Book, one author: |
Fussell, P. (1975). The Great War and modern memory. New York: Oxford University Press. |
Chapter from book: |
Marcus, J. (1989). The asylums of Antaeus: Women, war, and madness— is there a feminist fetishism? In H. A.Veeser (Ed.), The new historicism (pp. 132-151). New York: Routledge. |
Journal article (print, microform, PDF), one author: |
Mott, F. W. (1916). The effects of high explosives upon the central nervous system. The Lancet, 1, 331-338. |
Journal article (print, microform, PDF), more than six authors: |
Johnson, A.J., Wittenberg, E., Haigh, M., Wigley, S., Becker, J., Brown, K., et al. (2004). The process of relationship development and deterioration: Turning points in friendships that have terminated. Communication Quarterly, 52(1), 54-67. |
Journal article (online from a library subscription database), two authors: |
With DOI: Morio, H. & Buchholz, C. (2008). How anonymous are you online? Examining online social behaviors from a cross-cultural perspective. AI & Society, 23(2), 297-307. DOI:10.1007/s00146-007-0143-0 Without DOI: Longaretti, L. & Wilson, J. (2006). The Impact of Perceptions on Conflict Management. Educational Research Quarterly,29(4), 3-15. Retrieved September 12, 2008, from Academic Search Premiere database. |
Journal article (online from an Internet-only journal), one author: |
Fredrickson, B.L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved April 4, 2004, from http://content.apa.org/journals/pre/3/1/1 |
Newspaper article, one author: |
Tommasini, A. (1998, October 27). Master teachers whose artistry glows in private. New York Times, p. B2. |
Newspaper article, no known author: |
Cigarette sales fall 30% as California tax rises. (1999, September 14). New York Times, p. A17. |
Article from CQ Researcher (electronic version): |
Hatch, D. (2003, June 6). Drug company ethics. The CQ Researcher Online, 13, 521-544. Retrieved July 4, 2003. http://www.library.cqpress/cqresearcher |
Web page with no known author and no known date: |
GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved April 2, 2004, from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/ |
Citing the NASW Code of Ethics listed on the NASW Web site
In-Text: Social work professionals are held to a “constellation of core values” (National Association of Social Workers [NASW], 2008, preamble).
Reference entry: National Association of Social Workers. (2008). Preamble to the code of ethics. Retrieved May 4, 2008, from http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/ Code/code.asp (No period after the URL)
APA citation style for statutes is constructed with the following elements:
Example: Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601–2654 (2006)
Example of a state law citation from the Purdue OWL website: Mental Care and Treatment Act, 4 Kan. Stat. Ann.§§ 59-2901-2941 (1983 & Supp. 1992).
Explanation: This Kansas act can be found in codified version between sections 2901 and 2941 in Chapter 59 of volume 4 of the 1983 edition of Kansas Statutes Annotated. Two amendments to the act and additional references are provided in the 1992 supplement for the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
For unenacted bills, gather the following information:
Example from Cook Library, Towson University: Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009, S. 684, 111th Cong. (2009). Retrieved from http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.684
Citing a government report is similar to citing a book. Often the author will be the government agency. If there is a specific report number available reference, include it in parentheses after the title.
Example: National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
List as much of the following information as possible--you might need to look closely at the website:
Government Agency. (Date of publication). Title of webpage. Retrieved from http://Web address
Example: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). School-associated violent death study. Retreived from: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/savd.html