How to Cite Something to Be Published in APA Style

Citations for Books and Journals

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  Insert a citation including the last name of author and year of publication for each source you reference as you write the text. Place the name and date in the sentence in one of the following ways:

  In 2009 Smith found...

  Smith (2009) found...

  Research found (Smith, 2009) (See References 1 and 2)

• 2

  Enter the last name of authors and year of publication for books or journal articles with two authors in one of the following ways:

  In 2007 Smith and Jones determined...

  Smith and Jones (2007) determined...

  Researchers (Smith & Jone, 2007) determined... (See References 1 and 2)

• 3

  For statements in which you reference more than one source, enter the last names of authors in alphabetical order of first author and year of publication. For example: Several researchers (Clawson, 2001; Dugin, Fields, & Swanson, 2009; Martin & Carter, 2002) state... (See References 1 and 2)

• 4

  Use all the names of the authors the first time you cite a source. For example, Martin, Carter, Jones, & Manning, 2008. (See References 1 and 2)

• 5

  Cite sources with multiple authors with the name of the first author et al. in subsequent citations. For example, cite the source given in step 4 in subsequent citations as Martin et al., 2008. (See Reference 2)

Quotations

• 6

  Put quotation marks around the phrase or sentence(s) taken from a source. (See Reference 2)

• 7

  Insert the page number where you found the phrase or sentence(s) along with the author's last name and year of publication.

• 8

  You can cite quotations in one of the following ways:

  In 2005 Brown uses the phrase "bystander effect" (p. 261).

  Brown uses the phrase "bystander effect" (2005, p. 261).

  One researcher uses the phrase "bystander effect" (Brown, 2005, p. 261). (See Reference 2)

Electronic References

• 9

  Cite websites you use for sources in the text. For example, the www.apapstyle.org website is very helpful. (See Reference 1)

• 10

  Cite references retrieved electronically by giving the website, year, month and day retrieved. For example The American Psychological Association provides information about formatting (2011, April, 10). (See Reference 2)

• 11

  Cite Internet-only journals with the author's last name the year and date of publication. For example, Health (2005, March 7).