(American Psychological Association) alphabetize on a separate page after the text of your document, but before any appendices or notes number each page, continuing the numbering of the text APA Bibliography Format Your APA bibliography section should be called "References."
Author(s) Publication Date Title Publication Information place of publication publisher (sometimes) page numbers APA Bibliography Format Whichever format you use, you need to include information on:
Spencer, R. F. (1969). The north Alaskan Eskimo.
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.
(Original work Published in 1959) APA Bibliography Format Reference to a work with a single author:
Coleman, B., Frogner, E., & Eich, E. (1971). Ojibwa myths
and legends. Minneapolis: Ross and Haines. APA Bibliography Format Reference to a work with multiple authors:
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. (1986).
Record of decision: Final environmental impact statement,
land and resource management plan, Superior National
Forest. (USDA Publication No. 641- 110/20043).
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. APA Bibliography Format Reference to a book or report with a corporate author:
Fleischman, W. A. (1978). Resident and non-resident owner
attitudes toward land use. Unpublished manuscript,
University of Minnesota Duluth, Center for Community
and Regional Studies, Duluth, MN. APA Bibliography Format Reference to an unpublished manuscript:
Patterson, F. (1978, October). Conversations with a gorilla.
National Geographic, 438-465. APA Bibliography Format Reference to an article from a monthly magazine:
Puzzling out man's ascent. (1977, November 7). Time, 64-69. APA Bibliography Format Reference to an article from a weekly magazine or weekly newspaper, with no author given:
Downs, H. (Narrator). (1968, March 21). The first Americans
[TV Video]. New York: NBC News. APA Bibliography Format Reference to a TV or radio program:
Gardner, R. G. (Director). (1964). Dead birds [Film].
Film Study Center. APA Bibliography Format Reference to a film:
Laundergan, J C. (2000, December 8). [Functional analysis
of social stratification.] Sociology 1100 class
lecture. University of Minnesota Duluth. Duluth, MN. APA Bibliography Format Reference to a lecture:
Although most agree on the components for electronic citations, format standards are just emerging for citations from electronic media.
For citing WebSites the tendency seems to be to italicize (or underline) the title of the site, or, if there is no title, to include a description such as Home Page, but not underlined or italicized or in quotation marks. APA Bibliography Format Reference to electronic citations:
For the latest up-to-date information see:
Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources -- UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association -- APA APA Bibliography Format Reference to electronic citations:
Author's Last Name, Initial(s). (Date of document). [if different from date accessed] Title of document. Title of complete work. [if applicable] Version or File number. [if applicable] (Edition or revision). [if applicable] Protocol and address, access path, or directories. (date of access). APA Bibliography Format Reference to electronic citations:
Burka, L. P. (1993). A hypertext history of multi-user
dimensions. MUD history. http://www.utopia.com/talent/
lpb/muddex/essay (2 Aug. 1996). APA Bibliography Format Reference to a Named WebSite:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2000). Title of
article. Title of Periodical, xx, xxxxxx. Retrieved month
day, year, from source. APA Bibliography Format Reference to an Online periodical:
Fine arts. (1993). In E. D. Hirsch, Jr., J. F. Kett, & J. Trefil (Eds.),
Dictionary of cultural literacy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
INSO Corp. America Online. Reference Desk/
Dictionaries/Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (20 May
1996). APA Bibliography Format Reference to Online Reference Sources:
ID Software. (1993). The ultimate doom. NY: GT Interactive
Software. APA Bibliography Format Reference to Software Programs:
APA Bibliography Format You no longer need to include words like "Inc.," "Publishers," "and Co., " "Company," "Ltd.," and "Limited" in your references section.
Thus, for example, refer simply to St. Martin's rather than St. Martin's Press.
There is one exception: with university presses, spell out the entire publisher (for example, "The University of Chicago Press").