APA Citation Worksheets

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Print Sources

Book (one author)

Example: Lee, H. (1982). To kill a mockingbird. New York, NY: Warner Books.

Author’s Last Name First Initial Middle Initial (Publication Book Title Place of Publication: Publisher
Date)

Book (no author)

Example: The American renaissance. (2004). Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers.

Book Title (Publication Date) Place of Publication: Publisher

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Book (two to more than three authors) – print source
Example of two: Reilly, M. J., & Jermyn, L. (2004). Mexico (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Marshall.
Example of three: Thompsen, A., Jensen, M., & Graham, D. (2005). Coexisting under stress. Chicago, IL: New Age Press.
Example of more than seven: Adams, B., Boston, C., Cheney, D., Dixon, E., Edwards, F., Franks, G., . . . Harris, I. (1994).
Encyclopedia of great civilizations. New York, NY: Shooting Star Press.

Author1’s Last First Middle Author2’s Last First Middle Author3’s Last First Middle Author4’s Last First Middle
Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial

Author5’s Last First Middle Author6’s Last First Middle (Publication Book Title Place of Publisher
Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Date) Publication:

Book (one editor) (edition number) – print source

Example: Bevington, D. (Ed.). (2008). The complete works of Shakespeare (6th ed.). New York, NY: Longman.

Editor’s Last Name First Middle (Publication Book Title Edition Place of Publisher
Initial Initial Date) number Publication:
(Ed.) (if any)

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Book (two to more than six editors) – print source
Example of two: Schlager, N. & Weisblatt, J. (Eds.). (2006). Alternative energy (Vols. 1-3). Detroit, MI: Gale.
Example of three: Abbot, J., Brunning, G., & Doran, M. (Eds.). (2001). System dynamics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.
Example of more than seven: Edwards, T., George, W., Kuffner, A., Jones, D., Roberts, J., Johnson, F., . . . Roy, W. (Eds.). (2004).
The poetry of Edgar Allen Poe. New York, NY: Newcastle Press.

Editor1’s Last Name First Middle Editor2’s Last First Middle Editor3’s Last First Middle Editor4’s Last First Middle
Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Name Initial Initial

Editor5’s Last Name First Middle Editor6’s Last First Middle (Publication Book Title Place of Publisher
Initial Initial Name Initial Initial Date) Publication:

Book (author and editor) – print source

Example: Gibbs, J.T. (2001). Books for children of all ages (F.W. Hudson, Ed.). New York, NY: Dover.

Author Last Name First Middle (Publica- Book Title Editor First Middle Place of Publisher
Initial Initial tion Last Initial Initial Publication:
Date) Name,

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Previously published book in a collection – print source
Example: Henley, W. E. (1984). Apparition. In L. L. Harris (Ed.), Nineteenth-Century literature criticism (Vol. 5, p. 408).
Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from A book of verses, p. 41, 1889, New York, NY: Scribner)

Author First Middle (Publication Date of Chapter Title Editor First Middle Secondary Source Volume # Page #s
Secondary Source) Name Initial Initial (Secondary (Secondary
Name Last Initial Initial Title
Last (Ed.). Source) Source)

Place of Publisher Original Source Title Original Original Original source Original source Original source
source source page publication date place of
Publication (Secondary publisher
volume numbers publication
(Secondary Source) Source) City, State
City, State

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Previously published journal in a collection – print source
Example: Spilka, M. (1982). Of George and Lennie and Curley’s wife: Sweet violence in Steinbeck’s Eden. In D. Smith (Ed.),
Contemporary literary criticism (Vol. 104, pp. 430-44). Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from Modern Fiction Studies, 65,
43-50)

Author Last First Middle (Publication Date Article Title Editor Name First Middle Secondary Source Title Volume # Page #s
Initial Initial of Secondary Last (Ed.). Initial Initial (Secondary (Secondary
Name
Source) Source) Source)

Place of Publisher Original Source Title Original source Original Original source Original source Original
Publication (Secondary volume and issue source page publication date place of source
(Secondary Source) Source) number, if numbers publication publisher
City, State journal City, State

Anthology or Story Collection – print source

Example: Chase, R. (1973). Old Christmas Eve. In H. L. Pick (Ed.), Grandfather tales (pp. 58-60). New York, NY: Viking.

