APA 6th ed. Reference Example Formats
Book – Single Author
Linthicum, D. S. (2009). Cloud computing and SOA convergence in your enterprise: A
step-by-step guide. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Book – Editions (Other than First)
Cheeseman, H. (2010). Business law: Legal environment, online commerce, business
ethics, and international issues (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Book – Single Author – Electronic Version
Basco, M. R. (2010). The procrastinator’s guide to getting things done [Adobe Digital
Editions version]. Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com
Reference Book – Entry
Heimlich maneuver. (2009). In Mosby’s (8th Ed.), Dictionary of medicine, nursing &
health professions (8th ed., pp.849-850). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Reference Book – Chapter
Riley, R., & Peterson, T. (2009). High school graduation rates. In R. McKinnon (Ed.),
Actions speak loudest: Keeping our promise for a better world (pp. 59-63).
Guilford, CT: Lyons Press.
Magazine Article – Single Author
Murphy, E. (2010, February). Managing S corporation at-risk loss limitations. Journal of
Accountancy, 209(2), 26-31.
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Magazine Article – Two Authors
McDermott, R., & Archibald, D. (2010, March). Harnessing your staff’s informal
networks. Harvard Business Review, 88(3), 82-89.
Journal Article – Multiple Authors – Aggregator Database
Anderson, A., Proudfoot, J. G., & Harris, M. (2009). Medical assistants: A primary care
workforce solution? Australian Family Physician, 38, 623-626.
New guidelines from the APA 6th Edition, Section 6.32
“In general, it is not necessary to include database information. Journal coverage in a
particular database may change over time; also, if using an aggregator such as EBSCO…
[which contains] many discipline-specific databases such as PsycINFO, [Communication
and Mass Media Complete, Education Research Complete, etc.], it may be unclear
exactly which database provided the full text of an article.”
Journal Article – (DOI) Digital Object Identifier
Wolfson, M., McCoy, T. P., & Sutfin, E. L. (2009). College students’ exposure to
secondhand smoke. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 11, 977-984.
doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp100
Newspaper Article
Vascellaro, J. E., & Schatz, A. (2010, February 11). Google jolts telecom rivals. Wall
Street Journal, pp. A1, A6.
Newspaper Article – Online
O’Brien, K. J. (2010, February 15). Mobile data, the next generation: High speeds but at
what cost? The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
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Website
Moffatt, M. (n.d.) Why are tariffs preferable to quotas? About.com: Economics.
Retrieved from http://economics.about.com/cs/taxpolicy/a/tariffs_ quotas.htm
Blog post
Gulliver. (2010, February 15). How Budget, Avis, and Zipcar are dealing with the Toyota
recall [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver
/2010/02/toyota_recall
Blog comment
druidlens. (2010, February 13). Re: Saved by the Swiss [Web log comment]. Retrieved
from http://community.nytimes.com/comments/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010
/02/11/saved-by-the-swiss.
Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Springfield, MA: MerriamWebster.
Video – DVD
American Psychological Association. (Producer). (2008). Enhanced cognitive-behavioral
couple therapy [DVD]. Available from http://www.apa.org/videos
Motion Picture
Landau, J. (Producer), & Cameron, J. (Director). (2009). Avatar [Motion picture]. United
States: 20th Century Fox.
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Video Clip
Life after Katrina in New Orleans five years later [Video file]. (2010, August 26). In A.
Bigstar (Producer), NBC Nightly News. New York, NY: NBC News. Retrieved
from http://highered.nbclearn.com/portal/site/HigherEd/coursenavigator?
cuecard=50597
Important NOTE to students:
Students, please communicate with your instructor! Ask about any specific format
requirements or rule exceptions for APA 6th edition research papers for that
course. Faculty preferences are to be honored. Asking early is the best idea.
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