Guide for References in APA Style

Provided below are just a few examples of references in APA style for different kinds of sources.

Book (Print)

Boni, W.C. and Kovacich, G.L. (1999). I-Way robbery: Crime on the internet. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Chinn, M. (2004). Illustrating the script. In Writing and illustrating the graphic novel: Everything you need to know to create great graphic works (pp. 70-113). Hauppauge, NY: Barron's.

Dick, S. (2000). Literary realism in Mrs. Dalloway, To the lighthouse, Orlando and The waves. In S. Roe & S. Sellers (Ed.), The Cambridge companion to Virginia Woolf (pp. 50-71). Cambridge: Cambridge UP.

Book (Online)

Mabe, D. (2005). BlackBerry hacks. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2006, from Northern Virginia Community College, NOVA Libraries, Safari Web site: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com

Journal Article (from an online database)

Menesini, E., Melan, E., & Pignatti, B. (2000). Interactional styles of bullies and victims observed in a competitive and cooperative setting. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 161(3), 261-. Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Academic Search Complete database.

Magazine Article (from an online database)

Coulton, A. Y. (2005, August 22). Name that commercial tune: These tv-ad tracks are more than just jingles. People Weekly, 64, 46. Retrieved July 2, 2009, from Academic Search Complete database.

Donnelly, S. B. (2005, February 14). More guns in the air. Time, 165, 13. Retrieved Oct. 2, 2006, from Proquest database.

Magazine Article (in print/hardcopy)

Donnelly, S. B. (2005, February 14). More guns in the air. Time, 165, 13.

Newspaper Article (in an online database)

Will, G. F. (2005, December 11). 'Don't ask, don't tell' hypocrisy [Editorial]. Washington Post, p. B7. Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Proquest database.

Webpage

Green Buddhism. (2009). Retrieved July 2, 2009, from http://www.earthsangha.org/buddhism/ethical.htm

Davis, J.L. (2007). Children and sweetened drinks: What's a parent to do? Retrieved July 6, 2009, from http://children.webmd.com/features/children-and-sweetened-drinks-whats-a-parent-to-do

About malaria. (2009). Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Web site: http://malaria.jhsph.edu/about_malaria

Malaria facts. (2007, April 11). Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Malaria Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/facts.htm

Notice in the first two webpage examples above that the names of the host websites (Earth Sangha, WebMD) are not given. In APA style the name of the host website is typically only given if the site is large and complex, such as a university web site or a government website, as seen in the third & fourth examples.

For more information:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Ref BF76.7 .P83 2001

Check the Table of Contents for the “Reference List” chapter.

On NOVA’s Library page (www.nvcc.edu/library) click on “Research Tools,” then “Citing Sources.”