APA Style: Publication Manual
-
6th Ed. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
by Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor: BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 1433805596Publication Date: 2009
Have Questions on Citing?
Use Chat
PLEASE NOTE
This guide is for the 6th Edition of APA.
The 7th Edition of APA came out on Oct. 1, 2019.
We will update this guide as soon as we can!
Below are some highlights between the two versions:
Taken from this article
APA Core Elements
Researchers in the social sciences (education, psychology, linguistics, sociology, economics, criminology, social work, business, etc.) use APA Style for research papers, empirical studies, literature reviews, theoretical articles, and case studies.
APA Style
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. URL or DOI
doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000
Example:
Wu, N., Schairer, L., Dellor, E., & Grella, C. (2010). Childhood trauma and health outcomes in adults with comorbid substance abuse
and mental health disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 35(1), 68-71. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.09.003.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address
Example:
Smith, D. (2001). Can't get your 40 winks? Here's what the sleep experts advise. Monitor on Psychology, 32(9). Retrieved from
http://apa.org/monitor/oct01/40winks.aspx
Last, A. A., Last, B. B., & Last, C. C. (Descriptor, like Ed. Cont. Trans.). (Year). Book title (Edition, Vols x-n, pp.nnn-yyy, if applicable). [Applicable descriptive information like Brochure]. City: Publisher.
*Substitute (n. d.). for the year if there is no known date of publication.
Example:
Swartling, S. O. & Mayer, P. (2008). Climber's guide to Devil's Lake (3rd ed.). Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin Press.
Include the author's last name and publication year. For a direct quotation, include the page number.
Kessler (2003) found that among epidemiological samples...
Early onset results in a more persistent and severe course (Kessler, 2003).
In 2003, Kessler's study of epidemiological samples showed that...
Check the OWL at Purdue for more info on in-text APA citations:
For examples of citing multiple authors in-text, check out this discussion and the examples on the APA blog: