1. 1 APA 5th Edition

2. 2 The Reference List  In alphabetical order, by first author’s last name  Hanging indent  All book titles and journal titles in Italics  Includes only published sources

3. 3 All sources  Author’s last name, First initial, followed by one period.  If there is more than one author, the period is followed by a comma, the then Last name of the second author.  And & goes before the final author’s last name  Authors are listed in the order they appear in publication.  Followed by the date in parentheses, followed by period.

4. 4  If there is no author: The title goes first.The title goes first. Only the first word of the title and subtitle are capitalized.Only the first word of the title and subtitle are capitalized. No quotation marks.No quotation marks. Followed by the date in parentheses, followed by period.Followed by the date in parentheses, followed by period.

5. 5 With author: Anderson, P.V. (2003). With two authors: Murray, W., & Scales, R.H., Jr. (2004).

6. 6 Without author: The Atlantic college admissions survey. (2004). [Note: The name of a magazine, appearing in the title, is capitalized and in italics]

7. 7 More Examples  Herman, L.M. (1993).  Herman, L.M., & Holder, M.D. (1993).  Holder, M.D., Law, S.Q., & Herman, L.M. (1993).  A “quicksilver” mind. (2003).

8. 8 Periodicals: Article name  The article name follows the date.  Only the first word of the article and the first word of the subtitle are capitalized (except proper names).  The title is followed by a period.  There are no quotation marks, underlining, or italics  [Note: in-text citations of article or webpage titles do include quotation marks.]

9. 9 Examples  Herman, L.M., Kuczaj, S.A., & Holder, M.D. (1993). Responses to anomalous gestural sequences by a language-trained dolphin: Evidence for processing of semantic relations and syntactic information.

10. 10 Periodical: Publication titles, etc.  The title of the publication retains the capitalization of the publication itself.  In italics

11. 11 Examples  Stiglitz, J. (2004). Odious rulers, odious debts. Atlantic Monthly,  (2001).  Finding homes for the “Lost Boys.” (2001). Christianity Today,

12. 12  Followed by a comma  Followed by the volume number in italics  Followed by the issue number in parentheses, non italics, followed by a comma  If there no issue number available, just a comma. [Note: Periodicals without volume or issue numbers must use the entire day in parentheses. See below.][Note: Periodicals without volume or issue numbers must use the entire day in parentheses. See below.]  Followed by the inclusive page numbers

13. 13 Example Herman, L.M., Kuczaj, S.A., & Holder, M.D. (1993). Responses to anomalous gestural sequences by a language-trained dolphin: Evidence for processing of semantic relations and syntactic information. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 122 (3), 184-194.

14. 14 Periodicals: Weeklies, Newspapers, or Bi-Monthly Glossies  The complete date is necessary if no volume number is used.  The page numbers are preceded by p. or pp.

15. 15 Examples Samuelson, R.J. (2003, September 22). The creaky job machine. Newsweek, p.46. What to watch: Quest earnings. (2003, September 3). Newark Star-Ledger, p.48. Coin, J. (2002, November 2). Saving the S.E.C. from itself [Letter to the editor]. New York Times, p.A16.

16. 16 Periodical articles retrieved from databases  At the end of the citation, the following designation appears:  Retrieved on (date of access) from (name of database).

17. 17 Example Coin, J. (2002, November 2). Saving the S.E.C. from itself [Letter to the editor]. New York Times, p.A16. Retrieved on September 23, 2003, from Infotrac full-text newspaper database.

18. 18 Books  Follow the same format, except that after the title of the book, the publication data is used.

19. 19 Example  Buhle, P., & Wagner, D. (2003). Hide in plain sight: The Hollywood blacklistees in film and television, 1950-2002. New York: Palgrave Macmillian.  Murray, W., & Scales, R.H., Jr. (2004). The Iraq War: A military history. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press.

20. 20 Parts of a Book: Chapters in a book or essays in an anthology  Used when there is an editor or editors.  The author of the essay or chapter goes first  The title of the chapter or essay, followed by:  In  Then the editor’s name, with initials, in normal order  Title of the book (italics)  Page numbers of selection (in parentheses), followed by period.  The rest of the publication data

21. 21 Example Bjork,R.A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H.L. Roediger (Ed.), Varieties of memory and consciousness (pp.309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

22. 22 Internet Website  Author, if there is one  If no author, title goes in author position.  Year of webpage posting or n.d. (for no date) in parentheses, period.  Title of original publication or Website, and whatever other data exists, followed by:  Retrieved on (date of access) from website: http://www.url_of_source.htm.

23. 23Examples 1955. (2003). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved on September 23, 2003, from website: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955. The history of Halloween. (1996- 2003). History channel website. Retrieved on September 23, 2003, from website: http://www.historychannel.com/ exhibits/halloween/hallowmas.html.