Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The authors who wrote the chapter are listed first, along with the year that the book was
published. The title and subtitle of the chapter follow, similar to journal article references. Then
you write the word In to signify that it came from an edited volume, and list the editor or
editors, first initials and then last name. This is followed by (Ed.) if there is one or (Eds.) if there
are multiple, to signify that they are editors. After the parentheses, put a comma, and then the
title of the book, in italics, with only the title and subtitle and proper nouns capitalized. No
punctuation goes between this and the page numbers, which appear in parentheses with a pp.,
which stands for pages, and the range of the chapter, including references. Finally, after a period,
you list the location of the publishing company, and the publisher, separated by a colon.
Q. What if I found my source on a website?
A. If your source is a peer-reviewed article that you found through PsycINFO or Google Scholar,
and you have downloaded the pdf, you do not need to include the retrieval information (date or
website). These articles have been published and follow the standard citation format.
Q. What if I used another source that was not a journal article or book chapter?
A. Most of your sources should consist of these two types. You are not likely to read a whole
book for this project, or use a dissertation. Popular press articles can be used, but only to
illustrate trends in the culture or for anecdotal support. If this is the case, see the APA manual or
online sources for more information. Of course, you can always talk to your lab instructor, who
would be happy to help.
References
Author, P. I. (2006). Title of article: Only first words are capitalized. Journal in Italics, 66,
102-119.
Author, P. I., & Author, S. I. (2006). Title of chapter. In W. L. Bookeditor & A. J. Bookeditor,
(Eds.), Book Title (pp. 453-467). Location: Publisher.
* the number after the journal name is the volume number. You do not include issue number.
Followed by that are the page numbers, ending with a period.
List alphabetically according to the last name of the first author. List all authors in the order
in which they appear on the title page.
When you have articles that are by the same author, list older articles first:
o Smith, J. K. (1980) comes before
o Smith, J. K. (1990)
When you have an article by the first author only and an article by the first author and other
authors, list the single-authored article first. The general rule is nothing comes before
something. Note that this may mean that you are listing newer articles first.
o Smith, J. K. (1980) comes before
o Smith, J. K. (1990).which comes before
o Smith, J. K., & Jones, A. B. (1972).
When you have several multiple-authored articles with the same first author, list them
alphabetically by second author. Again, you may be listing newer articles first:
o Smith, J. K., & Jones, A. B., & Yeti, A. K. (1942) comes before
o Smith, J. K., & Mandelbaum, E. D., & Christensen, E. (1922).
When you have two multiple-authored articles with the same authors, list them by
publication date, with the earliest year first.
o Smith, J.K., Jones, A. B., & Yeti, A. K. (1942) comes before
o Smith, J. K., & Jones, A. B., & Yeti, A. K. (1992).