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APA: Print Sources

Books

Format:

Author(s) or Editor(s) (last name, first initials). (Year of publication). Title of book (capitalize first word after subtitle if contains). Publisher.

Example:

Jauhar, S. (2018). Heart: A history. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

 

Chapters from an Edited Book

Format:

Author(s) or editor(s) of article or chapter (last name, first initials). (Year of publication). Title of article or chapter (capitalize first word after subtitle if contains). In Name of editor(s) (Ed.), Title of book (Page numbers). Publisher.

Example:

Hanieh. A. (2015). States of exclusion: Migrant work in the gulf Arab states. In A. Choudry & M. Hlatshwayo (Eds.), Just work? Migrant workers' struggles today (pp. 41-60). University Press of Mississippi.

Journal Articles

Format:

Author(s) of article (last name, first initial). (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume number(Issue number), Page numbers. Include DOI if available.

Example:

Lup, K., Trub, L., & Rosenthal, L. (2015). Instagram# instasad?: Exploring associations among instagram use, depressive symptoms, negative social comparison, and strangers followed. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18(5), 247-252.

Magazine Articles

Format:

Author(s) of article. (Full Date of publication listing year, month, day if available). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Volume number(Issue number), Page numbers.

Example:

Sinha, C. (2019, October 21). Brave new woman. India Today, 44(42), 28-38.

Newspaper Articles

Format:

Author(s) of article. (Full Date of publication listing year, month, day if available). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, Page numbers.

Example:

Johnson, S. (2019, March 9). DuPage gallery to expand ahead of Kahlo exhibit. Chicago Tribune, 11.

 

Articles from an Encyclopedia

Format:

Author(s) of article or organization name. (Year of publication). Title of article. In Name of author(s) or editor(s) (Ed.), Title of encyclopedia (Edition, Vol. number, Page numbers). Publisher.

Example:

Dunbar, N. F. (2014). Lying as exercise of power. In T. R. Levine (Ed.), In Encyclopedia of deception (624-626). Sage Publications.

Government Publications

Format:

Author(s) of publication or organization name. (Year of publication). Title of publication. (Report number if available). Publisher. URL if available online

Example:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (2019). Your disaster checklist. Government Printing Office.

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