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Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the APA 6th Edition manual.
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(Author Surname, Year, page number)
(Author Surname, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range.
doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx OR Retrieved from URL of journal home page [if available].
Example
(Pettigrew, 2009, p. 61)
(Pettigrew, 2009)
Pettigrew, T. F. (2009). Secondary transfer effect of contact: Do intergroup contact effects spread to noncontacted outgroups? Social Psychology, 40(2), 55-65. doi:10.1027/1864-9335.40.2.55
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(Author Surname & Author Surname, Year, page number)
(Author Surname & Author Surname, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx OR Retrieved from URL of journal home page [if available].
Example
(Elloy & Flynn, 1998, p. 98)
(Elloy & Flynn, 1998)
Elloy, D. F., & Flynn, W. R. (1998). Job involvement and organization commitment among dual-income and single-income families: A multiple-site study. Journal of Social Psychology, 138(1), 93-101. Retrieved from http://tandfonline.com/toc/vsoc20/current
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(Author Surname, Author Surname, & Author Surname, Year, page number)
(Author Surname et al., Year, page number)
(Author Surname, Author Surname, & Author Surname, Year)
(Author Surname et al., Year) Tip: For any subsequent citations.
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx OR Retrieved from URL of journal home page [if available]
Example
(Mohr, Trudeau, Nigg, & Nigg, 2016, p. 76) Tip: For the first time you cite this source.
(Mohr et al., 2016, p. 76) Tip: For any subsequent citations.
(Mohr, Trudeau, Nigg, & Nigg, 2016)
(Mohr et al., 2016)
Mohr, M., Trudeau, M. B., Nigg, S. R., & Nigg, B. M. (2016). Increased athletic performance in lighter basketball shoes: Shoe or psychological effect? International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(1), 74-79. doi:10.1123/ijspp.2014-0538
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(Author Surname et al., Year, page number)
(Author Surname et al., Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx OR Retrieved from URL of journal home page [if available]
Example
(Ruzzo et al., 2016, p. 457)
(Ruzzo et al., 2016)
Ruzzo, C., Flamma, V., Nava, V., Collu, M., Failla, G., & Arena, F. (2016). Progress on the experimental set-up for the testing of a floating offshore wind turbine scaled model in a field site. Wind Engineering, 40(5), 455-467. doi:10.1177/0309524X16660023
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(Author Surname et al., Year, page number)
(Author Surname et al., Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., . . . Last Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx OR Retrieved from URL of journal home page [if available]
Example
(Piacentini et al., 2016, p. 826)
(Piacentini et al., 2016)
Piacentini, M. F., Witard, O.C., Tonoli, C., Jackman, S. R., Turner, J. E., Kies, A. K., . . . Meeusen, R. (2016). Effect of intensive training on mood with no effect on brain-derived neurotrophic factor. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(6), 824-830. doi:10.1123/ijspp.2015-0279
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Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the APA 6th Edition manual.
If a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is listed on either a print or an electronic source it is included in the reference (pp.188-192). A DOI is a unique alphanumeric string that is used to identify a certain source (typically journal articles). It is often found on the first page of an article.
doi:10.1080/14622200410001676305
For more information on DOIs and locating a DOI on a source, check out pages 188-192 of the APA Manual and/or this helpful DOI flow chart from the official APA site.
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the APA 6th Edition manual.
General Format
(Author Surname, Year, page number)
(Author Surname, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Magazine Title, Volume(issue), page range. Retrieved from URL of home page.
Example
(Zorthian, 2017)
(Zorthian, 2017)
Zorthian, J. (2017, May 25). Real-life robocops. Time, 189(21). Retrieved from http://time.com/
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Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the APA 6th Edition manual.
General Format
(Author Surname, Year, page number)
(Author Surname, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle. Newspaper Title, page range. Retrieved from URL [if viewed online]
Example
(Severson & Martin, 2009)
(Severson & Martin, 2009)
Severson, K., & Martin, A. (2009, March 3). It's organic, but does that mean it's safer? The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
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