American Psychological Association, 6th Edn (Sections Containing Changes From The Previous Edition
American Psychological Association, 6th Edn (Sections Containing Changes From The Previous Edition
American Psychological Association, 6th Edn (Sections Containing Changes From The Previous Edition
sciences, education, engineering and business. For detailed information, please see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edn (sections containing changes from the previous edition are highlighted in yellow). See also http://www.doi.org for information about DOIs. EndNote for Windows and Macintosh is a valuable all-in-one tool used by researchers, scholarly writers, and students to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references, and create bibliographies instantly. There is now an EndNote output style available if you have access to the software in your library (please visit http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp and look for TFA APA).
1. How to cite references in your text 2. How to organize references 3. Abstract 4. Archival documents 5. Audiovisual material
13. Interview 14. Journal article 15. Legal materials 16. Newspaper, magazine, or newsletter article 17. Personal communication
6. Book 18. Reference work 7. Conference proceedings, paper, poster session 8. Database 9. Dissertation or thesis 10. Electronic sources 22. TV or radio 11. Email, mailing list, blog 23. Unpublished work 12. Film 19. Report 20. Review 21. Software, data set, measurement instrument, apparatus
1. How to cite references in your text. References are cited in the text in alphabetical order (the same way they appear in the reference list), separated by a semi-colon. References to classical works such as the Bible and the Quran and personal communications are cited only in the text.
(Green, 2002; Harlow, 1983)
If you have two authors with the same last name, use first initials with the last names.
(E. Johnson, 2001; L. Johnson, 1998)
A work by two authors Name both authors in the signal phrase or in the parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word and between the authors names within the text and use & in the parentheses.
Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) showed... (Wegener & Petty, 1994)
A work by three to five authors List all the authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses the first time you cite the source.
(Kernis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993)
In subsequent citations, only use the first authors last name followed by et al. in the signal phrase or in parentheses.
(Kernis et al., 1993)
If two or more references of more than three surnames with the same year shorten to the same form, cite the surnames of the first authors and of as many of the subsequent authors as are needed to distinguish the references, followed by a comma and et al.
Kernis, Cornell, Sun, et al. (1993)
Six or more authors Use the first authors name followed by et al. in the signal phrase or in parentheses.
Harris et al. (2001) argued... (Harris et al., 2001)
If two references with six or more authors shorten to the same form, cite the surnames of the first authors and of as many of the subsequent authors as are needed to distinguish the references, followed by a comma and et al. Groups as authors The names of groups that serve as authors (e.g. govt agencies or corporations) can be spelled out each time they appear in a text citation unless it is long or cumbersome, in which case spell it out only the first time and abbreviate it thereafter. The guiding rule is that the reader should be able to find it in the reference list easily. First citation in text:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2003)
Subsequent citations:
NIMH (2003)
Several works by same author If you have two sources by the same author in the same year, use lower-case letters (a, b, c) with the year to order the entries in the reference list. Use the lower-case letters with the year in the in-text citation.
Research by Green (1981a, 1981b) illustrated that...
Citing indirect sources If you use a source that was cited in another source, name the original source in your signal phrase. List the secondary source in your reference list and include the secondary source in the parentheses.
Johnson argued that... (as cited in Smith, 2003, p. 102).
Work discussed in a secondary source List the source the work was discussed in.
Coltheart, M., Curtis, B., Atkins, P., & Haller, M. (1993). Models of reading aloud: Dual-route and parallel-distributed-processing approaches. Psychological Review, 100, 589608.
Give the secondary source in the references list. In the text, name the original work, and give a citation for the secondary source. For example, if Seidenberg and McClellands work is cited in Coltheart et al. and you did not read the original work, list the Coltheart et al. reference in the References. In the text, use the following citation:
In Seidenberg and McClellands study (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993), ...
Dissertation abstract
Yoshida, Y. (2001). Essays in urban transportation (Doctoral dissertation, Boston College, 2001). Dissertation Abstracts International, 62, 7741A.
