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Citing Sources in APA Style In­text (Parenthetical) Citation Scholarly Journal Article (from Print Source) Christie, J. S. (1993). Fathers and virgins. Latin American Literary Review, 13, 21–29. Note: Give the author’s last name(s) and publication year in brackets. Also give page number(s) for a direct quote. The theme of identity is consistent throughout the text (Townsend, 1981). The rendition was “flat and uninspiring” (Lauter, Sun, & Smith, 2001, p. 41). Scholarly Journal Article (from Online Source) Note: Use et al. for articles with more than six authors. VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117­123. Hewitt, P., Flett, G. L., Sherry, S. B., Habke, M., Parkin, M., Lam, R. W., et al. (2003). The interpersonal expression of perfection: Perfectionistic self­presentation and psychological distress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(6), 1303­1325. Retrieved October 23, 2006, from PsycARTICLES database. Reference List Book Alverez, A. (1970). The savage god: A study of suicide. New York: Random House. Smith, P., Davis J. P., & Syer, M. (1998). Fostering growth in children with learning disabilities. Boston: Houghton­Mifflin. Chapter or Article in an Edited Book O'Connor, C. O., & DeLoatch, K. L. (2003). Whatever happened to the humanities? In I. Rubenzahl (Ed.), Studies in Byzantine Intrigue (pp. 235–278). Hartford, CT: Merganser University Press. Dictionary/Encyclopedia Stevenson, A. (Ed.). (2002) Shorter Oxford English dictionary (5th ed.) New York: Oxford University Press. Lumiansky, R. M. (1998). Chaucer. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 15, pp. 745­748). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Web page Note: If there is no date of modification or construction, use (n.d.) in place of the date in brackets Electronic Media and URLs. (2003). Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://www.apastyle.org/elecmedia.html Newspaper Article Holden, S. (1998, May 16). Frank Sinatra dies at 82: Matchless stylist of pop. The New York Times, pp. A1, A22­A23. Twohey, M. (2007, February 5). Hearing a call to help. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=561700 Book/Film Review Schatz, B. R. (2000). Learning by text or context? [Review of the book The social life of information]. Science, 29, 1304. Jameson, A. T. (1984). Is this guy for real? [Review of the motion picture The Terminator]. Films USA, 4, 15. For more information
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