University of California Berkeley Library APA Sty le Citations (Am eri can Psy ch ol og ic al A ss oc iat io n) This guide provides basic guidelines and examples for citing sources following the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, commonly referred to as "APA style." •APA style requires t hat you provide, in your text, brief parenthetical refer ences identifying each work referred to. The APA format for parenthetical references is described on pages 2-3 of this guide. •At the end of your paper, provide an alphabetized "Reference List" containing complete citations for all works cited or referred to in your paper. General rules gover ning APA reference l ist entries begin on page 3 of this guide. Reference List - Examples for Print Publications BOOKSGeneral Format A ut hor, A. A., & A ut hor, B. B. ( 2004) . Title of book.Locat i on: Publ i sher . Exam pl es: H ol m ber g, D. , O r buch , T., & V er of f , J . ( 2004) . Thrice-told tales: Married couples tell their stories.M ahw ah, N J : Er l bau m . CHAPTER IN A BOOKGeneral Format Aut hor , A. A . ( 2004) . Ti t l e of chapt er . I n A. Edi t or , B. Edi t or , & C. Edi t or ( Eds . ) , Title of book( p. / pp. nnn- nnn) . Lo cat i on: Publ i sher . Exam pl es : St ei n, A. ( 1997) . Sex a f ter ' sexual i t y' : Fromsexol ogy t o post - structural i sm . I n D . O wen ( Ed. ) , Sociology after postmodernism( pp. 15 8- 17 2) . Lond on: Sa ge . JOURNAL ARTICLES General Format A ut hor, A. A. , Aut hor, B. B. , & Aut hor. C. C. ( 2004) . Ti t l e of art i cl e. Title of Journal, volume, page- num ber s. Examples: McCri ght , A . M. , & Dunl ap, R. E. ( 2003) . Def eati ng K yo to: The con ser va t i ve m ovement ' s i mpact on U. S. cl i mat e change pol i cy. Social Problems, 50, 348- 373. Stei n, H . F. ( 2003, Spr i ng) . Th e i nner w orl d of wor kp l aces: A ccessi ng t hi s wor l d t hr ough poet r y, narrat i ve l i t er at ur e, musi c, and vi sual art. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice & Research, 55( 2), 84- 93. MAGAZINE ARTICLESGeneral Format A ut hor, A. A. i f named or A rti cl e ti t l e i f no aut hor . ( 2004, Mont h day). Ti t l e of ar t i cl e i f not gi ven bef or e [ usef ul descr i pt i ve i nf or mat i on] . Title of Magazine, volume if given, pag e- num ber s. Examples: Ken j i , M ., & Ta nako, K. ( 2003, February 1 3) . C on f l i ct an d cogni t i ve co nt r ol. Science, 303, 969- 970. The di sabi l i t y gul ag [ Let t er t o t he edi t or ] . ( 2003, December 14) . The New York Times Magazine, 28. NEWSPAPER ARTICLESGeneral Format A ut hor i f named or A rticle t itl e i f no aut hor . ( 2004, Mont h day). Ti t l e of ar t i cl e i f not gi ven bef or e [ usef ul descri pt i ve i nf ormat i on] . Title of Newspaper, p/ pp. nn- nn. Examples: Nagour ney, E. ( 2003, Oct ob er 28 ) . I mpati ence, at your own ri sk. The New York Times, p. F6. Ski n deep: ' Cosmet i c wel l ness' hel ps peopl e feel good abou t thei r l ooks. ( 2004, March 24) . The Modesto Bee, p. G1. Created by Instructional Services, Moffitt Library, University of California, Berkeley. Copyright 2004 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
