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[hidetoc]APA Citation Examples for Online Subscription Databases.
APA requires the use of hanging indentations and double spacing for citations in a word processor; however, check with your instructor, as some instructors request single spacing!
For more examples, check the American Psychological Association web site or use the complete Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition that is available at the Reference Desk or Reference Stacks (REF BF76.7 .P83 2001) Also available is the Concise Rules of APA Style (REF BF76.7 .C66 2005).
Hanging Indentations
In Microsoft Word 2007, follow these instructions to use hanging indents properly (perform this action before or after creating your citations):
- Click on the Page Layout tab
- Click on the menu expander arrow on the Paragraph bar (in red below)
- Click on the Indents and Spacing tab (default).
- Under the Indentation section look for the Special field.
- In the dropdown box click on Hanging.
- Adjust the amount in the By field (0.5" is default).
Generic APA Format Examples
Generic Journal
Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Publication year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume (Issue Number if journal is paginated per issue), Pages. Retrieved month day, year, from Database Name.
Generic Magazine
Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Publication year, month day). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume and/or Issue Number, Pages. Retrieved month day, year, from Database Name.
Generic Newspaper
Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Publication year, month day). Article title. Newspaper title (edition, if available), section and page. Retrieved month day, year, from Database Name.
Note: If no authors listed, Article title goes in author position.
EBSCOhost Examples
Journal
Anderson, D. J., Cheslock, J. J., & Ehrenberg, R. G. (2006). Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics: Determinants of Title IX compliance. Journal of Higher Education, 77(2), 225-250. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite database.
Magazine
Sasseen, J., Kopecki, D., & Palmeri, C. (2007, December 10). Help may be on the way. Business Week, 24. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite database.
JSTOR Example
Journal
Cutter, M. J. (2000). The story must go on and on: The fantastic, narration, and intertextuality in Toni Morrison's Beloved and Jazz. African American Review, 34(1), 61-75. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from JSTOR database.
LexisNexis Examples
Magazine
Woellert, L., & Kopecki, D. (2006, May 29). The snooping goes beyond phone calls: How the government sidesteps the Privacy Act by purchasing commercial data. Business Week, 38. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from LexisNexis Academic Universe database.
Newspaper
Bowie, N. (2007, July 9). Ensuring privacy in the broadband era. Boston Globe, p. A11. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from LexisNexis Academic Universe database.
NewsBank Examples
Newspaper Articles
With Author Listed:
Wade, N. (2007, June 7). Biologists make skin cells work like stem cells. New York Times (Final late ed.), p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from NewsBank Newsfile Collection database.
No Author Listed:
Q&A: The Mitchell report. (2007, December 14). Washington Post (DC ed.), p. E9. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from NewsBank Newsfile Collection database.
No Page Listed:
Woodward, H. (2007, June 10). Road to college not so easy for many local teens. The Olympian [Washington]. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from NewsBank Newsfile Collection database.
Note: Washington is not part of the title proper, but is found on the document. Any information "added" to a citation is in brackets; here it is added to indicate a location of this newspaper.
Project Muse Example
Journal
Seguin, R. (2000). Ressentiment and the social poetics of the Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald reads Cather. MFS Modern Fiction Studies, 46(4), 917-940. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from Project MUSE database.
ProQuest Examples
Magazine
Chatzky, J. (2007, November). Making the best of a bad bet. Money, 36, 34. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from ProQuest ABI/Inform Global database.
Newspaper
Krauss, C. (2007, December 16). As ethanol takes its first steps, congress proposes a giant leap. New York Times, p. C1. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from ProQuest Newspapers database.
Journal
Nasher, F. B., & Ruhe, J. (2001). Putting American pragmatism to work in the classroom. Journal of Business Ethics, 34(3/4), 317-330. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from ProQuest ABI/Inform Global database.
PsycArticles Example
Journal
Misra, R., & Castillo, L. G. (2004). Academic stress among college students: Comparison of American and international students. International Journal of Stress Management, 11(2), 132-148. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from EBSCOhost PsycArticles database.
WilsonWeb Examples
Magazine
Sohn, E. (2006, February). Growing a greener jacket. Backpacker, 34, 37-38. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from WilsonWeb OmniFile database.
Journal
Lapsa, M. V., Maxey, L. C., & Earl, D. D. (2007). Hybrid solar lighting provides energy savings and reduces waste heat. Energy Engineering, 104(4), 7-20. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from WilsonWeb Applied Science & Technology database.
E-book Examples
Book
Greenberg, K. J. (Ed.). (2006). The torture debate in America. New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from NetLibrary database.
Chapter in edited book
Chan, S. (2006). Knowledge management in smart organizations. In I. Mezgár (Ed.), Integration of ICT in smart organizations (Chapter IV). [Hershey, PA]: IGI Publishing. Retrieved January 2, 2008, from books24x7 database.
Note: In an e-book, if page numbers are not available, use a chapter or section identifier (if available). The place of publication was not provided and was identified on the web; thus, use brackets for any information not specifically shown on the document.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/22/2008 and Last Revised: 12/19/2007
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