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Citing Online Sources in APA Style


CITING ONLINE SOURCES IN APA STYLE

For additional information on APA (American Psychological Association) style, see the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association in the Reference collection, REF BF 76.7 .P83 2010, or the APA website: www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx



 

1. WEBPAGE on an Internet Site

Author's last name, author's initials. ( Date or last update Year, Month Day or n.d. if no date). Title. Retrieved from full URL or site’s homepage URL, whichever takes you to the source more reliably


Example:
(Start with title if no author stated.)

Sharpe, M. (2000, Nov. 19). Bird feeding tips. Retrieved from
      http://birdsource.cornell.edu/pfw/birdfeedingtips.htm

2. ONLINE MAGAZINE ARTICLE (page 200 of Publication manual)

Author's last name, author's initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of magazine,
      volume
(issue number), pages. Retrieved from URL of the magazine's home page


Example:
(Start with title of article if no author stated.)

Desktop computers: Fast, faster, fastest. (2000, September). Consumer Reports, 65(9), 28-32.
      Retrieved from http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm


3. ONLINE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (page 200 of Publication manual)

Author’s last name, author’s initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of Article. Name of
      Newspaper.
Retrieved from URL of the newspaper’s home page


Example:

Broad, W. J. (2006, November 3). U.S. web archive is said to reveal a nuclear primer. New York
      Times
. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/


4.
JOURNAL ARTICLE with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) (page 198 of Publication manual)

Author's last name, author's initials. (Year). Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume (issue
      number), pages. doi:10.xxxx/xxxxxxxxxx


Example:

McNamara, S. (2005). Synergy, energy, and teamwork. AORN Journal, 82 (3), 353-357.
     doi:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60329-3


 

5. JOURNAL ARTICLE without a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) (page 199 of Publication manual)

Author's last name, author's initials. (Year). Title of article. Name of Journal, Volume (Issue
      number), pages. Retrieved from URL of the journal's home page


Example:

Ibia, E. O., Schwartz, R. H., & Wiedermann, B. L. (2000). Antibiotic rashes in children. Archives
      of Dermatology, 136
(7), 849-854. Retrieved from http://archderm.ama-assn.org

6. ENTIRE BOOK with a DOI ( Digital Object Identifier) (pp. 202-203 of Publication manual)

Author (or Publisher). (Year). Title (edition). doi:10.xxxx/xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx


Example:

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
      disorders
(4th ed., text rev.). doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890423349

7. ENTIRE BOOK FROM A DATABASE without a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) (pp. 202-203 of Publication Manual)

Author's last name, author's initials. (Year). Book title (edition). Place of publication:
      Publisher if available. Retrieved from URL of database or database name and accession number


Example:

Coppin, B. (2004). Artificial intelligence illuminated. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
      Retrieved from http://www.books24x7.com/books24x7.asp


8.
CHAPTER in a book or entry in a reference book with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) (pp. 202-204 of Publication manual)

Author's last name, author's initials. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In Editor's name (Ed.), Title of
      book
(xx ed., pp. xxx-xxx). Place of publication: Publisher. doi:10.xxx.xxxxxxxxxx


Example:

Strong, E. K., Jr., & Uhrbrock, R. S. (1923). Bibliography on job analysis. In L. Outhwaite (Series
      Ed.), Personnel Research Series: Vol. 1. Job analysis and the curriculum (pp. 140-146).
      doi: 10.1037/10762-000


9.
CHAPTER in a book or entry in a reference book without a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)(pp. 202-205 of Publication manual)

Author's last name, author's initials. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In Editor's name (Ed.), Title
     of book
(xx ed., pp. xxx-xxx). Place of publication: Publisher. Retrieved from full URL or site’s
      homepage URL, whichever takes you to the source more reliably


Example:
(Start with title of entry if no author stated. Use (n.d.) if there is no date or year.)

Expressionism. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from  
     http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressionism

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REMEMBER: If you cannot find the author, publisher, etc., for an online source, cite what is available. For further assistance, please ask a reference librarian.



 

A NOTE ON CITING ONLINE SOURCES IN THE TEXT OF A PAPER



 

Rev. kf/sb/ 09/09