Common entries for References page.
For further detailed information, consult the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association found in the reference
room. Additional information for citing
electronic resources in APA style can be found at the APA Web site. If you are
using a typewriter instead of a word-processing program, underline the text to be
italicized.
A book with one author
Schein, J. R. (1993). The consumer's guide to drug interactions.
New York: Collier.
A book with multiple editors
Bringmann, W. G., Luck, H. E., Miller, R., & Early, C. E. (Eds.).
(1997). A pictorial history of psychology. Chicago: Quintessence.
Note: Use et al. when there are 7 or more authors or editors.
A book with no author/editor
Random House Webster's college dictionary (2nd ed.). (1997). New York:
Random House.
A dictionary or encyclopedia
Runco, M. A., et. al. (Eds.). (1999). Encyclopedia of Creativity. San
Diego: Academic Press.
Note: Use et al. when there are 7 or more authors or editors.
Article from a monthly magazine
Vesilind, P. J. (2000, May). In search of Vikings. National Geographic,
197, 2-35.
Note: "197" refers to the volume number
Article from a weekly magazine
Labi, N. (2000, May 1). Requiem for a Dauphin. Time, 155, 62.
Newspaper article
Donnan, S. (2000, April 28). Legendary Fiji rabble-rouser a diplomat
now. The Christian Science Monitor, pp. 7, 8.
Journal article (one author)
Frohnsdorff, G. (1999). Facts? of Publication: Cataloging problems
posed by deceptive information. Library Resources & Technical
Services, 43, 213-222.
Journal article (multiple authors)
Waldhart, T. J., Miller, J. B., & Chan, L. M. (2000). Provision of
local assisted access to selected Internet information resources by
ARL academic libraries. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 26(2),
100-109.
Notes: Use et al. when there are 7 or more authors or editors.
Volume number, 26, is italicized but the issue number, (2), is not.