APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the social sciences.
If you are asked to use APA format, be sure to consult the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, located in McQuade Library's reference collection:
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APA (American Psychological Association) style is the most commonly used style to cite sources within the social sciences.
In addition to the examples to the left, see these sections of the APA Manual for how to cite other sources in APA style:
For a more detailed explanation of how to use APA style, see the APA Manual.
Based on Publication Manual, 6th Edition, 2010.
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Journal Article with DOI (see section 7.01 1., pg. 198) |
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Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, |
Journal Article with DOI, more than seven authors (see section 7.01 2., pg. 198) |
Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., |
Journal Article without DOI (see section 7.01 3., pg. 199) |
Print: Light, M. A., & Light, I. H. (2008). The geographic expansion of Mexican Online: Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem |
Newspaper article (see section 7.01 10. & 11., pg. 200) |
Print: Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. Online: Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The |
Entire book, print (see section 7.02 18., pg. 203) |
Shotton, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer |
Electronic version of a print book (see section 7.02 19., pg. 203) |
O'Keefe, E. (n.d.). Egoism & the crisis in Western values. Retrieved from |
Electronic-only book (see section 7.02 21., pg. 203) |
Shotton, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer Schiraldi, G. R. (2001). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A |
Book chapter, print (see section 7.02 25., pg. 204) |
Haybron, D. M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being. |
Reference book, print (see section 7.02 27., pg 204) |
VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, |
Entry in an online reference work (see section 7.02 29. & 30., pg. 205) |
Graham, G. (2005). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.). The Stanford Heuristic. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster's online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved |