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Citation Style: APA: Reference List: Examples

A LibGuide for the APA Citation Style

Books

One author:

Shotton, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer

dependency. London, England: Taylor & Francis. 

More than one author:

Hutcheon, L., & Hutcheon, M. (2000). Bodily charm: Living opera.

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

Book Chapters

Hayborn, D. M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of

subjective well-being. In M. Eid & R. J. Larsen (Eds.),

The Science of subjective well-being (pp. 17-43).

New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Newspaper Articles

Print:

Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic,

social status. The Washington Post, pp.   A1, A4.

Note: Discontinuous pages: pp. B1, B3, B5-B7

Online:

Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain

agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from

http://www.nytimes.com 

Journal Articles

Online and hardcopy with a DOI:

Johnson, B. T., & Eagly, A. H. (1989). Effects of involvement in persuasion:

A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 106, 290-314.  

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.106.2.290

Without DOI:

Light, M. A., & Light, I. H. (2008). The geographic expansion of Mexican

immigration in the United States and its implications for local law

enforcement. Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal, 8(1),

73-82.

Database or website without a DOI

Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and

self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and

adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 28-48.

Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap

Note: DOI – Digital Object Identifier

Films or Videos

American Psychology Association. (Producer). (2000). Responding

therapeutically to patient expressions of sexual attraction

[DVD]. Available   from http://www.apa.org/videos/

Online:

Norton, R. (2006, November 4). How to train a cat to operate a light

switch [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vja83KLQXZs