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Find examples for citing your resources using APA style. These examples represent the most common types of citations. Many more examples are available using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.
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APA STYLE REFERENCE EXAMPLES
Books:
Cooper, G. M. & King, M. R. (2007). Predators: Who they are and how to stop them. Amherst:
Prometheus Books.
Dempsey, D. (2001). Ruin and recovery: Michigan’s rise as a conservation leader. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan.
Hinton, S. E. (1967). The outsiders. New York: Viking.
Book: (When author is not given)
The internship bible. (1995). New York: Random House.
Encyclopedia:
Barry, R. D. (2003). Amber. In The world book encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 404). Chicago: World
Book, Inc.
Korab, H. E. (2003). Beverage production. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 2, pp. 180).
Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.
Newspapers:
Carmaker idles plant (2003, August 22). The Detroit News, p. 9B.
Douglas, J. (2003, September 10). Horror, history highlights films at Flint festival. The Flint Journal,
pp. C4, C6.
Magazines and Journals:
FUBU: Urban clothes for now people. (2003, August 23). Time, 162, 76.
Mairorana, A. (2001). Exercise training, vascular function, and functional capacity in middle-aged
subjects. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33, 2022-28.
Scaggs, A. (2005, July 28). Chris Cornell: Bob Dylan's first album is like punk rock. Rolling Stone
979, 28.
Electronic Databases: Magazines, Newspapers and Essays
(General Reference Center Gold, OCLC FirstSearch, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, etc.)
Armstrong, J. C. (2003, April 28). Delphi urges suppliers to open plants in Flint. Automotive News,
77, 42. Retrieved August 12, 2003, from General Reference Center Gold database.
Bartholet, E. (2002). Adoption should be encouraged. In R. Espejo (Ed.), Opposing Viewpoints:
Adoption. San Diego: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved September 1, 2003, from Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center database.
Ratso, L. (2002, August). The forests of Michigan’s upper peninsula. The Environmentalist, 22, 76-
98. Retrieved September 2, 2003, from Wilson Select Plus database.
Zanzinger, W.D. (2003, August 12). Identity theft is among fastest growing white-collar crimes, FBI
says. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. p.K2602. Retrieved September 2, 2003, from
General Reference Center Gold database.
Websites:
The City of Flint. (2003). The city of Flint. Retrieved September 12, 2003, from http://www.ci.flint.mi.us/
Foxnews.com. (2003). Pop culture lures audience into museums. Retrieved August 2003, from
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93267,00.html/.
HistoryChannel.com. (n.d). This day in World War II history: March 1. Retrieved September 2003,
from http://historychannel.com/.
Prepared by members of the
Mott Library staff, January 2008.