Sample APA Citations

The examples below are consistent with the format in Carol J. Amato's The World's Easiest Guide to Using the APA . You can find this guide in the reference stacks at BF76.7 .A468 1998. Please consult this book for more citation examples and information about proper formatting.

Alternately, you can consult this online reference:

Place title in the author’s position; alphabetize by the first significant word in the title; cite in text using a few words of the title, or the whole title if it is short, in place of the author’s name.

Anderson, S. (2001). A librarian's guide to psychology. Chicago: North Park University Press.

Book with multiple authors

Smith, J. G., Jones, E. B.,& Johnson, K. (1957). The essential psychology guide. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Edited book (editor in place of author)

Maier, K. (Ed.). (1998). Psychology and information science: Everything you need to know to graduate. Chicago: North Park University Press.

Edited book, multiple authors (editor in place of authors)

Burt, L. M., & Mahar, T. M. (Eds.). (2005). Psychology of small towns: A 21st century guide. Detroit: Woodward Avenue Press.

Book, subsequent edition (2nd, 3rd, etc.)

Erickson, E. (1937). Reasons I chose psychology: An autobiographical study (6th ed.). Chicago: North Park University Press. 

Article or chapter in an edited book

Freud, S., Jung, C.,& Pavlov, I. P.  (1980). New developments in psychology. In J. Piaget (Ed.), Psychology: A historical study. (pp. 15-89). Washington, DC: Philosophical Psychology Press.

Nightingale, F., & Barton, C. (1884). Nursing in the midst of war. Nineteenth Century Nursing News, 15, 27-20.

Article in a professional journal with pagination by issue

Fleming, I. (1945). NANDA, NIC and other nursing terms evaluated. Journal of Diseases & Nursing, 165(3), 5-7 .

Article in popular magazines
Pasteur, L. (1837, September). How to sterilize. People's News in French, 617, 70-78.

Newspaper Article

Smith, J. (1998, January 15). Nursing innovations. The New York Post-Times, pp. A12, A14.

For examples of website citations, see Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference. The APA official website also has some instructions and clarifications which might prove useful.