APA Citation of Internet
Sources: OCC Examples
| APA Handbook |
The current recommendations for citation of
online sources are explained in the 5th edition (2001) of Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association available in OCC
libraries. Rules paraphrased below have been taken from pages 268-281,
Chapter 4, sub-heading Electronic Media, and are herewith cited by item
number and page.
APA requires a list
of References rather than a Bibliography. The list must be alphabetized
and must come from citations within the text. |
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How These
Examples Work |
Below are APA-style
rules for online sources followed by examples of citations. The example
sources used here are ProQuest and Infotrac, with other databases, for
reason that they are among those more commonly encountered by OCC students
doing research for classes.
Please note that the completed list of References must be
double-spaced, and entries should have a hanging indent (p. 216). Examples
below are presented single-spaced for conservation of screen space only. |
EXAMPLES
Article WITHIN a Magazine/Journal/Newspaper from an Online Subscription
Service
(APA, #88, p. 279)
Author of article: last name, first
and middle initial (if no author, begin with title)
Date of publication
Title of article (unless already stated)
Title (italicized or underlined) of journal/newspaper with date, volume, issue,
page (if provided)
Retrieval date and name of Subscription Service
Garbers, D.L., & Dubois, S.K. (1999). Molecular basis of hypertension.
Annual Review of Biochemistry, 68, 127-155.
Retrieved May 16, 2003, from FirstSearch Medline
database.
Newman, T. B., & Garber, A. M. (2000, March). Cholesterol screening
in children and adolescents. Pediatrics, 105 (3), 637.
Retrieved May 16, 2003, from
Infotrac General Reference Center Gold database.
A Work from an Online Service
(general/special encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, etc.)
(APA,
#38, p. 254 / #71, p. 271, #88 p. 279)
Author of article: last name,
first and middle initial (if no author, begin with title)
Date of publication
Title of article followed by "[Electronic version]" (unless already stated)
Name (italicized or underlined) of information source followed by version,
edition, or date (if provided)
Retrieval date and name of Subscription Service
- Stephen William Hawking [Electronic version]. (1998).
Encyclopedia of
World Biography 2nd ed. Retrieved May 16, 2003,
- from Thomson Gale Biography Resource Center. Vols 1-17.
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- Visser, N. (1994). Audience and Closure in The Grapes of Wrath.
[Electronic version]. Studies in American Fiction, 22 (1), 19-36.
- Retrieved February
15, 2007 from Thompson Gale Contemporary Literary Criticism.
Article in an Internet-only Journal or
Internet-only Newspaper
(APA, #72,
#74 p. 272 / #89, p. 279)
Author of article: last name,
first and middle initial (if no author, begin with title)
Date of publication
Title of article (unless already stated)
Name (italicized or underlined) of journal or newspaper followed by version,
edition or date (if provided)
Retrieval date and URL or keywords or path used to access site
- Ott, M. A., Adler, N.E., Millstein, S. G., Tschann, J.M., and
Ellen, J. M. (2002). The trade-off between hormonal contraceptives
and
- condoms among adolescents. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
34(1). Retrieved June 6, 2003,
- from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3400602.html
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- Shiner, C. (1999). Healing wounds and building democracy in Nigeria.
Africa News Service (Durham). Retrieved May 22, 2003,
- from
http://www.allafrica.com/stories/200101050334.html
Top of this page
U.S. government report or data file available
from government Web site
(APA,
#80, p. 275 / #91, p. 279 /#95,
p. 281)
Name of agency and/or department responsible for report or data
Date of publication (if no date, use “(n.d.)” for no date)
Title of report or data (in italics)
Retrieval date
URL or keywords or path used to access site
- CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (2003, May 23). Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome –Taiwan, 2003, 52(20): 461-466.
- Retrieved May 30, 2003, from
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
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- National Park Service. (n.d.). Plan Profile Michigan. Retrieved June 13,
2003, from Historic Preservation Planning Program
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http://www2.cr.nps.gov/pad/stateplans/michigan.htm
Report from a private organization, e.g. Web
page of professional or personal site
(APA,
#81, p. 275)
Name of organization or individual responsible for information
Date of publication (if no date, use “(n.d.)” for no date)
Title of information (italicized or underlined)
Retrieval date
URL or keywords or path used to access site
- The Age. (2003, April 23). 50 years after DNA discovery, debate rages.
Retrieved June 6, 2003, from
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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/23/1050777291248.html
- Guyer, D. (2003, January). Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) injections.
Retrieved June 12, 2003, from Advanced Medical Center Online
-
http://daleguyermd.com/pages/VitaminB12Cobalamin.htm
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Television/Radio Program
(APA, #67, p. 267)
Name and function of primary
contributor
Date of release
Title
Type of broadcast
Location of origin
Retrieval Date and URL used to access site
- David Grubin (Producer). (2002). The secret life of the brain
[Television series, 5 parts]. New York: WNET. Retrieved May 30, 2006,
- from
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain
- Flatow, I. (2003, May 2). Interview: Dr. James Watson discusses the
discovery of the DNA double helix and his life in genetics
- [radio broadcast]. Talk of
the Nation Science Friday (NPR). Retrieved June 13, 2006 from Electric Library.
How to Cite Sources
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