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APA Style Bibliography Examples

Books

One author

Nathan, A. J. (1990). China's crisis: Dilemmas of reform and prospects for democracy. New York: Columbia University Press.

Two authors

Ross, C.S., & Dewdney, P. (1998). Communicating professionally: a how-to-do-it manual for library applications. New York: Neal- Schuman Publishers.

Three authors

Marquart, J. W., Olson, S. E., & Sorensen, J. R. (1994). The rope, the chair, and the needle: Capital punishment in Texas, 1923 -1990. Austin: University of Texas Press.

More than three authors

Sakakibara, S., Hidetoshi, Y., Hisakatsu, S., Kengo, S., & Shimon, F. (1988). The Japanese stock market: Pricing systems and accounting information. New York: Praeger.

No author

Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary. (1988). Springfield, MA: Merriam - Webster Inc.

Corporate author

American Hospital Association. (1993). American Hospital Association guide to the health care field. Chicago: Author.

Editor

Williams, J. (Ed.). (1997). Money: a history. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Author and editor or translator

Esquivel, L. (1992). Like water for chocolate: A novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies. (C Christensen & T. Christensen, Trans). New York: Doubleday.

Edition

Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Book in several volumes

Inge, M. T. (Ed.). (1989). Handbook of American popular culture (2nd ed., Vol. 103). New York: Greenwood Press.

Essay or article in a collection

Massaro, D. (1992). Broadening the domain of the fuzzy logical model of perception. In H. L. Pick, Jr., P. van den Broek, and D. C. Knill (Eds.), Cognition: Conceptual and methodological issues (pp. 51-84). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Bulletin or government publication

United States. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography. (1986). Attorney General's Commission on Pornography final report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

eBook

Wells, A. (1999). The Tillamook [Online]. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press. NetLibrary. 22 May 2001

Encyclopedia Articles

CD-ROM

Encyclopedia Britannica. (1999). Management and control of companies. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica CD-ROM, Fall 1998 release.

Signed or initialed

Hensel, J. W. (1999). Technical education. In The Encyclopedia Americana (International ed., Vol.26, pp. 354-356). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Unsigned

Methane. (1990). In The Encyclopedia Americana (International ed., Vol. 18, pp. 321-322). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Magazine, periodical, and journal articles

Weekly or biweekly magazine (signed)

Stone, R. (1999, August 6). A long march to save Africa's dwindling wildlands. Science, 285, 825.

Weekly or biweekly magazine (unsigned)

The Decade of the Spy. (1994, March 7). Newsweek, 123. 26-27.

Monthly or bimonthly magazine (signed)

Frank, M. (1993, June). The Wild, Wild West. Architectural Digest, 50. 180-185, 193.

Journal article (consecutive paging through volume)

Cole, T. B. (1999). Case management for domestic violence. Journal of the American Medical Association, 282, 513-514.

Newspaper (signed)

Trachtenberg, J. A. What's in a Movie Soundtrack? Catchy Tunes and Big Business. (1994, April 10). Wall Street Journal [eastern edition], p. B1.

Newspaper or editorial (unsigned)

Southpaws: today, think of those with a different side. (1999, August 13). The Detroit Free Press, p.10A.

Review

Schillinger, L. (1999, August 8). Arbor days [Review of the book Life in the treetops: adventures of a woman in field biology]. The New York Times Book Review, 104, 4.

Online Database-InfoTrac Web

Marino, S. (1999). The difference between managing and leading. Industry Week 248,(11), pp.10+. Retrieved June 21, 1999 General Reference Center Gold database

Online Database-ProQuest

Amatori, F. (Summer 1999). European business: new strategies, old structures. Foreign Policy, (115), 78-89. Retrieved June 30, 1999 from ABI Inform Global database

WWW Resources

WWW (World Wide Web) Sites

Computer based ergonomics. Retrieved on September 26, 2001, from http://www.ergoweb.com

Miscellaneous and unpublished

Opposing Viewpoints

Loos, R. (1993, November). Hunting animals is morally acceptable. In Andrew Harnack (Ed.), (1996). Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints. (pp. 167-181). San Diego: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Conservationist, 1993, November, pp. 10-15.)

Brochure/Pamphlet

National Cancer Institute. (2000, June). Cancer Research - because lives depend on it [Brochure]. Bethesda, MD: Author

Paper read or speech delivered but not published

Torline, D. R. (1991, March). Handling difficult people: Quadrant theory approach. Paper presented at the meeting of Baker College Travel Club, Flint, MI.

Interview

Do not include in reference list; cite in text only.

Doctoral Dissertation or Master's Thesis

Taylor, A. S. ( 1986). Dual career couples and geographic transfer: executive's reaction to commuter marriage and attitude toward the move. Dissertation Abstracts International, 47 10B. (University Microfilms No. AAG8701827)

Non-print medium

Richter, J. (Producer), & Hausmann, J. (Director). (1985). Cezanne the man and the mountain [Motion Picture]. Available from Home Vision, Chicago, Il.)

Annual Report

Home Depot. (2001). Home Depot 2000 Annual Report. Atlanta, GA: Author

* Further Information: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. Updated February, 2003

* These examples were taken from the Baker College APA Citation Style Guide, which can be found on the Baker College Library web site.