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Citing Print Resources Using APA

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If you have questions, contact:
Melinda Gottesman
407-823-5308
If you have questions, contact:
Renee Montgomery
407-823-4658

The following Works Cited/Bibliography examples are only guidelines

Not all of your sources will fit the following; therefore, you may need to consult the APA Manual available at the Cornerstone Area beside the Reference Desk. If you have questions about how to cite sources, feel free to ask a Reference Librarian or your instructor.

Where will I cite my sources in my paper?

You will need to cite your sources in two places—within your paper as an in-text or parenthetical citation and at the end of your paper in a Bibliography or Works Cited list.

In-text Citation Examples:

Typically, in-text citations will include an author(s) last name and the publication date of the material (Smith, 2001)

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Examples of Common Citations

Books

Articles in Newspapers, Magazines and Journals

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Books

What you Need:

  1. Author(s)
  2. Title
  3. Publication Information (city of publication, publisher, and date)

Things to Remember:

  1. You need to include any edition statement - i.e. if the book is a 2nd edition, Revised Edition, North American edition, etc.
  2. For multiple authors, use the symbol '&' instead of the word 'and'
  3. All lines after the first are indented.
Books by a Single Author:

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

Springer, S. P. & Deutsch, G. (1985). Left brain, right brain (Rev. ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman.

*note* In this example, the book is a Revised Edition (Rev. ed.), and was published in New York by the publisher W.H. Freeman.

Brand, M. & Harnish, R. M. (Eds.). (1986). The representation of knowledge and belief. Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press.

*note* In this example, the book is an edited volume with two editors (Eds.).

An Anthology/Edited Book:

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

Brand, M. & Harnish, R. M. (Eds.). (1986). The representation of knowledge and belief. Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press.

*note* The (Eds.) stands for Editors.

An Anonymous Book:

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

The American heritage dictionary (2nd college ed.). (1991). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

A Chapter in an Anthology:

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

Nadel, L., & Zola-Morgan, S. (1984). Infantile amnesia: A neurobiological perspective. In M. Moscovitch (Ed.), Infant Memory (pp.145-172). New York: Plenum

*note* In the case, The information for the chapter in question are placed first (the chapter's author/year/title) followed by the information on the volume itself. The editor of the volume is placed in non-inverted form, (M. Moscovitch as opposed to Moscovitch, M.) followed by the title of the book, the pages of the cited chapter, and the publication information.

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Articles in Newspapers, Magazines and Journals:

What you need:

  1. Author(s)
  2. Year of Publication
  3. Title of Article
  4. Publication Information (Title of Periodical/Journal, Volume, and Page Numbers)
Newspaper Article:

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

Wheeler, D. L. (1987, May 20). Artifical-Intelligence Researchers Develop Electronic 'Tutors' to Aid Learning Process. Chronicle of Higher Education, 6-8.

Magazine Articles:

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

Steinberg, J. A. (1991, March). Putting your business on the map. MacUser, 7, 158-163, 166-167.

Scholarly Journal Articles:

There are two kinds of journals - those that have continous pagination (volume 1, issue 1 goes from page 1-200, volume 1, issue 2 is from page 201-300, etc.), and those that paginate each issue seperately. Below are citation examples for each case.

Works Cited/Bibliography Format:

Loftus, E. F. (1993). The reality of repressed memories. American Psychologist, 48, 518-537.

*note* - American Psychologist utilizes continous pagination . Therefore you do not need to cite the issue number.

Hubel, D. H. & Wiesel, T. N. (1979). Brain mechanisms of vision. Scientific American, 241(3), 150-164.

*note* - Scientific American paginates each issue seperately - thus the issue number must be noted. In this case the article can be found in Volume 241, Issue 3.

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This page is adapted from a guide by the Writing Tutorial Services Center at Indiana University.

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Need More Help?

If you have questions or need additional assistance, Ask a Librarian, call the Reference Department at (407) 823-2562, or e-mail the Department at askalibrarian@mail.ucf.edu.

 The University Writing Center is another available resource for help with proper citation as well as any other writing related questions.

 Also, feel free to schedule a Research Consultation for a one-on-one meeting with a librarian for additional help with your research needs.

 

Last Updated: May 27, 2008