Author Last First Middle (Public- Title of article or Book editor First Middle Book Title (Article or Place of Publisher
Initial Initial ation Last Name Initial Initial story page Publication:
Name Date) story #s) City, State

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Encyclopedia Article – print source
Example: Gillingham, J. (2008). Norman conquest. In The world book encyclopedia (Vol. 14, pp. 455-6). Chicago, IL: World
Book.

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Encyclopedia Title (Volume (Page Place of Publisher
Number) Numbers) Publication:
Name Initial Initial Date)
City, State

Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article – print source

Example: Fitzpatrick, L. (2010, July 12). How we fail our female vets. Time, 176(2), 42-45.

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Magazine/Scholarly Title Volume (Issue Page
Name(s) Initial Initial Date) number number) Numbers

Newspaper Article or Letter to the Editor – print source

Example: Mattick, M. (2010, July 4). Defending the all-American tart [Letter to the editor]. The Register-Guard, p. G2.

Author Last Name First Middle (Publication Article Title [Letter to the editor] Newspaper Title Pages
Initial Initial Date)

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Electronic Sources

Encyclopedia Article – online database

Example: Rogers, F. (2005). Southern flying squirrel. In Encyclopedia of animals. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Encyclopedia Title URL
Name (s) Initial Initial Date)

Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article – online database

Example Magazine: Hosenball, M. (2010, July 19). Spying a real payday. Newsweek, 156(3), 12. Retrieved from
http://www.newsweek.com/

Example Scholarly Journal: Rowena, J. & Collins, C. (2010). Can we treat our way out of HIV? AIDS Research and Human
Retroviruses. 26, 1-4. doi:10.1089/aid.209.0267

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Magazine or Journal Volume (issue Pages DOI or URL
Name Initial Initial date) Title number) if
available

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Newspaper Article – online database
Example: Schwartz, J. (2010, July 20). Liability at issue in oil flow rate in Gulf. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

Author First Middle (Publication Article Title Letter Complete Newspaper Title Pages (if URL
to the available)
Last Name Initial Initial date)
Editor? (ex. A1, A4)
Y or N

Encyclopedia Article - Internet

Example: Schloss, J. P. (2003). Symbiosis. In Encyclopedia of science and religion. Retrieved from
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200494.html

Author Last Name First Initial (Publication date) if Article Title Encyclopedia Title URL
given

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Magazine or Scholarly Journal Article - Internet
Example Scholarly Journal: Hubbard, R. E., Andrew, M. K., & Rockwood, K. (2009). Effect of parental age at birth on
accumulation of deficits, frailty and survival in older adults. Age and Ageing, 38, 380-385.
doi:10.1093/ageing/afp035
Example Magazine: O'Malley, C. (2000, March). It's an Internet world. Popular Science, 256(3), 47-51. Retrieved from
http://www.popsci.com/archive

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Magazine/Scholarly DOI or Article URL
Name Initial Initial date) Journal Title

Newspaper Article - Internet

Example: Prior, A. (2010, August 8). How to tame college costs: It's not just tuition. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from
http://online.wsj.com

Author Last First Middle (Publication Article Title Complete Newspaper Title URL of Article
Name Initial Initial date)

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Web Page Professional
Example: Crater Lake National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved from National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/crla/

Author Last First Middle (Publication Web page Title Date Sponsoring Organization URL
date) Accessed (if necessary)
Name Initial Initial

Web Page Personal

Example: Donohue, J. (n.d.). John Donohue's national park photos: Crater Lake National Park. Retrieved July 27, 2010, from
http://www.jdonohue.com/parks/crater_lake/crater_lake.html

Author Last Name First Middle (Publication Web Page Title Date URL
Accessed
Initial Initial date)

OTHER: Video/Clip
Video Example: Thomas, J., & McLaren, M. (Producers), & Linklater, R. (Director). (2006). Fast food nation [DVD]. USA:
Recorded Picture Company.
Clip Example: Engle, M. (Creator), & olinlibrary (Poster). (2008). Research minutes: How to identify scholarly journal
articles [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGJ2CYfY9A

Title [Video or (Year of (Producer, Director, or both) Place of Production Company

DVD] Release/Copyright)
Production: Name

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