APA Style: Electronic Resources
January 2009 Library Media Center url: www.gccaz.edu/lmc Revised: January 2009 This bulletin provides a brief guide to citing selected references for a “Works Cited” page for electronic (web­based) resources. Thee formats are based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 5 th ed.). Always refer to your instructor and the APA manual as final authorities for form, punctuation, spacing, etc. Source: American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5 th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author. Basic format: Author. (Date of Publication). Article title. Name of journal volume number, issue no., pages. Retrieved [month day, year,] from [source – database publisher][name of database] database. Consult: “Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association at their web site: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html Reference Citations In text (see 3.94 and following for multiple examples!!!). General formats: One author (3.94) (Smith, 2000) Two authors (3.95) Always cite both. (Smith & Jones, 2003) Three, Four, or Five authors (3.95) Cite surname for all authors the first time; the first author in subsequent references. Six or more. Cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. For specific parts of a source, indicate page. (See 3.101) (Smith & Jones, 2003, p. 330) Note: “For electronic sources that do not provide page numbers, use the paragraph number, if available, preceded by the ¶ symbol.” (Sec. 3.101) Note from APA: 1. “For papers or manuscripts, either a regular paragraph indent or a hanging indent is appropriate for references, as long as the format is consistent throughout. 2. “ In addition, italics are used in place of underlining. As with the paragraph indent, either italics or underlining is acceptable in an APA­style manuscript, providing they are used consistently. The following are examples for articles that are reproduced in an online database accessed at the GCC Library media Center’s periodical web pages. Pages numbers are references to the APA manual. Listed below are some of the databases available from GCC’s Library Media Center home pages and typical citation formats for them. GCC is an EEO/AA institution – One of the Maricopa Community Colleges InfoTracPowerSearch (form: General OneFile or Academic OneFile). (magazine) (Sec. 4.16, p. 279) Winner, C. (1996, January). Groundwater: Our hidden endangered resource. Current Health 2, 28­32. Retrieved July 22, 2001, from InfoTrac PowerSearch database. (scholarly journal, issues paged separately) (Sec. 4.16, p. 279) Brown, K. S. (1997). Making a splash with Zebrafish: A new model system dives into developmental biology. BioScience, 47 (2), 68­77. Retrieved July 26, 2001, from GInfoTrac Power Search database. MasterFILE Premier. (scholarly journal, continuously paged, Sec. 4.16, p. 279) Ediger, M. (1994) Appraising learner progress in the social studies. College Student Journal, 33, 233­248. Retrieved July 21, 2001, from EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier database. PsycINFO (Abstract retrieved) (, no. 90, p. 279) Gleason, T. R., Sebanc, A. M.& Hartup, W. W. (2000, July). Imaginary companions of preschool children. Developmental Psychology, 36, 419­428. Abstract retrieved October 2, 2001 from EBSCOhost PsycINFO database. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (Sec. 4.16, p. 279) White, L. (2001, May). Sibling relationships over the life course: A panel analysis. Journal of Marriage & Family, 63, 555­569. Retrieved October 2, 2001 from EBSCOhost Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection database. Other On­line Web­based Sources, accessed directly (not going through GCC LMC databases). Note: No period after the url. Government Source (adapted from Sec. 4.16, No. 71, p. 271; no. 80, p. 275; no. 91, p. 279) (example: Occupational Outlook Handbook) Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2000). Registered nurses. In Occupational Outlook Handbook 2000­01. Retrieved 10 Oct. 2000, from: http://stats.bls.gov.oco/ocos083.htm
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Jacobson, J. W., Mulick, J. A. & Schwartz, A. A. (1995). A history of facilitated communication: Science, pseudoscience, and antiscience: Science working group on facilitated communication [Electronic version]. American Psychologist, 50, 750­ 765. Retrieved January 25, 1996, from: http://www.apa.org/journals/jacobson.html Magazine article (Sec. 4.16, no. 71, p. 271) Jordan, J. W. (2001, February). Battle of Pharsalus [Electronic version]. Military History, 17. Retrieved February 22, 2001, from: http://www.thehistorynet.com/MilitaryHistory/articles/2001/0201_cover.htm Newspaper (example: Arizona Republic through AZCentral site, accessed on same date) (Sec. 4.16, no. 89, p. 279) Diaz. E. (2000, October 16). Strike might strand 110,000. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2000, from: http://www.azcentral.com/news/ Organizational Web Site (Sec. 4.16, no. 81, p. 275) American Heart Association. (n.d.). Congestive heart failure. Retrieved January 25, 2001, from: http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_A_Guide/congest.html E­mail, personal communications . See Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for guidelines regarding personal communications via e­mail, listservs, etc. (Sec. 3.102, p. 214 and p. 276­278).
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