Below are some common examples to get you started using APA style. Need more help? Use the resources listed in the APA Citation Help box below.
Book with one editor
Maybin, J., ed. (2003). Childhoods in context. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
Journal article from an online database (with continuous paging)
Rockin, P. C., Ryan, A. M., Jamison, R., & Wilson, T. (2013). Social goals, social behavior and social status in middle childhood. Developmental Psychology 49, 1139-1150. doi: 10.1037/a0029389.
These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.
These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents. This area includes material on quoting and paraphrasing your research sources, as well as material on how to avoid plagiarism.
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
This section contains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation. These resources follow the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, which was issued in September 2010.