Citing Print Resources:

APA style

1. Books – One Author

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title. City: Publisher.

EXAMPLE:

          Delbanco, N. (2004). The sincerest form: writing fiction by imitation. New York: McGraw-Hill.

2. Books – Two or Three Authors

First Author’s Last Name, First Initial, & Second Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title. City:  Publisher.

EXAMPLE:

          Miller, B., & Paula, S. (2004). Tell it slant. New York: McGraw-Hill.

3. Books – Edited

Editor’s Last Name, First Initial. (Ed.). (Year). Title. City: Publisher.

EXAMPLE:

         Atwan, R. (Ed.). (2003). America now: short readings from recent periodicals. (5th ed.). Boston:

                  Bedford/St. Martin’s.

4. Journal Article – Multiple Authors

Authors’ Last Names with First Initial. Year. Title of article. Journal Title, Volume. (Issue), Page Numbers.

EXAMPLE:

         Render, R., Jockel, K. H., Trautner, C., Spraul, M., & Berger, M. (1999). Effect of age on excess

                  mortality in obesity. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 281(16), 1498-1504.

5. Magazine Article – One Author

Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Date). Title of Article. Magazine Title, Volume, Pages.

EXAMPLE:

         Amelar, S. (1998, March). Restoration on 42nd street. Architecture, 290, 146-150.

6. Newspaper Article – One Author

        Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Date). Title of Article. Newspaper Title, Pages.

EXAMPLE:

         Harris, N. (2002, March 27). Airports in the throes of change. Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B3.

7. Personal Communications

E-mail messages and other personal communications are cited in the text and not in the list of references. If instructed otherwise however, use the following form.

EXAMPLE:

        Coleman, J. (2005, July 12). Personal communication.

8. In-Text Citation Format

If the author is named in the signal phrase, include the year of publication in parentheses and  a page reference  at the end to refer to a specific passage.

EXAMPLE:

         According to Serwer (2004), a Fortune editor, "The rate of oil discovery worldwide has been in decline for decades" (p. 67).

If the author is unnamed in the sentence, provide the name, date and page number at the end.

EXAMPLE:

         One Fortune editor claims, "The rate of oil discovery worldwide has been in decline for decades" (Serwer, 2004, p. 67).

**** Refer to your APA Manual for citing other resources. ****