Webpages
Example 1: Davis, J.L. (2007). Children and sweetened drinks: What's a parent to do? Retrieved
from http://children.webmd.com/features/children-and-sweetened-drinks-whats-a-parent-to-do
Example 2: Malaria facts. (2007, April 11). Retrieved from Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Malaria Web
site: http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/facts.htm
***Notice in Example 1 that the name of the host website (WebMD) is not given. In APA style the name of the host website is typically only given if the site is large and complex, such as a university web site or a government website, as in Example 2***
Articles (Online)
Journal Article: Goetz, S.J., & Shrestha, S.S. (2009). Explaining self-employment success and failure: Wal-Mart versus Starbucks, or Shrumpeter versus Putnam. Social Science Quarterly, 90(1), 22-38. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00600.x
Magazine Article: Donnelly, S.B. (2005, February 14). More guns in the air. Time, 165(13). Retrieved fromhttp://www.time.com
Newspaper Article: Kang, C. (2012, November 4). When is a kids' online game actually an ad? Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com
eBooks
Entire Book
Mabe, D. (2005). BlackBerry hacks. Retrieved from http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com
Walder, D. (2011). Postcolonial nostalgias: Writing, representation and memory. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com
Chapter in Edited Book
Diallo, D. (2010). From electro-rap to g-funk: A social history of rap music in Los Angeles and Compton, California. In M. Hess (Ed.), Hip hop in America: A regional guide (pp.225-255). Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com
Chapter in a Book (no editor, with doi)
Westaby, J. (2012). Dynamic network theory: How social networks influence goal pursuit. In Cognition and mental health in social networks (pp.171-201). doi:10.1037/13490-005
Identifying Parts of the Citation
Not sure what each part of the citation represents? Hover over the area that you are unsure of, and a description will pop up as demonstrated below.
