-Your references should begin on a new page. Title the new page "References" and center the title text at the top of the page.

-All entries should be in alphabetical order.

-The first line of a reference should be flush with the left margin. Each additional line should be indented (usually accomplished by using the TAB key.)

-The reference section should be double-spaced.

-All sources cited should appear both in-text and on the reference page. Any reference that appears in the text of your report or article must be cited on the references page, and any item appearing on your reference page must be also included somewhere in the body of your text.

-Titles of books, journals, magazines, and newspapers should appear in italics .

Reference Page in APA Format

-Book1-List the author (surname first and then initials for

given names)2-year of publication within parentheses.

3-Title of the book italicized and with only first word of the title and any subtitle capitalized (but do capitalize proper nouns).

4-Place of publication and publisher.For example :

Rogers, C. R. (1961). On becoming a person. Boston :

Houghton Mifflin.

References with the same author in the same year are alphabetized and marked with lowercase –a,b,c- immediately after the date:

Craighead, T.B (2010a). Marketing trends….Craighead, T.B (2010b). Maximizing sales….

-Two or more works by the same author should be listed in chronological not alphabetical order

Fitzgerald, R. A. (2010). Crimson glow…Fitzgerald, R. A. (2011). Walking…

-If no author is given, the title moves to the author position, and the entry alphabetized by the first significant word of the title.

Part of a booklist author(s) ,date, chapter or section title, editor (with name in normal order) preceded by “In” and followed by “(Ed.)” or “(Eds.),” the name of the book (italicized) page numbers to the specific section of the book cited (placed within parentheses), place of publication, and publisher.

Litt, T. (2008). The monster. In Z. Smith (Ed.), the book of other people

( pp. 133-138 .)New York, NY: penguin. If no author is listed, begin with the title of the article.

Mount of Olives. (2011). Holman concise Bible dictionary. Nashville ,

TN: B & H.

Book with Corporate AuthorMayo Clinic.(2010). Mayo clinic book of alternative medicine (2 ed.).

New York, NY: Time.

Periodical1-journal: List author(s), year, title of the article without quotation

marks and with only the first word (and any proper nouns) capitalized, name of the journal italicized and with all major words capitalized, volume number italicized, inclusive page numbers not preceded by “p.” or “pp.”

Chaudoin, S., Minler, H.V, & Tingby, D. H. (2010). The center holds:

Liberal internationalism survives. International Security, 35(1), 75-

94.

Magazine

List author, the date of publication-year, month without abbreviation, and the specific day for magazines published weekly and fortnightly (every two weeks)-title of the article without quotation marks and with only the first word capitalized, name of the magazine in italics with all major words capitalized, the volume number if it is readily available and inclusive page numbers if you do not provide the volume number. If the magazine prints the article on discontinuous pages, include all page numbers.

Helgoe, L. (2010, October). Revenge of the introvert.

Psychology Today, 54-61.

Newspaper

List author, date (year, month and day) title of the article with only first word and proper nouns capitalized, complete name of newspaper in initial capitals and italicized, and the section with all discontinuous page numbers.

Abelson, A. (2010, September 27). The bad-news bulls .

Barron’s, p. 7.

Abstract

Abstract as the cited source Minton, M. S, & Mack, R. N.(2010, October). Naturalization of plant populations: the role of cultivation and population size and density [Abstract]. Oecologia, 164, 399-409.

Review Biswas, B. (2010). Hierarchy in international relations. [rev. article]. Political Science Quarterly, 125, 513-514

ReportGorman, L. (2011). Reporting insurance fraud (No. 2011-1). Hartford, CT: Insurance institute.

Nonprint Material-Computer programAdobe Photoshop (CS3) [Computer software]. San Jose, CA: Adobe Systems.-DVD, Videotape, FilmEdward, B. (Director). (1961). Breakfast at Tiffany’s [DVD] . Hollywood, CA: paramount.-Interviews, Letters and MemosKramer, S. R (2011, April 7). “ palm reading as prediction” [Interview]. Chattanooga, TN.

Internet Sources

When citing electronic sources in your APA references, include the following information if available:1-Author/editor last name, followed by a comma, the initials, and a period.2-Year of publication, followed by a comma, then month and day for magazines and newspapers, within parentheses, followed by a period.3-Title of the article not within quotations and not italicized, with the first word and proper nouns capitalized. Note: This is also the place to describe the work within brackets, as with [Abstract] or [ letter to editor].4- Name of the book, journal or complete work, italicized, if one is listed.

5-Volume number, if listed italicized.

6-Page numbers only if you have that data from a printed version of the journal or the magazine. If the periodical has no volume number, use “p.” or “pp.” before the numbers, if the journal has a volume number, omit “p.” or “pp.”7-Give the DOI ( Digital Object identifier) if available.8-If no DOI is available, then the words “Retrieved form” followed by the URL. Line breaks in URLs should come before punctuation marks such as slashes. Include the date of access only for material that changes over time (e.g, Wikis).

World Wide Web Sites

Article from an online journal

Kerruish, E. (2009). Interpreting feeling: Nietzsche on the emotions and the self. Minerva: An Internet journal of Philosophy. Retrieved fromhttp://www.mic.ul.ie/stephen/vol

13/Nietzsche.htm.

Article from a Printed Journal, Reproduced online

If you view an article in its electronic form and are confident that the electronic form is identical to the printed version, add within brackets Electronic version. This allows you to omit the URL.Roszkowski, A. H. (2010). Natural selection and the unity of functional analyses. [ Electronic version]. Philosophy of Science, 77(4), 633-645.

Add the URL if page numbers are not indicated:

Stone, M. (2010). Fall for wild mushrooms. Missouri Conservationist, 71(10). Retrieved from http://mdc.mo.

gov/sites/default/files/magazine/2010/09/9816_

digital.pdf

Standalone Document, No Author identified, No date

Vovici Online Customer feedback. (n.d.) Engage, socialize,

collaborate. Retrieved from http://www.vovici.com /online-community-software/customer-

feedback.aspx

Article from an Online NewspaperSampson, H. (2010, October 2). Bigger, better hotelier urges. Maimi Herlad. Retrieved from http://www.miamiherlad.com/2010/10/02/1853478/ Bigger-better-hotelier-urges.html

Article from Online Magazine, No Author Listed

How a psychologist can help you control anger. (2010). APA Online. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics /anger/help.aspx

BulletinsMurphy, F. L., M.D. (2011). What you don’t know can hurt you. Preventive Health Center. Retrieved from http://www.mdphc.com/education/fiber.html.

Article from a library DatabaseAmerica’s children: key national indicators of well-being (2009). Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Retrieved from ERIC database (ED427897)

CD –ROMMaterial cited from a CD-ROM requires different forms.

Abstract Altmann, J., et al. (2010). Life history context of reproductive aging in a wild primate model [CD-ROM]. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1204, 127-139. Abstract from Academic Onefile: Infotrac item: A235468929.

Encyclopedia ArticleAfrican American history: Abolitionist movement [CD-ROM]. (2010). Encarta encyclopedia. Redmond, WA: Microsoft.

Full-Text ArticleSpence, D. (2008, August 10). Bible belt resistance and acceptance of lifestyle in religion [ CD-ROM] .Red River Messenger. P. A- 11. Article from UMI ProQuest file (item 5602-109).