When you reference another’s work in your own papers or essays, you need to cite that author’s work. APA Citation Style is typically used to cite work in social sciences and education fields. When creating a citation, you will need two things:
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Articles
Article found in a database or in print, with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume (issue), pages.
Pajares, F. (2001). Toward a positive psychology of academic motivation. Journal of Educational Research, 95(1), 27-35.
In-Text Citation
(Last name, Year) OR (Last name, Year, p. #)
(Pajares, 2001) OR (Pajares, 2001, p. 28)
Article found on the open web, with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume if available (issue if available), pages if available. doi: OR
Retrieved from URL
Cohen, P. (2009, October 9). Author's personal forecast: Not always sunny, but pleasantly skeptical. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/books/10ehrenreich.html?_r=1
In-Text Citation
(Last name, Year) OR (Last name, Year, paragraph/page #)
(Cohen, 2009) OR (Cohen, 2009, para. 7)
Article (from the open web) with two authors:
Lastname, F. M., & Surname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume (issue), pages. doi: OR Retrieved from
URL
Norem, J. K., & Chang, E. C. (2002). The positive psychology of negative thinking. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58(9),
993-1001. doi:10.1002/jclp.10094
In-Text Citation
(Last names, Year) OR (Last names, Year, paragraph/page #)
(Norem & Chang, 2002) OR (Norem & Chang, 2002, p. 997)
Article with three to six authors:
Lastname, F. M., Surname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages.
Jutras, S., Vinay, M. C., & Castonguay, G. (2002). Inner-city children's perceptions about well-being. Canadian Journal of
Community Mental Health, 21(1), 47-65.
In-Text Citation
(Last names, Year) TO (First Last name et al., Year) OR (Last name, Year, p. #)
(Jutras, Vinay, & Castonguay, 2002) TO (Jutras et al., 2002) AND (Jutras et al., 2002, p. 48)
More than seven authors? List the first six authors and the last author.
Authorone, F. M., Authortwo, F. M., Authorthree, F. M., Authorfour, F. M., Authorfive, F. M., Authorsix, F.M. . . .
Finalauthor, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume (issue), pages.
Books
Book with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publication City, ST: Publisher.
Bok, S. (2010). Exploring happiness: From Aristotle to brain science. New Haven, CT: Yale.
In-Text Citation
(Last name, Year) OR (Last name, Year, p. #)
(Bok, 2010) OR (Bok, 2010, p. 10)
Books with multiple authors:
The format follows the author format as listed under articles.
An edited book:
Editor, F. M. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publication City, ST: Publisher.
Snyder, C.R. & Lopez, S. J. (Eds.). (2009). The Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford; New York, NY: Oxford
University Press.
In-Text Citation
(Editor, Year) OR (Editor, Year, p. #)
(Snyder & Lopez, 2009) OR (Snyder & Lopez, 2009, p. 78)
Web Sites
Web site with one author:
Lastname, F. M. (Date published). Title of page. Retrieved from URL
Lopez, S. J. (2000). The emergence of Positive Psychology: The building of a field of dreams. Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/apags/profdev/pospsyc.html
In-Text Citation
(Last name, Date) OR (Last name, Date, para. #)
(Lopez, 2000) OR (Lopez, 2000, para. 5)
Web site with a corporate or organizational author:
Organization name. (Date published). Title of page. Retrieved from URL
Positive Psychology Center. (2007). Attributional style research (Adults). Retrieved from http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu
/asq.htm
In-Text Citation
(Organization name, Date) OR (Organization name, Date, para. #)
(Positive Psychology Center, 2007) OR (Positive Psychology Center, 2007, para. 3)
Images
Image from an online source with a creator listed:
Creator, F. M. (Date created). Title of image [Description of image]. Retrieved [date] from URL
Swanbrow, D. (2008, July 23). A happiness ranking of 97 nations [table]. Retrieved January 21, 2010 from
http://www.ur.umich.edu/0708/Jul14_08/23.php
In-Text Citation
(Last name, Year)
(Swanbrow, 2008)
Image from an online source with no creator listed:
Title of image [Description of image]. (Date created). Retrieved [date] from URL
In-Text Citation
(Title of image, Year)
Image from a print source with a creator listed:
Creator, F. M. (Date created). Title of image. [Continue with title of book or article as appropriate.]
(Last Name, Year)
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