Sample References Entries—APA Format Books Magazine Articles Journal Articles Newspaper Articles Interviews s Surveys Online Sources

Books Baron, N. (2000). Alphabet to How written English evolved and where it’s headed. London: Routledge. NOTE: For an electronic book (e-book), replace the publication information (location and publisher) with the web address of the home page of the collection or website where you found the book—Retrieved from

Magazine Articles Hobson, K. (2007, June). Injury-free workouts. U.S. News & World Report, 47(24), NOTE: For an online magazine article, add the web address of the magazine home page— Retrieved from

Trade or Academic Journal Articles Fahey, R. (2007). Clean drinking water for all. Civil Engineering, 77(4), doi: / NOTE: Look for the DOI number in the citation of the article (if found in an online database) or in the article itself. If it’s not available, leave it off. For an online article, replace the DOI with the web address of the journal’s home page—Retrieved from

Newspaper Articles Clark, N. (2007, June 16) One word for airplane makers: Plastics. New York Times, p. C3+. NOTE: For an online newspaper article, add the web address of the newspaper home page— Retrieved from

Interviews Interview—considered personal communication (no References page entry); see Parenthetical Citation example

s —considered personal communication (no References page entry); see Parenthetical Citation example for interview

Surveys Student, J. (2009, 15 Oct.). Student survey: Computer lab space. Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL.

Websites American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. (2007). Workers’ rights. In AFL-CIO: America’s Union Movement. Retrieved June 21, 2007, from iobseconomy/workersrights

Parenthetical Citation—APA Provide the following information for each quote, paraphrase, statistic, visual, or other type of borrowing: 1)Author’s or organization’s name (or shortened title of work if no author or organization) 2)Date of source 3)Page number where information is found in source (if available)

Examples According to one industry expert, “No one person should have the power to decide the fate of an entire company” (Jones, 2006, p. 45). Ruth Macklin (2003) points out that even people who feel strongly about embryo research would have a hard time arguing that the experiment should not take place at all (p. 212).

Special Cases Web site—no page number The Association of Business Professionals (2007) believes that expansion of the industry’s services will require in excess of $2 billion. One organization believes that expansion of the industry’s services will require in excess of $2 billion (Association of Business Professionals, 2007).

Interview—considered personal communication (no References page entry); use reference to survey question. Sarah Janinsky (personal communication, April 5, 2009), president of the company, believes that the business does need to expand its services (see Appendix A, Question 4).

Survey—no page numbers; use reference to survey question. According to a survey of IVCC students (2009), 95% would like to see the buildings re-lettered to reflect correct alphabetical order (see Appendix B, Question 7).