Articles (7.01)
When you cite an article found in print or online through the library databases (for example, PsycARTICLES or Expanded Academic ASAP) include the following publication information:
· The name of the author(s)
· Date of publication
· Title of the article
· Title of the journal
· The volume (and issue number, if not continuously paginated)
· The pages of the article
After this information, give the DOI (digital object identifier). If no DOI is available and the article was retrieved through a library database, no further information is needed. If no DOI is available and the reference was retrieved online, give the URL of the journal homepage.
Herbst-Damm, K. L. & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
Cohn, A. W. (2013). Juvenile Focus. Federal Probation, 77(3), 34-52.
Work in an anthology (7.02.25)
(For example, “Contemporary Issues” books)
List the author of the chapter, the year of publication, and the title of the article or chapter. Next, type “In” and give the name of the editor followed by (Ed.). Follow this with the title of the book and the page numbers of the article or chapter in parentheses. End your citation with the publication information for the book.
Deneen, S. (2006). Genetically engineered crops pose many
risks. In S.A. Kallen (Ed.), Is factory farming harming
America? (pp. 91-100). Farmington Hills: Greenhaven
Press.
Basic format for a book (7.02.18)
The title page and the back of the title page will generally have much of the publication information that you need. Give the author’s name, then the date and the title of the book. End with the place of publication and the name of the publisher. When a DOI is assigned, include it at the end.
Shotton, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer dependency. London, England: Taylor & Francis.
Silvertown, J. (2005). Demons in Eden: the paradox of plant diversity.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Electronic version of print book (7.02.19)
Give the author’s name, the date of publication and the title of the book. When DOIs are assigned, use them as noted in the example. If no DOI is available, include retrieval information.
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text rev.). doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890423349
Flamming, D. (2005). Bound for freedom: Black Los Angeles in Jim Crow America. [Ebsco ebook version]. Retrieved from http://dewey.waubonsee.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=129003&site=ehost-live
Adams, B. (2004). The theory of social revolutions. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=44092 (Original work published 1913)
Web document (6.31 & 6.32)
To cite a Web document, list each of the following five items that are available: the author’s name, the date of publication (if there is no date, use “n.d.”), the title of the document in italics, the report number in parenthesis, and the URL that will take a reader directly to the document.
American Psychological Association, Task Force on the Sexulization of Girls. (2007). Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/wpo/sexualization.html
Kessey, S. S. A., & Urio, F. M. (2006). The contribution of microfinance institutions to poverty reduction in Tanzania (Research Report No. 06.3). Retrieved from Research on Poverty Alleviation website: http://www.repoa.or.tz/documents_storage/Publications/Reports/06.3_Kessy_andUrio.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2003). Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publication No. 02-2650). Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung
/asthma/asth_sch.pdf
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