4. Archival documents.
Author, A.A. (Year, Month, Day). Title of material. [Description of material]. Name of collection (Call number, Box number, File number, etc). Name and location of repository.
Recorded interview
Allan, A. (1988, March 2). Interview by F. Smith [Tape recording]. Oral History Project, Archive Name, Location.
Transcribed interview
Allan, A. (1988, March 2). An interview with F. Smith/Interviewer: B. Briggs. Oral History Project, Archive Name, Location.
Photographs
[Photographs of M. King]. (ca. 19121949). M. King Papers (Box 90, Folder 21), Manuscripts and Archives, University Library, Location.
Music recording
Taupin, B. (1975). Someone saved my life tonight [Recorded by Elton John]. On Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy [CD]. London: Big Pig Music Limited.
Podcast
Author, A. (Producer). (2009, December 2). Title of podcast [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxx.com
6. Book.
Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Subtitle. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx
Electronic-only book
Author, B.M. (n.d.). Title of book. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx
No author
Merriam Websters collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). 1993. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized or underlined; titles of articles and chapters are in quotation marks. To include parenthetical citations of sources with no author named, use a shortened version of the sources title instead of an authors name. Use quotation marks and italics as appropriate.
A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers (Using APA, 2001).
In the rare case that Anonymous is used for the author, treat it as the authors name (Anonymous, 2001). In the reference list, use the name Anonymous as the author. One author
Mandelbaum, M. (2002). The ideas that conquered the world: Peace, democracy, and free markets in the twenty-first century. New York, NY: Public Affairs.
Organization as author
American Psychological Association. (2003).
If the author is an organization or a government agency, mention the organization in the signal phrase or in the parenthetical citation the first time you cite the source.
According to the American Psychological Association (2000),...
If the organization has a well-known abbreviation, include the abbreviation in brackets the first time the source is cited and then use only the abbreviation in later citations. First citation:
(Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000)
Second citation:
(MADD, 2000)
When the author and publisher are identical, use the word Author as the name of the publisher. Chapter in edited book
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher. Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Retrieved from http://www.xxxxx Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher. doi:xxxxxxxxxx ONeil, J.M., & Egan, J. (1992). Mens and womens gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B.R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107123). New York, NY: Springer.
Give initials and surnames for all editors. With two names use & between names and no comma to separate. With three or more, separate names by commas. For a book with no editor, simply include the word In before the book title. Book chapter, English translation, reprinted from another source
Author, M.N. (1987). Title of chapter (T. Translator, Trans.). In E. Editor & E.E. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxxx). Location: Publisher. (Reprinted from Title of book, pp. xxxx, by A.N. Editor, Ed., 1979, Location: Publisher)
Multiple editions
Helfer, M.E., Keme, R.S., & Drugman, R.D. (1997). The battered child (5th ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Revised edition
Helfer, M.E., Keme, R.S., & Drugman, R.D. (1997). The battered child (Rev. ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Multivolume work
Wiener, P. (Ed.). (1973). Dictionary of the history of ideas (Vols. 14). New York, NY: Scribners. Merriam-Websters collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
If the original version is used as the source, cite the original version. Give the original title, and, in brackets, the translation. Non-English reference work, title translated
Real Academia Espaola. (2001). Diccionario de la lengua espaola [Dictionary of the Spanish language]. Madrid: Author.
Translated book
Laplace, P.S. (1951). A philosophical essay on probabilities. (F.W. Truscott & F.L. Emory, Trans.). New York, NY: Dover. (Original work published 1814)
If the English translation is used as the source, cite the English translation. In the text, cite the original publication date and the date of translation (Laplace, 1814/1951). Republished work When you cite a republished work in your text, it should appear with both dates: Laplace (1814/1951). Republished book (electronic version)
Author, G.H. (1942). Title of book: Subtitle. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books (Original work published 1900)
Place of publication For location, you should always list the city, but you should also include the two-letter state abbreviation for US publishers. There is no need to include the country name. If the publisher is a university and the name of the state is included in the name of the university, do not repeat the state in the publisher location (e.g. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Washington, DC: Author Newbury Park, CA: Sage Pretoria: Unisa Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press Abingdon: Routledge
Publisher name Give the name in as brief a form as possible. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., but retain the words Books and Press. If two or more publishers are given, give the location listed first or the location of the publishers home office. When the author and publisher are identical, use the word Author as the name of the publisher. 7. Conference proceedings, paper, poster session.
Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (1991). A motivational approach to self. In R. Dienstbier (Ed.), Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Vol. 38. Perspectives on motivation (pp. 237288). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. doi:xxxxxxxxxx
Treat regularly published proceedings (including those published online) as periodicals. Paper presented at meeting
Lanktree, C. (1991, February). Early data on the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA.
Poster session
Ruby, J., & Fulton, C. (1993, June). Beyond redlining: Editing software that works. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, Washington, DC.
Symposium
Contributor, C. (Year, Month). Title of contribution. In C. Chairperson (Chair), Title of symposium. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Organization Name, Location.
8. Database. When you are referencing material obtained from an online database, provide the appropriate print citation information (formatted as a normal print citation would be). Then give the date of retrieval and the proper name of the database, so that people can retrieve the print version if they do not have access to the database. (For more about citing articles retrieved from electronic databases, see page 278 of the Publication Manual.)
Smyth, A.M., Parker, A.L., & Pease, D.L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3). Retrieved February 20, 2003, from the PsycARTICLES database.
Unpublished
Wilfley, D.E. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Missouri, Columbia. Almeida, D.M. (1990). Fathers participation in family work: Consequences for fathers stress (Unpublished masters thesis). University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
10. Electronic sources. Provide the DOI if one has been assigned. Copy and paste this where possible, and do not change it. The DOI can usually be found on the first page of an article at the top or bottom of the page.
If no DOI has been assigned, give the home page URL of the journal, book, or report publisher. Do not insert a hyphen into a URL, and do not add a full stop after it. Authors should test URLs in their references at each stage of publication, updating the URL if necessary. If the content is no longer available, substitute another source (i.e. the final version if you have cited a draft version) or remove it altogether. Do not include retrieval dates unless the source material may change, e.g. wikis. 11. Email, mailing list, blog. No personal communication (email, interview, letter, etc.) should be included in the reference list. In the text, cite the communicators name, the fact that it was personal communication, and the date of the communication.
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001). A.P. Smith also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style (personal communication, November 3, 2002).
Online forum or discussion board posting Include the title of the message and the URL of the newsgroup or discussion board.
Frook, B.D. (1999, July 23). New inventions in the cyberworld of toylandia [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from http://groups.earthlink.com/forum/messages/00025.html
If the author provides a real name, use their real name, but if only the screen name is available, then use that. Provide the exact date of the posting. Follow the date with the subject line, the thread of the message (not in italics). Provide any identifiers in brackets after the title. Include the retrieval information and the name of the list to which the message was posted if this is not part of the URL. Provide the address for the archived version of the message. Blog post
Screen name. (2007, January 23). Re: Title of message [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxx.php
12. Film.
Producer, P.P. (Producer), & Director, D.D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor. Smith, J.D. (Producer), & Smithee, A.F. (Director). (2001). Really big disaster movie [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.
If a movie or video tape is not available in wide distribution, add the following to your citation after the country of origin: (Available from Distributor name, full address).
Harris, M. (Producer), & Turley, M.J. (Director). (2002). Writing labs: A history [Motion picture]. (Available from Purdue University Pictures, 500 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907)
13. Interview. No personal communication (email, interview, letter, etc.) should be included in the reference list. In the text, cite the communicators name, the fact that it was personal communication, and the date of the communication.
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001). A.P. Smith also claimed that many of her students had difficulties with APA style (personal communication, November 3, 2002).
