Using the APA Style for Bibliographies and In-Text References

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Examples based on:

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition, 2001.

Used for:

Psychology, education and other social sciences.


Books

Basic Form
Author(s) or Editor(s). (Year). Title of book. Location: Publisher.
Authored Book
Beidel, D. C., & Turner, S. M. (1998). Shy children, phobic adults: Nature and treatment of
.... social phobia.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Edited Book
Hofmann, S. G., & DiBartolo, P. M. (Eds.). (2001). From social anxiety to social phobia:
.... Multiple perspectives
. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Book, Revised or Subsequent Edition
Craighead, W. E., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2001). The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology
....and behavioral science
(3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Book Chapter
Otto, M. W., & Safren, S. A. (2001). Mechanisms of action in the treatment of social phobia.
.....In S. G. Hofmann & P. M. DiBartolo (Eds.), From social anxiety to social phobia: Multiple
.... perspectives
(pp. 391-407). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Articles

Basic Form
Author name(s). (Year). Title of article. Title of periodical Volume, issue number (month
....or season), Page reference.
Article with Single Author
Walsh, J. (2002). Shyness and social phobia: A social work perspective on a problem in
....living. Health & Social Work, 27(2), 137-144.
Article with Two to Six Authors

Lipsitz, J. D., and Marshall, R. D. (2001). Alternative psychotherapy approaches for social anxiety
.... disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 24(4), 817-829.

Article with More Than Six Authors
Unlenhuth, E. H., Starcevic, V., Warnter, T. D., Matuzas, W., McCarty, T., Roberts, B., et al.
.... (2002). A general anxiety-prone cognitive style in anxiety disorders. Journal of Affective
.... Disorders
, 70(3), 241-249.
Newspaper Article
Field, A. (2002, September 22). Executive Life; Attention deficit is in the office, too. The New York
....Times
, p.14.
Newspaper Article with No Author

Mental health… identifying depression, living with OCD, new treatments offer hope. (1999,
.... October 24). New York Times Magazine, p. 38.

Other

Book Review
Langone, J. (2001, May 1). What to do when shyness becomes disabling [review
.... of the book Painfully shy: How to overcome social anxiety and reclaim your life].
.... New York Times, p. D8.
Untitled Book Review
White, L. K. (2002). [Review of the book Coping with Social Anxiety]. School Library Journal,
.... 48(5), 174.
Interview Basic Form
**The APA style does not include interviews as part of bibliographic references. All interviews should be cited as 'personal communication' within the text of your document. Follow the basic form given below.**


(Name of person interviewed, words 'personal communication', date).

Interview
(R. Sindelar, personal communication, September 5, 2001)

Electronic Resources

Electronic Book
Griez, E.J.L., Faravelli, C., Nutt, D., & Zhoar, J. (Eds.). (2001). Anxiety disorders: An
... .introduction to clinical management and research
. New York: Wiley. Retrieved
.... February 24, 2003, from NetLibrary, <http://www.netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?
.... product_id=69098&piclist=19799,20223,20224,20252, 20305,20772>
Electronic Book Chapter
De Brettes, B., & Lepine, J.P. (2001). Genetics of anxiety disorders: Part II. In
....E.J.L. Griez, C. Faravelli, D. Nutt & J. Zohar (Eds.), Anxiety disorders: An
....introduction to clinical management and research
(pp. 62-88). New York:
.... Wiley. Retrieved February 24, 2003, from NetLibrary, <http://www.netlibrary.com/
....ebook_info.asp?product_id=69098&piclist=19799,20223,20224,20252,20305,20772>
Article from an Electronic Database
Walsh, J. (2002). Shyness and social phobia: A social work perspective on a problem
.... in living. Health & Social Work, 27(2), 137-144. Retrieved September 25, 2002, from
.... Expanded Academic ASAP database.
Electronic Journal Article
Parks, K. A., & Zetes-Zanatta, L. M. (1999). Women's bar-related victimization:
.... Refining and testing a conceptual model [Electronic version]. Aggressive Behavior,
....25(5), 349-364.
Web Site
MiddleWeb's The First Days of Middle School. (2002). Retrieved March 12, 2003, from
.... <http:// www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html#anchor1768896>

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