The following sample bibliography/reference entries are in the APA style and may be used as a template for drafting reference listings for your research paper. The samples are taken from the American Psychological Association Publication Manual, 6th Edition and updated with website examples.

Note: the Reference listing should be double spaced using either the indent or hanging indent style (consistently employed) and italics may be used in place of underlining (also consistently employed). For additional information on acceptable paragraph formatting for references, see Publication Manual FAQ.

Magazine article:

Posner, M. I. (1993, October 29). Seeing the mind. Science,262, 673-674.

• Give the date shown on the publication - month for monthlies or month and day for weeklies.
• Give the volume number.
• Do not use p. or pp. for pages.

Daily newspaper article, no author:

New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, pp. A12.

• Alphebetize works with no author by thr first significant word in the title.
• Precede page numbers for newspaper articles wih "p." or "pp."
• If an article appears on discontinuous pages, give all page numbers, and separate the numbers with a comma (e.g., pp. B1, B3, B5-B7).

Book, third edition, Jr. in name:

Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

• Alphebetize group authors by the first significant word of the name.
• When the author and publisher are identical, use the word Author as the publisher.

Encyclopedia or dictionary:

Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians (6th ed., Vols. 1-20). London:MacMillan.

On-Line Sources:

Author, I. (date). Title of article. Name of Periodical Retrieved Month Day, Year from the World Wide Web: URL

Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association. (1999, November 19). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved August 06, 2010 from the World Wide Web: Click here.

• All references begin with the same information that would be provided for a printed source (or as much of that information as is available). The Web information is then placed in a retrieval statement at the end of the reference. It is important to give the date of retrieval because documents on the Web may change in content, move, or be removed from a site altogether. The primary goal is to credit the author and enable the reader to find the material. Of real concern is the issue of longevity to access the source given the nature of the medium. Will the retrieval path way remain viable over time or will the source be archived to tape or other medium to make way for newer material? If the source is duplicated and available in print form than that should be the referenced source.
• Electronic correspondence, such as e-mail or bulletin board conversations, are cited as personal communication in the text of the report only and not cited in the references listing.

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