APA Style Quick Guide

Print Resources

Books – General Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of publication. Location of Publication: Publisher.

Source Reference

Book, One Author Youngman, F. (2007). Building a better nation. New York, NY:
Florida University Press.

Journal Article – General Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume Number (Issue
Number), Page numbers.
Source Reference
Article in Journal, One Author Barot, R. (2008). The body project: Notes on Carl Philip. Pleindes,
28(1), 90-103.

Magazine Article – General Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication, Month Date). Title of article. Name of Magazine, Volume
Number, Page numbers.
Source Reference
Article in Magazine, One Author Gannon, F. (2006, December 11). Beyond bird flu: Other potential
epidemics. The New Yorker, 82, 61-64.

Multiple Authors- For sources that have more than one author use the standard format for the source
(above) and the following rules:
Two Authors Leavitt, S.D. & Dubner, S.J. (2005). Freakanomics: A rogue
economist explores the hidden side of everything. New York,
NY: Morrow.
Three to Seven Authors Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach,
J. S. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is
high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65,
1190-1204.
*For sources with more than seven authors, list the first six and the use ellipses (…) to the final author*

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Electronic Resources

Articles from Databases – General Format

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of article. Name of Publication, Volume Number(Issue
Number), Page numbers. Retrieval Information
*For
. articles in journals, magazines or newspapers that are found in databases (Academic Search Premier, Research
Library, etc.) follow the rules for citing print sources then add retrieval information as necessary. Below are some
commons examples.*
Source Reference
Article from Database with DOI Holliday, R. E. & Hayes, B.K. (2000). Dissociating automatic and
Intentional processes in children’s eyewitness memory.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 75(1), 1-42.
doi: 10.1006/jecp.1999.252
Article from Database with no DOI Howard, K.R. (2007). Childhood overweight: Parental
perceptions and readiness for change. The Journal of
School Nursing, 23(2), 73-79. Retrieved from
PsychARTICLES

Articles from Online Sources – General Format

*For articles in journals, magazines or newspapers that are found online, follow the rules for citing print sources then
add the retrieval information (URL) as necessary. Below are some commons examples*

Source Reference
Magazine Article Online Munsey, C.. (2010, June). Medicine or menace?
Psychologists' research can inform the growing debate
over legalizing marijuana. Monitor on Psychology,
41(6). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/
Newspaper Article Online Schwartz, N.D. (2010, August 26). Despite reform banks have
room for risky deals. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

For more help with APA Citation: http://fmcc.edu/library  “Guides and Citation Help”

Some examples and explanations taken from Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/