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    Format Rules

     Place the reference list at the end of the paper.


     Center the title, "References" one inch from the top of the page.
     Double space between the title and the first entry.
     Double space both within and between entries.
     Begin each entry flush with the left margin.
     Indent subsequent lines one-half inch (five spaces).
     Alphabetize by the author's (or editor's) last name.
     Entries without an author are alphabetized by title.

    Authors
    Use these formats when citing authors in a reference list. Surnames are listed first, followed by a
    comma and the author’s initials.

    Single Author

    Schwartz, J.
    Two to Seven Authors

    List all authors and separate with a comma. Include an ampersand (&) before the last author.

    Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A.


    Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., & Price, M.

    More Than Seven Authors

    List the first six authors followed by three ellipsis points and add the last author.

    Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., . . .
    Botros, N.

    Books
    Basic Format

    Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Place of

    publication: Publisher.

    Note: The title of the book is italicized.

    Basic Examples

    Adams, F. L., Cantor, P., Hoctor, C., Johnson, P. A., Mulroy, S. A., & Peters, M. T. (2001). Raising

    large families in the 21st century. Burlington, VT: Pages Press.

    Glister, P. (1993). The internet navigator. New York: Wiley.

    Wallach, M. A., & Wallach, L. (1983). Psychology’s sanction for selfishness: The error of egoism

    in theory and therapy. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.

    Books that are Edited

    Hollin, C. (Ed.). (1995). Contemporary psychology: An introduction. London: Taylor & Francis.
     

    Books by a Group (or Corporate) Author

    American Medical Association. (1989). The American Medical Association encyclopedia of

    medicine. New York: Random House.

    Books with No Author or Editor

    Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

    Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

    Chowning, J. (1999). Perceptual fusion and auditory perspective. In P. R. Cook (Ed.),. Music,

    cognition, and computerized sound: An introduction to psychoacoustics (pp. 261-275).

    Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

    Entry in a Reference Book (signed entry)

    Bergman, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508).
    Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

    Entry in a Reference Book (unsigned entry)

    Relativity. (1995). In The Penguin dictionary of psychology (2nd. Ed., p. 658). New York: Penguin

    Books.

    Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles - Print Versions


    Basic Format
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume

    number(Issue number), page range.

    Note: The title of the periodical and the volume number are italicized.

    Article in a Journal

    Kralj, M. M. (1994). Getting out of the box. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and

    Research, 46(2), 27-28.

    Note: if page numbers are continuous throughout a volume, the issue number is not necessary.

    Bekerian, D. A. (1993). In search of the typical eyewitness. American Psychologist, 48, 574-576.

    Article in a Magazine

    Posner, M. I. (1993, October 29). Seeing the mind. Science, 262, 673-674.

    Article in a Newspaper (signed)

    Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post,

    pp. A1, A4.

    Article in a Newspaper (unsigned)

    New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington

    Post, p. A12.

    Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles - From Library


    Databases
    Articles found in library databases are referenced in the same way as print articles. If the article
    is easily located, you do not need to include database information or a URL. Database
    information may be included if the article is difficult to find, but is not mandatory.

    Basic Format

    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume

    number(Issue number), page range.

    Note: The title of the periodical and the volume number are italicized.

    Article in a Library Database (same as a print article)

    Gielen, Anne C., Kerkhofs, M., & Van Ours, J. (2010). How performance related pay affects

    productivity and employment. Journal of Population Economics, 23(1), 291-301.

    Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles - Online Versions


    Articles from online sources (such as a newspaper web site or online journal not accessed
    through a library database) are referenced in the same way as print articles, but references should
    include the Document Object Identifier (DOI) number if one has been assigned to the article. If a
    DOI isn’t available, include the URL of the journal, magazine, or newspaper home page.

    Basic Format

    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume

    number(Issue number), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx

    Note: The title of the periodical and the volume number are italicized.

    Article in a Newspaper

    Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times.

    Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com


     

    Journal Article with a DOI Assigned

    Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times

    of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

    Journal Article without a DOI Assigned

    Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between

    perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48.

    Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap

    Web Pages
    Elements

     Author: Usually found at the top or bottom of the web page. Look for: Author,
    Compiler/Compiled by, Maintainer/Maintained by. If author is not available, begin your
    citation with the web page title.
     Publication Date: Usually found at the end of the document. Use the last update if
    available. Use the copyright date if available. If the month and day are given, include
    them. If a publication date is not available, use n.d. (no date).
     Web Page Title: Give the title of the web page here. If you are citing a specific article
    within a larger web site, give the title of the article and the name of the larger web site.
     URL: "Uniform Resource Locator" is the web address of your document. It is found at
    the top right corner of your printout or in the "Location" bar on your web browser. Take
    care in transcribing the URL. Copying and pasting is recommended. Whenever possible,
    the URL should take the reader directly to the document you are citing. If this is not
    possible, the URL should take the reader as close to the document as possible.

    Basic Format

    Author, A. A. (Date of publication). Title of Page/Document. Retrieved from URL

    Note: The title of the page/document is italicized.


    Note: n.d. indicates that no publication date is available.

     
    Web page without an author

    GVU’s 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved from

    http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/users_surveys/survey-1997-10/

    Web page authored by an organization

    Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent

    Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved from

    http://www.familymealtime.org

    Citing web pages in text

     Citation includes author's name, year of publication, then page numbers if available.
     If your source lacks an author, cite the first one or two words of the title.
     If no date is given, place "n.d." after the author’s name.
     note on page numbers: Web documents often don't have page numbers. When a web
    page lacks numbering, omit page numbers from your parenthetical references. Do not use
    page numbers generated on a print-out of the web document. PDF files found on the web
    will have page numbers however that can be used in a citation.

    Parenthetical Citations in Text


    Basic Formats

    If the author's name is not included in the narrative:


         (Author's Last Name, Year of publication)

    If the author's name is not included in the narrative and a direct quote is used:
         (Author's Last Name, Year of publication, Page number)

    If the author's name is included in the narrative:


         (Year, page range)

    If the author's name is included in the narrative and a direct quote is used, the page number may
    appear after the quote:
         (Page number)

     
    Work by One Author

    In a recent study of reaction times, Rogers (1994) described the method...

    Work by One Author, specific page cited

    This is the definition of the eyewitness (Bekerian, 1993, p. 575)

    Work by Two Authors

    (Walker & Allen, 2004)

    Work by Three to Five Authors (first reference in text - all authors included)

    "The most effective way of teaching Spanish…is not by rote" (Valdés, Lozano, García-Moya,
    1982).

    Work by Three to Five Authors (subsequent references in text - one author et al.)

    ...others have made this point well (Valdés et al., 1981).

    Work by Six of More Authors

    ...a recent study confirms this (Jones et al., 1988).

    Work with No Author (Newspaper article)


    ("New Drug," 1993, p. C3).

    References
    References
    American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological

    Association (6th ed). Washington, DC: Author.

    For more information and examples, please consult the APA manual, available in Ely Library’s
    reference collection (REF BF76.7 P83 2010).

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