Authors are named by last name followed by initials (closed up); publication year goes between parentheses, followed by a full stop (period). Only the first word and proper nouns in the title and subtitle are capitalized. The periodical title has main words capitalized, and is followed by the volume number which, with the title, is also italicized and then the DOI. Provide the issue number ONLY if each issue of the journal begins on page 1. In such cases it goes in parentheses: Journal, 8(1), pppp. If the DOI is not available and the reference was retrieved online, give the URL of the journal home page. No retrieval date is needed.
Harlow, H.F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893896. Retrieved from http://xxxxxx
If you are citing a version which is not the Version of Record, insert Advance online publication before the retrieval statement.
Von Ledebur, S.C. (2007). Optimizing knowledge transfer. Knowledge Management Research and Practice. Advance online publication. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
If you are citing supplementary material which is only available online, include a description of the contents in brackets following the title.
[Audio podcast]
One author
Green, T.J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 710.
Multiple authors
Wegener, D.T., & Petty, R.E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66, 10341048. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx Kernis, M.H., Cornell, D.P., Sun, C.R., Berry, A., & Harlow, T. (1993). Theres more to selfesteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 11901204. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
If there are more than seven authors, list the first six with an ellipsis before the last.
Harris, M., Graham, B., Karper, E., Stacks, G., Hoffman, D., DeNiro, R., Cruz, P. (2001). Writing labs and the Hollywood connection. Journal of Film and Writing, 44, 213245. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
If there are seven authors, all of them can be listed. Two or more works by the same author Use the authors name for all entries and list the entries by the year (earliest first).
Green, T.J. (1981). Green, T.J. (1999).
When an author appears both as a sole author and, in another citation, as the first author of a group, list the one-author entries first.
Green, T.J. (1999). Friends influence on students adjustment to school. Educational Psychologist, 34, 1528. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx Green, T.J., & Keefe, K. (1995). Friends influence on adolescents adjustment to school. Child Development, 66, 13121329. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
References that have the same first author and different second and/or third authors are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the second author, or the last name of the third if the first and second authors are the same.
Wegener, D.T., Kerr, N.L., Fleming, M.A., & Petty, R.E. (2000). Flexible corrections of juror judgments: Implications for jury instructions. Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, 6, 629654. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx Wegener, D.T., Petty, R.E., & Klein, D.J. (1994). Effects of mood on high elaboration attitude change: The mediating role of likelihood judgments. European Journal of Social Psychology, 24, 2543. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Order of several works by different first authors with the same surname Arrange alphabetically by first initial:
Wegener, D.T., & Kerr, N.L. Wegener, P.Q., & Ahlers, R.E.
Two or more works by the same author in the same year If you are using more than one reference by the same author (or the same group of authors listed in the same order) published in the same year, organize them in the reference list alphabetically by the title of the article or chapter. Then assign letter suffixes to the year. Refer to these sources in your text as they appear in your reference list, e.g.: Green (1981a) makes similar claims...
Green, T.J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between friends. Developmental Psychology, 17, 408416. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx Green, T.J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on prosocial intentions and behavior. Child Development, 52, 636643. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
To cite an entire issue, give the editors of the issue and the title of the issue. Monograph as part of a journal issue
Barlow, D.H. (Ed.). (1991). Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV [Monograph]. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100, 2589. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Supplement
Regier, A.A. (1990). The epidemiology of anxiety disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 24(Suppl. 2), 314. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Translated title
Ising, M. (2000). Intensittsabhngigkeit evozierter Potenzial in EEG: Sind impulsive Personen Augmenter oder Reducer? [Intensity dependence in event-related EEG potentials: Are impulsive individuals augmenters or reducers?]. Zeitschrift fr Differentielle und Diagnostische Psychologie, 21, 208217. doi: xx.xxxxxxxxxx
If the original version is used as the source, cite the original version. Use diacritical marks and capital letters for the original language if needed. If the English translation is used as the source, cite the English translation. Journal article with DOI, advance online publication
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research. Advance online publication. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Advance online publication refers to a version which is not the Version of Record. It may be a proof or the authors original version, so it has normally been peer reviewed but not necessarily copy-edited or formatted correctly. In-press article posted in a preprint archive
Author, B.K. (in press). Title of article. Title of Journal. Retrieved from http:/cogprints.org/xxxx/xxx.pdf
Statute
Name of Act, Volume Source section number (year). Mental Health Systems Act, 41 U.S.C. 9403 (1988).
