APA Citation Help, 6th Edition

More information on citing books or book chapters can be found on page 200 in the APA manual.

*******Remember that all citations are double-spaced!

In Print

Generic:

Author, A. (Year, Month). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume(issue), pp-pp.

Example:

Chambray, F., Calico, P., & Silk, R. (2015, May). Fabrics are soft and beautiful. Fabrics Monthly, 45(4), 56-67. 

Online

Generic:

Author, A. (Year, Month). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume(issue). Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxx

Example:

Chambray, F., Calico, P., & Silk, R. (2015, May). Fabrics are soft and beautiful. Fabrics Monthly, 45(4). Retrieved from http://www.fabricmonthly.com

• Use the URL of the homepage when the online version is available by search to avoid non-working URLs. 

In Print

Generic:

Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, pp-pp.

Example:

Drama, P. (1984, January 11). Adorable baby calf born. The Daily Cow, pp. A1, A4-5.

• If an continues on a page that isnt sequential, note all page numbers and separate discontinuous pages with a comma as shown in the example above.

 Online

Generic:

Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxx

Example:

Drama, P. (1984, January 11). Adorable baby calf born. The Daily Cow. Retrieved from http://www.cow.com/thedailycow

• Use the URL of the homepage when the online version is available by search to avoid non-working URLs.