APA 6th Edition Reference List - Electronic Sources

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**Research papers require both a reference list and in-text citations. An in-text citation handout is available.**

Below are a few examples using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition. The final authority for the bibliographic format, including spacing of the references, is your professor. The following pieces of information may be necessary for your citation: Author(s)'s last name(s) and first initial(s) OR if unknown, sponsoring organization. If neither is available, place the document title at the beginning of the citation followed by the date. Date of original source. If no date is provided, use this: (n.d.) Title of document/article/web page Source title and publication information: volume, issue, page numbers (if applicable) Date retrieved (only required if the content is likely to change, as is the case with wikis). DOI (alphanumeric Digital Object Identifier), or if not available, a journal or webpage address. Need help finding a DOI? Look here: http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/

Web pages (not including electronic articles or e-books):

Basic Entry: Author last name, initials or sponsoring organization. (Last update or copyright date). Title of page [Format, if applicable]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxx.xxx Cobb, W. J. (2004, October). The culture of civil rights. Retrieved from http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/civil5.html Online Annual Report: Microsoft Corporation. (2009). Microsoft Corporation annual report 2009. Retrieved from http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/ar09/index.html Online Brochure: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. (2009, April). The redesigned (new) citizenship test [Brochure]. Retrieved from http://www.usda.gov/documents/AvianFluBrochure.pdf Online Video: Harvard University. (2009, November 16). Stem cells: Mending a broken heart [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMtFkfcQqec

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E-books
Citations for e-books are quite different than citations for print books and should follow a form similar to web sites. If a DOI is provided for your e-book, use it in place of the retrieval statement. If the book is not available also in print, the version does not need to be included. Basic Entry: Author, A. A. (2007). Title of work [version]. doi:xxxxxx Author, A. A. (1999). Title of work [version]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxx.xxx Roberts, J. J. (2003). Origins of conflict in Afghanistan [Netlibrary version]. Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com Encyclopedia Article or Book Chapter from an E-book (this particular book does not have a print version) Lyder, C. H., & Ayello, E. A. (2002). Pressure ulcers: A patient safety issue. In R. G. Hughs (Ed.), Patient safety and quality: An evidence based handbook for nurses. (pp. 267291). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/

Electronic Articles
In general, an electronic article is cited like a print article, but with the addition of a DOI. DOIs are usually located on the article or in the database where the article was found. If you need additional help locating a DOI go here: http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/. Some articles do not have a DOI. If there is no DOI available, you will need to do a quick web search for the journal, magazine, or newspapers homepage web address. If no homepage is available, use the database homepage. Basic Entry: Author, A. A. (2007). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. doi:xxxxxx Author, A. A. (2007). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. Retrieved from journal homepage Article with a DOI: Tien, F. F., & Fu, T. T. (2008). The correlates of the digital divide and their impact on college student learning. Teachers and Computers, 50(1), 421- 436. doi:10.1016/ j.compedu.2006.07.005 Article without a DOI: Chompre, R. R., & de Villalobos, M. M. (1995). Building nursing leaders in Latin America. International Nursing Review, 42(5), 150-151. Retrieved from http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0020-8132 Article without an author or a DOI: Is this the Mideasts future? (2007, July 2). Newsweek, 150(2), 38. Retrieved from http://www.newsweek.com Article with eight or more authors (use between the sixth and last author): Douillard-Guilloux, G., Raben, N., Takikita, S., Ferry, A., Vignaud, A., Guillet-Deniau, I.,Richard, E. (2010). Restoration of muscle functionality by genetic suppression of glycogen synthesis in a murine model of Pompe disease. Human Molecular Genetics, 19(4), 684-696. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddp535