APA Citation Guide

SOURCES IN PRINT, APA style

Book    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Cochran-Smith, M. (2004). Walking the road: race, diversity, and social justice in teacher education. New York: Teachers College.

Essay from an anthology or edited book    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Harris, M. (1998). Mental health and illness. In W. Mankiller, et. al (Eds.), Readers companion to U.S. women's history (pp. 366-368). New York: Houghton Mifflin.

Article from a print journal    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Schaefer, B.A. (2004). A demographic survey of learning behaviors among American students. School psychology review, 33, 481-497.

Article from a magazine    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Sachs, J.D. (2005 September). Can extreme poverty be eliminated? Scientific American, 293, 56-65.

Article from a newspaper    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Hellmick, N. (2205, August 22). Health movement has school cafeterias in a food fight. USA Today, p 1A.

Article from an encyclopedia    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Corsini, R. J. (2000). Major Personality Theories. In E. Borgatta (Ed.), Encyclopedia of sociology (Vol. 3, pp. 1712-1719). New York: Macmillan.


ONLINE SOURCES, APA style

Entire website    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

National Public Radio (2004). Hidden kitchens. Retrieved 1 Sept, 2005, from http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/hiddenkitchens/.

Article from an online database - General citation format    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Author(s). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), pagerange. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from Name of database (document number).

Article from Academic Search Complete database    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

Gotzsche, P. C. & Jorgensen, K.J. (2005). Information needs to support informed choices. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 331(7512), 350-351. Retrieved September 1, 2005, from Academic Search Complete database (AN 17908049).

Article from OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center    (see also Bedford Handbook example)

de Mesquita, E.B. The quality of terror. American journal of political science, 49(3), 515-530. Retrieved September 1, 2005, from OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (10.1111/j.1540-5907.2005.00139.x).


For help in writing annotated bibliographies, please visit Cornell University's tutorial at http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm


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