Citing Electronic Resources: APA Style

Citing Electronic Resources:

APA Style

1. Journal Article from Database Service:

Author. (date). Title of Article, Title of Journal, Volume (issue), pages. Retrieval date, from

database.

EXAMPLE:

Ferejohn, Michael. (1996). On ideas: Aristotle’s criticism of Plato’s theory of

forms. Journal of the History of Philosophy, 34(1), 137-38. Retrieved

November 12, 2005, from Academic Search Premier database.

2. Newspaper Article from Database Service:

Author. (date). Title of Article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieval date, from database.

EXAMPLE:

Myers, Roger. (1997, October 2). Kansas prepares to file suit over child support

enforcement law. Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Journal. Retrieved May 6, 2005,

from Newspaper Source database.

3. Article from Internet Site, no author identified, undated:

Title. (n.d.). Retrieval date, from url

EXAMPLE:

GVU’s 8^th WWW user survey (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/usersurveys/survey1997-10/

4. Article in an electronic journal (e-journal):

Author. (date). Title of Article. Title of Journal, Volume, article number. Retrieval date, from url

EXAMPLE:

Frederickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize

         health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved

         November 20, 2000, from

         http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html

5. Internet articles based on a print source:

Authors. (date). Title of Article [Electronic version]. Title of Journal, volume, pages.

EXAMPLE:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of

resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic

Research, 5, 117-123.

****Refer to your APA Handbook for citing other resources.****