APA Citation Guide

1. How to Cite a Book in APA

Griffiths, Martin, O’Callaghan, Terry & Roach,
Steven C. (Eds).International relations: The key
concepts. London: Routledge.

Author, A. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-

Reader Version]. Retrieved from http://xxxx or
DOI:xxxx
 2. Citing a journal article in print

Wan Shawaluddin Wan Hassan (2015). Tenaga

Kerja Indonesia (TKI) Bugis dalam sektor
perladangan kelapa sawit di Sabah. Jurnal MANU,
Bil 22, 61-81.
 3. How to Reference a Magazine in APA

Tumulty, K. (2006, April). Should they stay or should

they go? Time, 167(15), 3-40.
Tumulty, K. (2006, April). Should they stay or should
they go? Time, 167(15) Retrieved from
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171
,1179361,00.html
 4. APA Newspaper Citation

Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic

discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The New
York Times, p. D5.
Alaza, Leonard. (2017, August, 17). Extending
workers’ stay breaches Indonesian laws. The Daily
Express, p.1.

Citing a newspaper article found online

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication).

Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from

newspaper homepage URL

APA format example:

Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic

discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The New

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

 5. APA Interview Citation

How to Reference an Interview in APA

 A personal interview should NOT be included in

a reference list in APA. They are not considered
recoverable data (they cannot be found by a
researcher). You should reference personal
interviews as in-text citations instead.
That being said, there is a general structure if you
want to cite a personal interview as part of your APA
works cited list:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date). Interview type.

APA format example:

Marino, B. (2014, October 18). Personal Interview.
 6. APA Encyclopedia Entry Citation

How to reference an Encyclopedia Entry in APA

Kammen, C., & Wilson, A.H. (2012). Monuments.

In Encyclopedia of local history. (pp. 363-364).
Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
 7. APA Website Citation
Citing a general website article with an author
APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL

APA format example:

Simmons, B. (2015, January 9). The tale of two Flaccos. Retrieved from

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-tale-of-two-flaccos/

Citing a general website article without an author

APA format structure:
Article title. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Retrieved from URL

APA format example:

Teen posed as doctor at West Palm Beach hospital: police. (2015, January 16). Retrieved from

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Teen-Posed-as-Doctor-at-West-Palm-Beach-Hospital-

Police-288810831.html

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