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Referencing APA Style
6th Edition of the Publication Manual, American Psychological Association 2010
Follow this format when typing your bibliography:
Start the reference list on a new page
All references are listed alphabetically by author's name or publishing organization if author's name is not included
Center the word References (Reference, if there is only one) at the top of the page
Double-space all reference entries (unless to otherwise by your instructor)
Indent the second line of your reference five spaces
Books, Reference Books, and Book Chapters:
Entire Book (use the appropriate format below)
Author, A.A. (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher
Author, A.A. (year). Title of work. Retrieved from http://xxx.xxxxxxx
Author, A.A. (year). Title of work. doi:xxxx
Editor, A.A. (Ed.). Title of work. Location: Publisher.
For a chapter in a book:
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (year). title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (year). title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Retrieved from http://xxx.xxxxxxx
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (year). title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). doi:xxx
For a journal article:
Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol(number), pp-pp.
Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, pp-pp. Retrieved from http://xxx.xxxxxxx
Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxx
For a web page that lists no author:
Title of article. (date published, if no date use n.d.). Retrieved month day, year, from http://xxx.xxxxxxx
For a web page that lists an author:
Author, A. A., (date published, if no date use n.d.). Title of article. Title of web site. Retrieved month day, year, from http:www.wwwwwww
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Type of citation
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First citation in text
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Subsequent citations in text
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Parenthetical format, first citation in text
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Parenthetical format, subsequent citations in text
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One work by one
Author
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Walker (2007)
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Walker (2007)
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(Walker, 2007)
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(Walker, 2007)
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One work by two authors
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Walker and Allen (2007)
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Walker and Allen (2007)
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(Walker & Allen, 2007)
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(Walker & Allen, 2007)
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One work by three authors
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Bradley, Ramirez, Soo, and Walsh (2006)
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Bradley et al. (2006)
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(Bradley, Ramirez, Soo, & Walsh, 2006)
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(Bradley et al., 2006)
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One work by four authors
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Walker, Allen, Bradley, Ramirez, and Soo (2008)
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Walker et al. (2008)
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(Walker, Allen, Bradley, Ramirez, & Soo, 2008)
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(Walker et al., 2008)
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One work by six or more authors
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Wasserstein et al. (2005)
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Wasserstein et al. (2005)
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(Wasserstein et al.,2005)
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(Wasserstein et al.,2005)
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Groups (readily identified through abbreviation) such as authors
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2003)
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NIMH (2003)
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(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2003)
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(MIMH, 2003)
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Groups (no abbreviation) as authors
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University of Pittsburgh (2005)
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University of Pittsburgh (2005)
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(University of Pittsburgh, 2005)
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(University of Pittsburgh, 2005)
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