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APA Guide
APA Guide
Sources found in online databases typically have been published elsewhere. Include as much as the
original publication information as possible. The new APA rules explain that database names are not
necessary, but can be included as supplementary information.
Citing an originally in print journal article found in a database
Ahn, H., & Kim, K. (2008). Using genetic algorithms to optimize nearest neighbors for data
mining. Annals of Operations Research, 263(1), 5-18. Retrieved from Academic Search
Premier
Ex:
Carley, M. J. (1999). 1939: The alliance that never was and the coming of World War II.
Chicago, IL: Ivan R. Dee.
Chapter/Anthology
Editor
Last, F. M. (Year Published). Section title. In F. M. Last (Ed.), Book/Anthology (Edition, Pages).
APA
Melville, H. (1989). Hawthorne and his mosses. In N. Baym (Ed.), The Norton anthology of
American literature (3rd ed., pp. 12-34). New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.
Magazine
Ex:1-5 or 15.
APA
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Magazine Title, Page(s).
Ex:
Pressman, A. (2008, September 29). Bottom fishing in rough waters. BusinessWeek, 27.
Newspaper
APA
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Newspaper Title, Pages(s).
Ex:
Campoy, A. (2008, September 23). Gasoline surges in southeast after Ike. The Wall Street
Journal, p. A14.
Journal
Ex:13
Two Authors
Ex: 12 or 5-9
APA
Last, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Title, Volume, Pages(s).
Ex:
Bharadwaj, P., & Ward, K. T. (2008). Ethical considerations of patients with pacemakers.
American Family Physician, 78, 398-399.
Website
APA
Ex:
Date electronically
published
Date Accessed
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Website Title. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from
URL
Friedland, L. (2008, September 22). Top 10 natural and wildlife adventure travel trips.
About.com. Retrieved from http://adventuretravel.about.com/od/ecotourism/tp/nature--wildlife-adventures.htm
Ex: 12.3
Ex: 12 or 5-9
APA
Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), Page(s). Retrieved
Month Day, Year, from Database.
Ex:
Ahn, H., & Kim, K. (2008). Using genetic algorithms to optimize nearest neighbors for data
mining. Annals of Operations Research, 263(1), 5-18. Retrieved from the Academic Search
Premier database.
Structure: Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article Title. Website Title.
Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
Website
Website article
Bottom of article
Author
Website publisher
Date accessed: Only include if the source is one that might change
Citation:
Structure: Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article Title. Website Title.
Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
Website
Website Article
Date published
Author
Date accessed: Only include if the source is one that might change
Citation:
Brown, D. (2010, June 14). Bad strategy: At E3, Microsoft and Sony put
Nintendo on the defense. BNET. Retrieved June 15, 2010, from
http://cbsnews.com/moneywatch
Structure: Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article Title. Website Title.
Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
Article name
Date accessed: Only include if the source is one that might change
Citation:
Blog definition: A website with regular entries that allows commentary and
discussion
Structure: Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article Title [Type of blog
post]. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
Blog article
Date published: 5/3/10
Author: Eric Schonfeld
Types of Blog Posts: Standard blog post = [Web log post]; Podcast or Audio Blog
= [Audio Blog post]; Vlog or Video Blog = [Video blog post]
Date accessed: Only include if the source is one that might change
Citation:
Schonfeld, E. (2010, May 3). Google throws $38.8 million to the wind
[Web log post]. Retrieved May 4, 2010, from http://techcrunch.com