General Formatting Rules for APA References
Last Name, First Name. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal title,
Volume(number), page range. Retrieved from database name or URL/permalink.
Murthy, S.L. (2013). The human right(s) to water and sanitation: History, meaning,
and the controversy over-privatization. Berkeley Journal of International Law,
31(1), 89-149. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete Ebscohost database.
Last Name, First Name. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal title,
Volume(number), page range. doi: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Marks, S. (2014). Human rights and the challenges of science and
technology. Science & Engineering Ethics. 20(4), 869-875.
doi: 10.1007/s11948-014-9518-z
Last Name, First Name. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal title,
Volume(number), page range.
Wagaman, M.A., Geiger, J.M., Shockley, C., & Segal, E.A. (2015).
The role of empathy in burnout, compassion satisfaction, and secondary
traumatic stress among social workers. Social Work, 60(3), 201-209.
Last Name, First Name. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal title,
Volume(number), page range. Retrieved from website URL
Al-Sharqi, L., & Hashim, K. (2016). University students' perceptions of social
media as a learning tool. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 5(1),
65-88 . Retrieved from http://thejsms.org/index.php/TSMRI/article/view/154/64
Adapted from Honolulu Community College library
Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Magazine Title,
Volume(number), page range. Retrieved from database name or URL/permalink.
Eadicicco, L. (2016, March 28). To go mainstream, drones are getting better at avoiding
crashes. Time, (187)11, 20. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete
Ebscohost database.
Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Magazine Title,
Volume(number), page range.
Eadicicco, L. (2016, March 28). To go mainstream, drones are getting better at avoiding
crashes. Time, (187)11, 20.
Magazine Article, Online
Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Magazine Title,
Retrieved from URL/permalink
Jenkins, N. (2016, June 2). Dagger buried with King Tut was made with iron from
meteorite. Time, Retrieved from http://time.com/4354716/tutankhamun-iron
-dagger-meteorite/
Adapted from Honolulu Community College library
Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Newspaper,
page number. Retrieved from database name or URL/permalink.
Ingold, J. (2016, April 20). Bill on medical marijuana in Colorado schools clears
second hurdle. The Denver Post, p. 0Z Retrieved from Newsbank database.
Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Newspaper,
page number.
Yetter, D. (2015, December 11). Poll: Kentuckians favor Medicaid expansion.
Courier-Journal, A1.
Newspaper Article, Online
Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Newspaper,
Retrieved from URL/permalink
Angier, N. (2016, June 6). After Harambe's death, debating whether gorillas
belong in zoos. The New York Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes
com/2016/06/07/science/gorilla-shot-harambe-zoo.html
Adapted from Honolulu Community College library
Please note that all citation entries should be double-spaced; the examples provided below are single-spaced to save room in this online guide.
Print Books
Lastname, Firstname. (Year) Title of book. City of Publication: Publisher.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York: Modern Library, 1950.
eBooks
Lastname, Firstname. (Year) Title of book. Retrieved from Database or URL/premalink.
Mia, M. B. (2015). Nutrition of crop plants. Retrieved from EBSCOhost Ebooks.
Adapted from Honolulu Community College library
Last Name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article/Webpage title. Retrieved
from web address/URL
Dishneau, D. (2016, March 16). Prison dog programs: Lots of love but lack of
standards. Retrieved from https://www.yahoo.com/news/prison-dog-
programs-lots-love-lack-standards-164044721.html?ref=gs
Sierra Club. (2010, May 12). Kerry, Liberman unveil energy and climate draft.
Retrieved from http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?
em_id=177341.0
Article/Webpage title. (Year, Month Day). Retrieved from web address/URL
All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2016, October 13). Retrieved from
http://www.msnbc.com/id39625809/ns/world_news-americas/
"References in APA publications ae cited in text with an author-date citation system." - APA Publication Manual, 6 ed.
Each reference cited in text must appear in the references list and vice versa. Generally, a parenthetical citation includes the author's last name and the date.
Example:
Commercial egg producing facilities should have greater government oversight (Jefferson, 2014).
Jefferson (2014) states, "Although factory farms can produce large quantities of food cheaply, animal-welfare advocates call them inhumane, and environmentalists and local residents say they generate pollution and noxious odors and byproducts" (p.147).
"Although factory farms can produce large quantities of food cheaply, animal-welfare advocates call them inhumane, and environmentalists and local residents say they generate pollution and noxious odors and byproducts" (Jefferson, 2014, p.147).
If such information is already given in the body of the sentence, then exclude it from the parenthetical citation.
Example:
Jefferson (2014) argues for greater government oversight of commercial egg producing facilities.
If there are two, three, four or five authors of the source, include their last names in the order they appear on the source:
Example:
(Smith, Wollensky, & Johnson, 2009).
If there are more than six authors, you can cite all the first author with his/her last name, followed by “et al.” Follow what is shown the works cited list.
Example:
(Smith et al., 2007).
If no author is given, cite the text in the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.
Example:
("All 33 Chile Miners," 2010).