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APA Citation Examples

Book

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher, DOI (if available).

Villarejo, A. (2013). Film studies: The basics (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Chapter of a Book

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial & Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of publication). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In Initials. Last Name & Initials. Last Name (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available).

Coleridge, S. T. (1993). Kubla Khan. In M. H. Abrams (Ed.), The Norton anthology: English literature (6th ed., Vol. 2, p. 346). W. W. Norton & Company.

Journal Article (with doi number)

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial, Last Name, First initial. Middle Initial, & Last Name, First initial. Middle Initial (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), page range. doi: xxxxx.xx/xxx.xxxxx

Ovchinnikov, A., & Wibmer, M. (2015). σ-Galois theory of linear difference equations. IMRN: International Mathematics Research Notices, (12), 3962-4018. doi: 10.1093/imrn/rnu060

Journal Article (no doi number)

*Note: If an online scholarly article has no DOI and is published on a database, do not include a URL or any database information.

Trut, L., Oskina, I., & Kharlamova, A. (2009). Animal evolution during domestication: The domesticated fox as a model. BioEssays, 31(3), 349-360. 

Print

Last Name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Periodical Title, page range or newspaper section.

Beckham, L. (2012, December 5). Finals are creeping up; Prepare now. The Journal, 8.

Online

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Periodical Title. URL

Burns, T. (2013, January 22). Why I bought boys’ underwear for my daughter. Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/buying-boys-underwear-for-my-daughter_n_2526847.html

With Author

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. Title of Website. URL

Yates, J. (2014, January 1). 5 ways to help your loved one through a panic attack. Epbot. http://www.epbot.com/2014/01/5-ways-to-help-your-loved-one-through.html

No Author

Name of Organization Hosting Website. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. Title of Website. URL

WebMD, LLC. (2015). Morgellon’s disease: What is it? WebMD. http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/morgellons-disease-what-is-it?page=2

Film

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Director). (Date of Publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Studio or distributor.

Abrahamson, L. (Director). (2015). Room [Film]. A24. 

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