Federal regulation
Title/Number, Volume Source xxx (year).
Patent
Smith, I.M. (2009). U.S. Patent No. 12345. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Give the month for monthly publications and the day for weeklies. Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference. Online newspaper article
Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today. Retrieved from http://xxx.xxx.com
Give the URL of the home page when the online version is available by search. Online magazine or newsletter article
Author, K.M. (2009, August). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Magazine, 22. Retrieved from http://xxx.xxx.com
No author
Title of newsletter. (2009, January). Title of Newsletter. Retrieved from http://xxx.xxx.org New drug appears to cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, p. A12. Retrieved from http://xxx.xxx.com
17. Personal communication. No personal communication (email, interview, letter, etc.) should be included in the reference list. In the text, cite the communicators name, the fact that it was personal communication, and the date of the communication.
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).
Government report
National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illnesses (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illnesses (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.pdf
University report
Shuker, R., Openshaw, R., & Soler, J. (Eds.). (1990). Youth, media, and moral panic (Delta Research Monograph No. 11). Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University, Department of Education.
20. Review.
Baumeister, R.F. (1993). Exposing the self-knowledge myth [Review of the book The selfknower: A hero under control by A.A. Author]. Contemporary Psychology, 38, 466467. doi:xxxxxxxx Kraus, S.J. (1992). Visions of psychology: A videotext of classic studies [Review of the motion picture Discovering Psychology]. Contemporary Psychology, 37, 11461147. doi:xxxxxxxx
21. Software, data set, measurement instrument, apparatus. Provide reference entries for specialized software or computer programs with limited distribution.
Rightsholder, A.A. (Year). Title of program (Version number) [Description of form]. Location: Name of producer. Rightsholder, A.A. (Year). Title of program (Version number) [Description of form]. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxx Miller, M.E. (1993). The Interactive Tester (Version 4.0) [Computer software]. Westminster, CA: Psytek Services. Name of software (Version Number) [Computer software]. Location: Publisher.
Data set
Author, A. (2009). Title of data set [Description]. Retrieved from htpp://xxxxxxxxxxxx
Measurement instrument
Author, A. (2009). Title [Description]. Unpublished instrument. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxx
Apparatus
Name [Apparatus]. (2009). Location: Publisher.
Episode
Smith, A. (Writer), & Miller, R. (Director). (1989). Title of episode [Television series episode]. In A. Green (Executive Producer), Series. New York, NY: WNET.
Series
Miller, R. (Producer). (1989). The mind [Television series]. New York, NY: WNET.
23. Unpublished work. This includes work that is available on a personal or institutional website, electronic archive or preprint archive.
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S.C. (2009). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Unpublished manuscript / Manuscript submitted for publication / Manuscript in preparation.
If the work is available on an electronic archive, provide the information at the end. Unpublished manuscript with university cited
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S.C. (2009). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Unpublished manuscript, Department of Psychology, University of Oxford.
Do not give the name of the journal or the publisher. Accepted manuscript Treat as an in-press reference. Draft manuscript
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S.C. (2009). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Manuscript in preparation.
In the text, give the year of the draft. Unpublished raw data from study, untitled work
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S.C. (2009). [Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance?] Unpublished raw data.
Book in press
Auerbach, J.S. (in press). The origins of narcissism. In J.M. Masling & R.F. Bornstein (Eds.), Empirical studies of psychoanalytic theories: Vol. 4. Psychoanalytic perspectives on psychopathology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.