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Evaluating Internet Sources

Documenting Traditional Sources in APA Style

A Journal Article by One Author

Bekerian, D. A. (1993). In search of the typical eyewitness. American Psychologist, 48, 574-576.

A Magazine Article

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

A Daily Newspaper Article with No Author

New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.

Books with More than One Author

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

An Edited Book

Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological interventions with minority youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

A Brochure by a Corporate Author

Research and Training Center on Independent Living. (1993). Guidelines for reporting and writing about people with disabilities (4th ed.) [Brochure]. Lawrence, KS: Author.

An Article or Chapter in an Edited Book by Two Editors

Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Citation formats based on:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed.). (1994). Washington, DC: American Psychological Society.)

Source:

Mabee Library, Washburn University. "Sample Citations -  APA Style." http://www.wuacc.edu/mabee/apa.html (10 Feb 1998)