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APA (7th Edition)

General guidance on APA format

APA Examples

Source Type

Citation for References page

In-Text Citation

Book with 1 author

Jacobs, A.A. (2011). The pleasures of reading in an age of distraction (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.

(Jacobs, 2011)

Book with 2+ authors

Gillespie, P., & Lerner, N. (2000). The Allyn and Bacon guide to peer tutoring. Allyn and Bacon.

(Allyn & Bacon, 2000)

Edited book with no author

Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. Russell Sage Foundation.

(Duncan & Brooks-Gunn, 1997)

eBook

Morem, S.A. (2005). 101 tips for graduates. http://www.infobasepublishing.com

(Morem, 2005)

Chapter of an edited book

Sinclair, C., & Macleod, H. (2015). Literally virtual: The reality of the online teacher. In P. Jandric and D. Bors (Eds.), Critical learning in digital networks (pp. 77-99). Springer Publishing.

(Sinclair & Macleod, 2015)

Article from a print journal

Kincaid, J. (2001). In history. Callaloo, 24(2), 620-626.

(Kincaid, 2001)

Article from an online database

Alonso, A., & Carmargo, J. A. (2006). Toxicity of nitrate to three species of freshwater invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology, 21(1), 90-94. http://doi:xxxxxx

(Alonso & Carmargo, 2006)

Article from an online-only periodical

Dolby, N. (2008). Research in youth culture and policy: Current conditions and future directions. Social Work and Society: The International Online Journal, 6(2). https://www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/60.

(Dolby, 2008)

Entire Website

Felluga, D. (2011, January 31). Introductory guide to critical theory. https://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory
 

(Felluga, 2011)

Page on a Website

Stone, M. (2016, October 31). What would happen to your body if you only ate candy corn? Gizmodo. http://gizmodo.com/what-would-happen

(Stone, 2016)

Film/Movie

Johnson, M., Bernstein, M., Newirth, C., & Paul, A. (Producers), & Gilligan, V. (Director & Producer). (2019). El Camino: A breaking bad movie [Film]. https://www.netflix.com

(Johnson, et al., 2019)

TED Talk

Gavagan, E. (2012, April). A story about knots and surgeons [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_gavagan
 

(Gavagan, 2012)

Online newspaper

Mitchell, T. (2009, June 5). Women’s health. USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/

(Mitchell, 2009)

Online Video

Green, H. (2016, January 29). Why the world “millennial” makes me cringe [Video]. YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=bSGqz_SE1uM

(Green, 2016)

Nursing Textbook Example

Callahan, B. (Ed.). (2019). Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning (3rd ed., Vol. 1.). Pearson.

 

Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book (xx ed., Vol. xx). Publisher. DOI if available.

(Callahan, 2019)