All information taken from Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association, 6th ed. available at the Reference Desk (BF76.7
P83 2010).
Citing Books:
Printed book:
Author, A. A. (year). Title of book. Location: Publisher. Robinson, D. N. (1992). Social discourse and moral judgment. San Diego, CA:
Academic Press.
E‐Books:
Author, A. A. (year). Title of book. Retrieved from URL (or doi number) Shotton, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer dependency.
Retrieved from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp
Schiraldi, G. R. (2001). The posttraumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to
healing, recovery, and growth. doi: 10.1036/0071393722
Book Chapter:
Author, A. A. (year). Chapter title. In author, Book Title (pp.xx‐xx). Location:
Publisher.
O’Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men’s and women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor
for healing, transition, and transformation. In B.R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender
issues across the life cycle (pp. 107‐123). New York, NY: Springer.
For additional help see the APA libguide at: http://libguides.library.kent.edu/apa
Citing Print Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Articles:
Article from a journal that uses continuous pagination (each issue starts on the page where the last stopped):
Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, vol #, pp‐pp. Kernis, M. H. (1993). There’s more to self‐esteem than whether it is high or low: The
importance of stability of self‐esteem. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 65, 1190‐1204.
Article from a journal that does not use continuous pagination (each issue starts on page 1):
Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, vol # (issue #), pp‐pp. Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations.
Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10‐36.
Magazine article:
Author, A. A. (year, month). Title of article. Title of Magazine, vol #(issue#), pp‐pp. Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., & Price, M. (2008, May). Enhancing worker
well‐being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their
research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26‐29.
Newspaper article:
Author, A. A. (year, month day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, pp‐pp. Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The
Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.
Citing Electronic Journals/Magazines/Newspaper Articles: Before you cite an electronic article you need to know if the electronic article has a DOI (digital object identifier). If the article does have a DOI follow the examples for citing a print source and add the doi information at the end of the citation. 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
Stultz, J. (2006). Integrating exposure therapy and analytic therapy in trauma
treatment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76, 482‐488. doi:
10.1037/0002‐9432.76.4.482
If the article does not have a DOI give the URL of the journal/magazine/newspaper homepage. (You may need to do a web search to find this information).
Clay, R. (2008, June). Science vs. ideology: Psychologists fight back about the misuse
of research. Monitor on Psychology, 39(6). Retrieved from
https://www.apa.org/monitor Hager, M. H. (2007). Therapeutic diet order writing: Current issues and
considerations. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 22(1), 28‐36. Retrieved from
http://www.topicsinclinicalnutrition.com
Internet Sources:
Web Page:
Author, A. A. (date of last update). Site title. Retrieved from URL