:==333.ilt.colum!ia.edu=+u!lications=+a+ers=ne33ine1.html

#tan-2Alone 'e Article with $o Author I-entifie- an- $o 0ate: (APA, +. 2')Psychological &ers&ecti)es'(n.d.). "etrieed 7e+tem!er , 200, #rom htt+:==onl.org.K+=horoL*=htmNote/ 1n'd'4 no date'

Internet ,ournal Article *ase- on a Print #ource& (APA,+. 2'1)