Chapter in an Edited Book or eBook:
O’Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men’s and
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APA Citation Formatting
Adapted from:
Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 5th edition
Remember that citing electronic resources
varies from citing print resources by inclusion
of a retrieval date and the URL (web address)
where it was retrieved
Book or eBook with One Author
Kapardis, A. (2003). Psychology and law: A
critical introduction (2nd ed.). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. Retrieved
March 16, 2009 from http://
www.netlibrary.com.
[author name]. [date published]. [book title]
([edition] ed.). [city of publication]:
[publisher name]. Retrieved [retrieval date]
from [site URL].
More things to remember when using APA:
Authors — follow the author’s last name with
initials — do not spell out first or middle names
Capitalization — Only the first word of a title or
subtitle is capitalized, unless it is a proper name
Publication date units are given from largest to
smallest: year, month, day
When using APA, it is important to cite only the
information used
Specify the chapters or page numbers used
Electronic resources must include “Retrieved
from *site URL+.”
Use PURLs (permanent links) and specific web
page URLs within a site, whenever possible
women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor
for healing, transition, and transformation.
In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across
the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York:
Springer.
[chapter author name]. [date published].
[chapter title]. In [editor name] (Ed.),
[book title] (pp. [page range]). [city of pub-
lication]: [publisher name].
Periodical Article/Database Article:
(magazine, journal, newspaper, etc)
Rosenberg, M. (1984, September). A symbolic
interactionist view of psychosis. Journal of
health and social behavior. 25.3 : 289-302.
Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.
[author name]. ([date published]). [article
title]. [periodical title] [volume no.].[issue
no.] : [page range]. Retrieved from [site
URL].
Online-Only Resource:
(webpage, etc)
Wine Institute. (2009, February 25). U.S.
Wine Exports Surpass $1 Billion in 2008.
Retrieved February 25, 2009, from http://
www.wineinstitute.org/resources/
pressroom/02252009.
[author name]. [date of publication]. [article
title]. Retrieved [date of access] from
[specific webpage URL].
Motion Picture:
(DVD, VHS, etc)
Watson, E., Milchin, A., Smith I. (Producers), &
Aronofsky D. (Director). (2006). The Foun-
tain [motion picture]. United States: War-
ner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
[producer name] (Producer), [director name]
(Director). ([date of release]). [movie title]
“*motion picture+”. *country of origin+:
[studio or distributer].
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