AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Electronic Citations

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) FORMAT
Regis Writing Center

NOTE: ALL lines, including long quotes and works cited, are double-spaced in APA format.

For additional information, come to the Writing Center or visit the APA website at http://www.apa.org

PERIODICALS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

In-text:

Callari (1998) provides the steps to establish a webpage for personal résumés.

Citation:

Callari, R. (1998). Websume: Resumes as websites. Career Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 1998 from the World Wide Web: http://www.careermag.com/db/cmag_articles_callari

In-text:

According to federal prosecutors, Bill Gates "urged his [Microsoft] executives to make a deal with Netscape" that would divide the Internet browser market (Bridis, 1998).

Citation:

Bridis, T. (1998, October 19). Gates tape shown at Microsoft trial. Denver Post. Retrieved October 20, 1998 from the World Wide Web: http://www.denverpost.com

E-MAIL

In-text:

The Modern Language Association would not grant permission to use downloaded material from their web site because of "company policy" (M. Henry, personal communication, September 22, 1998).

Citation:

None needed for personal communication.

PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL WEB PAGE

The following examples show references to the Focus on the Family Webpage.

Specific Portion of Web Page:

In-text:

Dobson (1998) believes that parents must "guard against comparative statements" that their children might use in competition with their siblings.

Citation:

Dobson, J. (1998, October). Solid answers from Dr. James Dobson (Question 245). Focus on the Family. Retrieved October 19, 1998 from the World Wide Web: http://www.family.org/docstudy/solid/a0002388.html

Entire Web Page:

In-text:

Focus on the Family promotes Christian family values (http://www.family.org).

Citation:

None needed for an entire Web page.

LISTSERV OR ONLINE POSTING

In-text:

Brady (1998) discusses several methods to enhance study skills in learning disabled students.

Citation:

Brady, J. (1998, November 10). Successful learning. LDC Comp [Online listserv]. Retrieved November 15, 1998 from: listserv@home.ease.lso

CD-ROM

In-text:

While oral tradition is important in many religions, the printed roots of Christianity span many centuries (Evolution, 1997).

Citation:

Evolution of the English Bible: From papyri to King James (1997). [CD-ROM]. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan Press.

SCHOLARLY PROJECT OR DATABASE

In-text:

The phantom of "poets of old lands" directs Whitman (1900) to write of war, a bidding that he follows in Leaves of Grass.

Citation:

Whitman, W. (1900). As I Ponder'd in silence. Leaves of Grass. Retrieved October 20, 1998 from Project Bartleby Archive on the World Wide Web: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/whitman/whit113.html

In-text:

One of the many hopes expressed in the preamble of the Constitution (1787) is that it will "secure the blessings of liberty" for the United States.

Citation:

Constitution of the United States of America. (1787). Retrieved March 15, 1996 from Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School on the World Wide Web: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.preamble.html

WORKS CITED

Alphabetize sources by the author's last name, followed by the initials of the first and middle names. If there is no author, editor, or translator's name, use the first significant word in the title (omit words such as "The" and "An"). Do not separate categories for books, periodicals, etc.
If no publication date is available, use the abbreviation "n.d." within parenthesis after the author's name.
Because of the difference in printers, page numbers should not be included unless the electronic source provides them.

Note!!

Either the first or second lines may be indented five spaces from the left margin in APA references, depending on your professor's preference. For example,

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ( NINDS ). (1998). Parkinson's disease: Hope through research. Retrieved February 16, 1998 from Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the World Wide Web: http://www.mediconsult.com/parkinsons/shareware/parkinsons/index.html

Symantec AntiVirus Research Center. (1998). W97M.Appder.O. Retrieved April 29, 1998 from the World Wide Web: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/data/24716.html

Ask which format your professor prefers and remember to DOUBLE SPACE ALL CITATIONS!