1. APA 5th Edition: Basics Citations & Beyond
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APA 5th Edition:
Basics Citations & Beyond

2. The “Elements” of a Citation
Authors (4.08; 224)
Publication date (4.09; 224)
Title of article or item (4.10; 226)
Publication source/information (4.11; 227)
Retrieval & use of electronic resources (4.15; 231)

3. Author Element Print or Electronic Sources Purdue’s OWL
Randall Library
In-text citations

4. Publication Date Element
Basic Rules : Time & availability make a difference
(Year).
(Year, Month).
When the source reflects:
meetings; monthly magazines; newsletters; newspapers
(Year, Month day#).
Dailies; weeklies
(in press).
Any resources accepted for publication but not yet available
(n.d.).
Any resources with not available date/s

5. Title Element
Pemberton, J. M., & Lounsbury, J. W. (2004). Mood management across affective states. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66,
. . . Mood management across affective states: Watson’s Hedonic Contingency Hypothesis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66,
Pemberton, J. G., & Petty, R. E. (2005). Flexible correction processes in social judgment: Do Nelson’s theories of corrections for perceived bias make a difference. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 68,

6. Publication Source Element
Print resources
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.
… Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55,
… Educational Psychology Journal, 15(4), 5-13.

7. Publication Source Element
Electronic resources
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.
… AERJ, 85(2), 5-13.
What’s added?
Retrieval information: Date & Location

8. Electronic Resources Owl Purdue Electronic Sources
UW-Madison Writing Center
UNCW Writing Center (p.14-16)

9. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Online Periodical
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved month day, year, (if necessary) from
… A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149. Retrieved May 2, 2006, from

10. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Article From Online Database
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number). Retrieved month day, year, from specificTITLE database.
… Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3). Retrieved February 20, 2003, from PsycARTICLES database.

11. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Newspaper Article Online
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved month day, year, from
Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2008 from

12. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Internet Articles based on (identical to) Print Source
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article [Electronic Version]. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages.
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5(4), 7-23.

13. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Online Interviews
If the interview is not available in an audio or print form, cite the interview only in the text. (Include month, day, and year in text as well)
If the interview is available in audio/print do as follows:
Butler, C. (Interviewer) & Stevenson, R. (Interviewee). (1999). Oral History 2 [Interview transcript]. Retrieved from Johnson Space Center Oral Histories Project Web site: ries/oral_histories.htm

14. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Multipage Document Created by Private Organization
Organization Name. (Date). Title of document. Retrieved Month day, year, from
Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Isues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from
Note: Use n.d. (no date) when a publication date is not available

15. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Stand-alone Document
Author, A. A., Author B. B., Author C. C. (Date). Title of document. Retrieved Month day, year, from
GVU’s 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from
If there is no identified author of the document, begin with the title of the document.

16. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Report From Private Organization, Available on Organization Web Site
Organization name. (Year). Title of report/document. Retrieved Month day, year, from
Canarie, Inc. (1997, September 27). Towards a Canadian health IWAY: Vision, opportunities and future steps. Retrieved November 8, 2000, from

17. Electronic/Non-Print Resources
Wiki pages (Note: APA Style Guide warns that wikis (like Wikipedia, for example) are collaborative projects and cannot guarantee verifiability of entries.
Title of document/page. (Date). Retrieved Month day, year, from the Name Of Wiki:
OLPC Peru/Arahuay. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2008, from the OLPC Wiki: org/go/OLPC_Peru/Arahuay

18. Electronic/Non-Print Sources
Electronic Copy of Abstract (from Online Database)
If you cite an abstract but the full text of the article is also available, cite the abstract as you would the article and add [Abstract] to the end of the title. If the abstract is the only thing available, write “Abstract retrieved from…” and provide the Database name or URL
Paterson, P. (2008). How well do young offenders with Asperger Syndrome cope in custody?: Two prison case studies [Abstract]. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(1), Retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
Bossong, G. (2009). Ergativity in Basque. Linguistics, 22(3), Abstract retrieved from Linguistics Abstracts Online.