FORMAT FOR REFERENCE

Referencing:
The paper writing adopts the 6th Edition APA (American Psychological Association) referencing
system. References in the text should include author’s name and publication year.
Examples of citations in text :
One author (Bean, 1992); two authors (Graham & Krugman, 1989); more than two authors
(Bernanke et al., 1999) or
Bean (1992), Graham and Krugman (1989), and Bernanke et al. (1999).
In the case of more than two authors, write out all of the authors’ names the first time they
appear. Then use the first author’s last name followed by “et al.”
To cite secondary sources, refer to both sources in the text, but include in the References
list only the source that you actually used, for example,
(Braun, 2008, as cited in Fielder, 2008)
References must be listed in alphabetical order of first author at the end of the paper.

Examples of References:

JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS IN PRINT FORMAT

General Form:
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, xx (x),
xxx-xxx.

Article in Journal:
One Author
Dornbusch, R. (1976). Exchange Rate Expectations and Monetary Policy. Journal of
International Economics, 6(2), 231-44.

Two to Seven Authors [List all authors]

Rawlings, P. K., Reguera, D. & Reiss, H. (2004). Entropic Basis of the Pareto Law.
Physica A, 343, 643-652.

Eight or More Authors [ List the first six authors,…and the last author]
Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J. Y., Coatsworth, D., Lengua,
L.,…Griffin, W. A. (2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and
mother-child programs for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 68, 843-856.

Magazine article:
Garner, H.J. (1997, July). Do babies have a universal song? Psychology Today, 102, 70-
77.

BOOKS, CHAPTERS IN BOOKS, REPORTS, ETC.

General Form:
Author, A. (Year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.

Books:
Weidlich, W. (2000). Sociodynamics: a systematic approach to mathematical modeling in
the social science. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers.
Mishkin, F.S. (2004). The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets (7th ed.).
Boston: Addison Wesley.
Helpman E., & Krugman, P. (1985). Market Structure and Foreign Trade. Cambridge:
MIT Press.

Chapter in Book:
Dornbusch, R. (1977). The Theory of Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes and
Macroeconomic Policy. In J. Herin, A. Lindbeck & J. Myhrman (Eds.), Flexible
Exchange Rates and Stabilization Policy (pp. 123-43). Boulder, CO: Westview
Press.

Conference papers:

Van Vorst, S. (2000). Nursing students' and new graduate nurses' perception of challenge
and support in mental health nursing. Paper presented at the 26th National
Convention of Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses,
Broadbeach, Australia.

Dissertation:

Olsen, G. W. (1985). Campus child care within the public supported post-secondary
educational institutions in the state of Wisconsin (day-care) (Doctoral dissertation,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985). Dissertations Abstracts International,
47/03, 783.
ERIC Document:
Shyyan, V., Thurlow, M., & Liu, K. (2005). Student perceptions of instructional strategies:
Voices of English language learners with disabilities. Minneapolis, MN: National
Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota. Retrieved from the
ERIC database. (ED495903)

ONLINE JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS

General Form:
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of article. Name of Journal, xx,
xxx-xxx, doi:xxxxxxxxxx

Artcle Retreived from an Online Database:

With DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
Senior, B., & Swailes, S. (2007). Inside management teams: Developing a teamwork
survey instrument. British Journal of Management, 18, 138-153. doi:
10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00507.x

Without DOI, use the URL or web address:

Koo, D. J., Chitwoode, D. D., & Sanchez, J. (2008). Violent victimization and the routine
activities/lifestyle of active drug users. Journal of Drug Issues, 38, 1105-1137.
Retrieved from http://www2. criminology.fsu edu/~jdi/

OTHER ONLINE SOURCES

General Form:
Author, A. (Year). Title of work. Retrieved from web address

Online Report:
Kenny, G. M., Cook, a., & Pelletier, J. (2009). Prospects for reducing uninsured rates
among children: How much can premium assistance programs help? Retrieved from
Urban Institute website: http://www.urban.
Org/url.cfm?ID=411823

No Identified Author and No Date:

GVU’s 10th WWW user survey. (n.d). Retrieved from http://www/cc.gatech.
Edu/user_surveys/survey-1998-10/
If information is retrieved from an aggregated database, and the name of the database
is provided and sufficient, no address is needed:

Eid, M. & Langeheine, R. (1999). The measurement of consistency and occasion

specificity with latent class models: A new model and its application to the
measurement of affect. Psychological Methods, 4, 100-116. Retrieved from the
PsycARTICLES database.

Sahelian, R. (1999, January). Achoo! Better Nutrition, 61, 24. Retrieved from Academic
Index.