Sample References Entries—APA Format
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Books
Magazine Articles
Journal Articles
Newspaper Articles
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Interviews
E-mails
Surveys
Online Sources
Books
Baron, N. (2000). Alphabet to email: How
written English evolved and where it’s
headed. London: Routledge.
NOTE: For an electronic book (e-book), replace the publication
information (location and publisher) with the web address of
the home page of the collection or website where you found
the book—Retrieved from http://www. . .
Magazine Articles
Hobson, K. (2007, June). Injury-free workouts.
U.S. News & World Report, 47(24), 62-70.
NOTE: For an online magazine article, add the
web address of the magazine home page—
Retrieved from http://www. . .
Trade or Academic Journal Articles
Fahey, R. (2007). Clean drinking water for all.
Civil Engineering, 77(4), 45-54. doi:
10.2648/549732113345734684
NOTE: Look for the DOI number in the citation of the article (if
found in an online database) or in the article itself. If it’s not
available, leave it off. For an online article, replace the DOI
with the web address of the journal’s home page—Retrieved
from http://www. . . .
Newspaper Articles
Clark, N. (2007, June 16) One word for airplane
makers: Plastics. New York Times, p. C3+.
NOTE: For an online newspaper article, add the
web address of the newspaper home page—
Retrieved from http://www. . .
Interviews
Interview—considered personal communication (no
References page entry); see Parenthetical Citation
example
E-mails
E-mail—considered personal communication (no
References page entry); see Parenthetical
Citation example for interview
Surveys
Student, J. (2009, 15 Oct.). Student survey:
Computer lab space. Illinois Valley Community
College, Oglesby, IL.
Websites
American Federation of Labor—Congress of
Industrial Organizations. (2007). Workers’
rights. In AFL-CIO: America’s Union Movement.
Retrieved June 21, 2007, from
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/
iobseconomy/workersrights
Parenthetical Citation—APA
Provide the following information for each quote,
paraphrase, statistic, visual, or other type of
borrowing:
1) Author’s or organization’s name (or shortened
title of work if no author or organization)
2) Date of source
3) Page number where information is found in
source (if available)
Examples
• According to one industry expert, “No one
person should have the power to decide the
fate of an entire company” (Jones, 2006, p.
45).
• Ruth Macklin (2003) points out that even
people who feel strongly about embryo
research would have a hard time arguing that
the experiment should not take place at all (p.
212).
Special Cases
Web site—no page number
The Association of Business Professionals
(2007) believes that expansion of the
industry’s services will require in excess of $2
billion.
One organization believes that expansion of
the industry’s services will require in excess
of $2 billion (Association of Business
Professionals, 2007).
Interview—considered personal communication (no
References page entry); use reference to survey
question.
Sarah Janinsky (personal communication, April 5,
2009), president of the company, believes that the
business does need to expand its services (see
Appendix A, Question 4).
Survey—no page numbers; use reference to
survey question.
According to a survey of IVCC students (2009),
95% would like to see the buildings re-lettered
to reflect correct alphabetical order (see
Appendix B, Question 7).