1. 2Title the page.Center your text, and write "References" or
"Bibliography." Don't italicize or underline the text. Also leave
out the quotation marks and period.2. 3Create an alphabetized list
of your sources based upon the authors last name.If the source you
are using contains two or more authors, use the last name of the
author listed first on the title page. According to the 2010 APA
manual, list up to 7 authors' names. For 8 or more, list the first
6 followed by a comma, an ellipsis (or 3 periods), then the last
author's name. If a book is edited and there is no author named,
type the editor's name followed by (Ed.). If your source does not
list an author, use the first word of the title to alphabetize the
work (not counting words such as "An" or "The").3. 4For each
source, list the authors last name and first initials, with a comma
separating the names and initials and periods after the
initials.APA calls for initials only to reduce bias. For example:
Smith, M.A.4. 5After the authors name, list the date of publication
in parentheses, with a period following the closing parenthesis.Ex.
(2005).. Abbreviate all months except May, June and July. January,
for example, becomes Jan.. Follow a consistent dating format. Both
"4 Jan. 2007" and "Jan 4, 2007" are acceptable, but be consistent
in all your entries. 6List the title of the article.Capitalize only
the first word of the title unless subsequent words are proper
nouns. End with a period. This step does not apply if you are
referring to an entire book. Do not put the title in quotation
marks or italics. 7List the title of the work (book or journal) in
italicized text, with a period following the title.If it is a book
(or any other source except a journal), you will capitalize only
the first word of the title unless subsequent words are proper
nouns or the first word after a colon, and end it with a period.
For example:How to write an APA-style bibliography. If it is a
journal, capitalize all major words, insert a comma, add the volume
number, issue number (in parentheses, if applicable -- if the
journal starts the page numbering of each issue with 1, then
include this; if the journal continues page numbering issue to
issue for a volume, do not include this), another comma, the page
number(s) and a period to end the journal citation. For example:The
Statesman Journal, 59(4), 286-295. 8List the place of publication
of the book (city, state or just city) and then the name of the
publisher, with a colon separating them.Follow the publisher with a
period. For example: Boston, MA: Random House. 9Indent all except
the first line of every entry.This is known as a hanging indent.
10See theAPAwebsite or manual for other
questions.AdExamplesBookMorales, L. (1987).The history of Cuba. New
York: Franklin Watts.
Ellington, W., Jr., & Henrickson, E.B. (1995).The elements
of dance(3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan.
Oregon State University Soil Ecology Center (1982).A directory
of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms.Columbus, OH:
Natural Resources Institute.
Book ChapterTizol, W.P. (1976). Brain function and memory. In
J.M.O. Corney & H.L. Center (Eds.),An inside look at what we
think we know.(pp. 154-184). Springfield, IL: American Psychiatric
Press.
Journal ArticleBauz, R.H. (1982). Manitoba nematodes.Journal of
Cool Nematodes, 10, 252-264.
Gillespie, R.C., & Tupac, R.M. (1976). How confident people
dance.American Dancing, 225, 82-90.
The lamb business. (11 Sept. 1992).Willamette Valley Lamb, 97,
47-48.
Magazine ArticlePozo, E. R. (19 Nov. 2008). The way she loved
me.Personal Literature, 290, 1113-1120.
Encyclopedia ArticleParker, S.A. (1947). Fetal development.
InInternational encyclopedia of pregnancy(Vol. 7, pp. 202-207). New
York: Aesculapius Publishers.
Newspaper ArticleAmazing women. (12 Jan. 1955).The Journal News,
pp. D11, D14.
Electronic Journal Article From a DatabaseTjader, J.W.,
Coltrane, J.A., & Taylor, A.A. (1995). A history of
mockery.American Psychologist, 50, 750-765. Retrieved from PsycINFO
database.
Electronic Journal Article (print version)Rodriguez, G., Puente,
S., & Mayfield , J. (2001). Role of upbringing in family
attitudes. [Electronic version].Journal of Family Research, 5,
117-123.
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