APA Citation Guide

This guide is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition (2010).

Use the Reference style for items listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper.  The In-Text style is for the same items referred to in the body of the paper.  Please note that the citation style for articles now includes the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) when it is available.  Also, after the first line, citations should be indented 1/2 inch.

For additional examples, please refer to the Publication Manual, 6th ed. available in the Thompson Library Grand Reading Room and at other Ohio State University Libraries (Call Number: BF76.7 P83 2010).  See also the "Frequently Asked Questions" page at the APA Style website (http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx).

For other Websites that include citation examples, see the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Book (One Author)
Book (Two Authors)
Book (Corporate Author)
Book Chapter
Journal Article without DOI (Digital Object Identifier)(One Author)
Journal Article with DOI
Journal Article with DOI (Two Authors)
Magazine Article (No Author)
Encyclopedia Article
Newspaper Article
ERIC Document
Web Site

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Book (One Author)

Reference:
Comer, R. J. (2010). Abnormal psychology. New York, NY:
        Worth.

In-Text:
(Comer, 2010, p. 25)

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Book (Two Authors)

Reference:
Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of 
      style (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Macmillan.

In-Text:
(Strunk & White, 1979, p.43)

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Book (Corporate Author)

Reference:
Ohio State University, College of Social Work.
       (1979). An assessment of social well-being in 
       Franklin County: a report. Columbus, OH:
       Author.

In-Text:
(Ohio State University, College of Social Work, 1979, p.33)

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Book Chapter

Reference:
Carey, J. P. (2001). Multinational enterprises. In
       L. L. Adler & U. P. Gielen (Eds.), Cross-
       cultural topics in psychology (2nd ed.) (pp.
       201-212). Westport, CT : Praeger.
      
In-Text:
(Carey, 2001, p.202)

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Journal Article without DOI (Digital Object Identifier)(One Author)

Reference:
Maki, R.H. (1982). Categorization effects which
     occur in comparative judgment tasks. Memory
    & Cognition, 10, 252-264.

In-Text:
(Maki, 1982, p. 260)

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Journal Article with DOI

Reference:
Radvansky, G. A. (2009). Spatial directions and situation
      model organization. Memory & Cognition, 37, 796-806.
      doi:10.3758/MC.37.6.796

In-Text:
(Radvansky, 2009, p.801)

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Journal Article with DOI (Two Authors)

Reference:
Hanggi, E. B., & Ingersoll, J. F. (2009). Long-term
       memory for categories and concepts in horses
       (Equus caballus). Animal Cognition, 12, 451-462.
       doi:10.1007/s10071-008-0205-9 

In-Text:
(Hanggi & Ingersoll, 2009, p.452)

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Magazine Article (No Author)

Reference:
Two-way street between heart and health. (2009, September).
      Harvard Heart Letter, 20(1), 4-7.

In-Text:
("Two-Way Street," 2009)

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Magazine Article (One Author)

Reference:
Kandel, E.R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience:
     Breaking down scientific barriers to the study of brain
     and mind. Science, 290, 1113-1120. 

In-Text:
(Kandel, 2000, p.1119)

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Encyclopedia Article

Reference:
Warren, S.A. (1977). Mental retardation and
      environment. In International encyclopedia of 
      psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, and
      neurology (Vol. 7, pp. 202-207). New York:
      Aesculapius Publishers. 

In-Text: 
(Warren, 1977, p.204)

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Newspaper Article 

Reference: 
Von Drehle, D. (2000, January 15). Russians unveil new security plans.
      The Washington Post, pp. A1, A21. 

In-Text: 
(Von Drehle, "Russians unveil new security plans," 2000)

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ERIC Document 

Reference:|
Brewster, C., & Railsback, J. (2002). Full-day kindergarten: 
    Exploring an option for extended learning.
    Retrieved from ERIC database. (ED472733)

In-Text: 
(Brewster & Railsback, 2002)

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Web Site

Reference:
Leary, Patrick. Victoria Research Web. N.p. July 2009. Web. 31 July 2009. <http://victorianresearch.org>

In-Text: 
(Leary)