APA Citations

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APA Citations
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Beware of the person who can't be bothered by
details.William FeatherPublisher Author
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APA Citation Examples

• Journal Article
• Book
• Book Chapter
• Dissertation
• Nonperiodical Web Document
• All Others

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Journal Article

• General Form
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (year). Title of
  article. Title of Journal, volume , nn-nn.
• Example
• Wright, S. P., Horn, L. J., Sanders, W. L.
  (1997). Teachers and classrooms context effects
  on student achievement Implications for teacher
  evaluation. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in
  Education, 11, 57-67.

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Journal Article Details
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Journal Article Example 1
Gerend, M. A. (2009). Does calorie information
promote lower calorie fast food choices among
college students? Journal of Adolescent Health,
44, 84-86.
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Journal Article Example 2
Miley, W. M., Gonsalves, S. (2003). What you
dont know can hurt you Students perceptions of
professors annoying teaching habits. College
Student Journal, 37, 447-455.
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Book

• General Form
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (year). Title of
  book. City, ST Publisher.
• Example
• Raths, L. E., Wassermann, S., Jonas, A.,
  Rothstein, A. (1986). Teaching for thinking
  Theory, strategies, and activities for the
  classroom. (2nd ed.). New York Teachers College,
  Columbia University.

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Book Chapter

• General Form
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (year). Title of
  chapter. In A. Editor, B. Editor, C. Editor
  (Eds.), Title of book (p. or pp. -). City,
  ST Publisher.
• Example
• Stallings, J. (1977). How instructional processes
  relate to child outcomes. In G. D. Borich, K.
  S. Fenton (Eds.), The appraisal of teaching
  Concepts and process (pp. 104-113). Reading, MA
  Wiley Sons.

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Dissertation

• General Form
• Author, A. A. (year). Title of dissertation.
  Retrieved from Name of Database. (AAT )
• Example
• Biswas, S. (2008). Dopamine D3 receptor A
  neuroprotective treatment target in Parkinson's
  disease. Retrieved from ProQuest Digital
  Dissertations. (AAT 3295214)

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ERIC Document

• General Form
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (year). Title of
  article. City, ST Institutional (ERIC Document
  Reproduction Service No. ED ).
• Example
• Kerker, R. M., Clements, R. O. (1981). Reducing
  and combining classroom observation categories
  into behavioral profiles. Austin, TX Research
  and Development Center for Teacher Education.
  (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 230
  492).

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Nonperiodical Web Document

• General Form
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (Date of
  publication). Title of document. Retrieved from
  http//web address
• Example
• Angeli, E., Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General
  format. Retrieved from http//owl.english.purdue.e
  du/owl/resource/560/01/
• If there is no date of publication, use (n.d.)
  for no date.

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All Others

• When in doubt, search Google for
• APA 6th Edition type of publication
• See also
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

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My Deviations from Strict APA

• Paivio, A. (1975). Perceptual comparisons through
  the mind's eye. Memory Cognition, 3, 635-647.
  doi10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
• Hamfi, A. G. (1981). The funny nature of dogs.
  E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48.
  Retrieved from http//ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.ph
  p/fdo

Do not include the directory or data source for
your articles as shown above.
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Other Issues

• Dont copy other peoples citations, even the
  original authortheyre often wrong.
•  Spell out completely the name of journals.
• Dont use online formatting sitesIve never
  found one that is correct.
• When to use the issue number (see example 2 on
  previous slide)
• Never pay for a research article.