Structure:
Author, F.M. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.
Example:
James, Henry. (2009). The ambassadors. Rockville, MD: Serenity Publishers.
Note: Capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title and any subtitles (the first word that follows a colon), as well as the first letter of any proper nouns.
Structure:
Author, F.M. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Retrieved from http://xxxxx or doi:xxxxx
Example:
Rodriguez-Garcia, R., & White, E.M. (2005). Self-assessment in managing for results: Conducting self-assessment for development practitioners. doi:10.1596/9780-82136148-1
Structure:
Author, F.M. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-reader Version]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx or doi:xxxxx
Stoker, B. (2000). Dracula [Kindle HDX version]. Retrieved from http://www.overdrive.com/
Structure:
Author, F.M. (Publication year). Article Title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp. doi:XX.XXXXX or Retrieved from journal URL
Note: Database information and retrieval date are not required in APA journal article citations.
Example:
Trier, J. (2007). “Cool” engagements with YouTube: Part 2. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 50(7), 598-603. doi:10.1598/JAAL.50.7.8
Note: If no DOI is listed, use the periodical’s homepage URL (e.g., Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1936-2706).
Structure:
Author, F.M., Author F.M., & Author F.M. (Publication year). Article Title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.
Example:
Lin, M.G., Hoffman, E.S., & Borengasser, C. (2013). Is social media too social for class? A case study of Twitter use. Tech Trends, 57(2), 39-45.
Note: Many sources have APA citation formats for their online versions (e.g., online newspapers, dictionaries and encyclopedias).
Structure:
Author, F.M. (Year, Month Date of publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL
Note: Only include the retrieval date if the content is likely to change over time (such as wikis). If necessary, include the retrieval month date, year, (in that order) between “Retrieved” and “from URL” in the last segment of the citation.
Note: When a website does not have an article title, replace it in the citation with the website title.
Example:
Limer, E. (2013, October 1). Heck yes! The first free wireless plan is finally here. Retrieved from http://gizmodo.com/heck-yes-the-first-free-wireless-plan-is-finally-here-1429566597
Structure:
Article title. (Year, Month Date of publication). Retrieved from URL
Example:
India: Country specific information. (2013, October 3). Retrieved from http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1139.html