Examples of American Psychological Association Style

Book:
Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of counseling psychology. New York: Wiley.
Online Book (with DOI):
Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of counseling psychology. New York: Wiley. doi:
xx.xxxxxx
Online Book (without DOI):
Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of counseling psychology. New York: Wiley.
Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxx [year, month date]
Book Chapter:
Coleman, P. C. (1999). Identity management in later life. In R. T. Woods & G. C. Chet (Eds.),
Psychological problems of ageing: Assessment, treatment and care (pp. 49-72). New York: Wiley.
Online Book Chapter (with DOI):
Coleman, P. C. (1999). Identity management in later life. In R. T. Woods & G. C. Chet (Eds.),
Psychological problems of ageing: Assessment, treatment and care (pp. 49-72). New York: Wiley. doi:
xx.xxxxxx
Online Book Chapter (without DOI)
Coleman, P. C. (1999). Identity management in later life. In R. T. Woods & G. C. Chet (Eds.),
Psychological problems of ageing: Assessment, treatment and care (pp. 49-72). New York: Wiley.
Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxx [year, month date]
Journal Article (Print)
Kneip, R. C., Delamater, A. M., Ismond, T., Milford, C., Salvia, L., & Schwartz, D. (1993). Self- and spouse
ratings of anger and hostility as predictors of coronary heart disease. Health Psychology, 12, 301-307.
Journal Article (with DOI):
Boey, K. M. (1998). Social network and the subjective well-being of the elderly in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific
Journal of Social Work, 8 (2), 5-15. doi: xx.xxxxxxx
Online Journal Article (without DOI):
Boey, K. M. (1998). Social network and the subjective well-being of the elderly in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific
Journal of Social Work, 8 (2), 5-15. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxx [year, month date]
Multivolume Work:
Koch, S. (Ed.). (1959-1963). Psychology: A study of science (Vols. 1-6). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Government Report (Corporate Author):
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute. (2003). Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publication No. 02-2650).
Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.pdf [year, month date]

General Report (Corporate Author):
American Psychological Association, Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls. (2007). Report of the APA
Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls. Retrieved from http://apa.org/pi/wpo/sexualization.html [year,
month date]
Conference Paper:
Muellbauer, J. (2007, September). Housing, credit, and consumer expenditure. In S. C. Ludvigson
(Chair), Housing and consumer behavior. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, WY.
Unpublished Thesis or Dissertation:
Mehta, K. (1995). The dynamics of adjustment of the very old in Singapore. (Unpublished doctoral
dissertation). National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Thesis or Dissertation, from a commercial database:
McNiel, D. S. (2006). Meaning through narrative: A personal narrative discussing growing up with an
alcoholic mother (Masters thesis). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No.
1434728) [year, month date]
Thesis or Dissertation, from the web:
Bruckman, A. (1997). MOOSE Crossing: Construction, community, and learning in a networked virtual
world for kids (Doctoral dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Retrieved from
http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~asb/thesis/ [year, month date]
Newsletter article with no author:
Weld process changes enhance productivity. (2001, September). Welding Design & Fabrication, 74 (9),
24-27.
Online newsletter article with no author:
Six sites meet for comprehensive anti-gang initiative conference. (2006, November/December). OJJDP
News @ a Glance. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [year, month date]
Newspaper article (Single & Multiple):
Wong, S. M. (2004, February 3). Forgotten souls of Woodbridge. The Straits Times, p. H1.
Sleep on the job: It improves performance. (2002, August 14). The Straits Times, pp. H3, H8.
Online newspaper article:
Davie, S. (2005, August 7). NUS in top 10? It's poised for leap. The Straits Times. Retrieved from
http://www.straitstimes.com


Examples of In-text citations

Citation of a work discussed in a secondary source:
Type of Citation First citation in
text
Subsequent
citations in text
Parenthetical
format, first
citation in text
Parenthetical
format,
subsequent
citations in text
One work by two
authors
Walker and Allen
(2004)
Walker and Allen
(2004)
(Walker & Allen,
2004)
(Walker & Allen,
2004)
One work by three
authors
Bradley, Ramirez,
and Soo (1999)
Bradley et al.
(1999)
(Bradley, Ramirez,
& Soo, 1999)
(Bradley et al.,
1999)
One work by six or
more authors
Wasserstein et al.
(2005)
Wasserstein et al.
(2005)
(Wasserstein et al.,
2005)
(Wasserstein et al.,
2005)
Groups (no
abbreviation) as
authors
University of
Pittsburgh (2005)
University of
Pittsburgh (2005)
(University of
Pittsburgh, 2005)
(University of
Pittsburgh, 2005)
References
6
th
Edition
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.
BF76.7 Pub 2010
Pringles, M., & Gonzales, J. (2010) The APA style of documentation: a pocket guide. New Jersey:
Longman. BF76.8 Pri 2010
American Psychological Association. (2010). Concise rules of APA style. Washington, DC: APA
BF76.7 Con 2010
Purdue University Online Writing Lab. (2010). APA formatting and style guide. Retrieved July
from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html [year, month date]
University of Wisconsin-Madison. (2010). APA documentation. Retrieved from
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html [year, month date]
5
th
Edition
American Psychological Association. (2005). Concise rules of APA style. Washington, DC: APA
BF76.7 Con 2005
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
BF76.7 Pub 2001