american psychological association (apa) [bibliography writing]
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American Psychological Association(APA)
APA•American Psychological Association style is the most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences
Basic Rules• Hanging Indention – All lines after the
first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin.• Author’s names are inverted (last name
first); give the last name and initials for all authors particular work up to and including seven authors.
Basic Rules• Reference list entries should be
alphabetized by last name of the first author of each work.• Present the journal title in full.• Italicize titles of longer works such as
books and journals.• Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes
around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collection.
Basic Format for BooksAuthor, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work: Capital letter for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Sample Format (Books)Calfee, R.C., & Valencia, R.R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
Sample for Edited BookDuncan, G.J., (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation
Sample for Edited Books with AuthorPlath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K.V. Kukil (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.
Sample for Electronic SourcesAuthor, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Date of publication). Title of Article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number (issue number if available)Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url
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