APA Bibliographic Citation Style Guide

In This Section

APA (American Psychological Association) style is one of several citation styles used by various professions and academic institutions, including some courses at UNM-Los Alamos. Below are patterns and actual examples for citing common information formats.

The patterns and examples are based on the APA Formatting and Style Guide, 7th
edition, as presented in the Purdue OWL website. For more detailed information on citing
these formats as well as other formats not included here, please consult the Purdue OWL
website.

Pay close attention to punctuation and capitalization as shown in the patterns and
examples below.

Book (Print)

Pattern:

Lastname, A. A. (Publication date). Title of book. Publisher

Example:

Sternberg, R. S. (2005). The psychology of hate. American Psychological Association.

Book (Online)

Pattern:

Lastname, A. A. (Publication date). Title of book. Publisher. URL or DOI

Example:

Beresford, M. (2008). From demons to Dracula: The creation of the modern vampire
myth. Reaktion. site.ebrary.com.libproxy.unm.edu/lib/unma/detail.action?docID=10382995

Book Chapter (Print)

Pattern:

Lastname, A. A. (Publication date). Title of chapter/essay. In Title of book (page number range). Publisher.

Example:

Senf, C. (2002). Gothic monster versus modern science in Dracula. In Science and Social Science in Bram Stoker’s Fiction (pp. 17-47). Greenwood Press.

Book Chapter (Online)

Pattern:

Lastname, A. A. (Publication date). Title of chapter/essay. In Title of book (page number range). Publisher. URL or DOI

Example:

Beresford, M. (2008). Historical roots: The vampire in the Middle Ages. In From Demons to Dracula: The creation of the modern vampire myth (pp. 41-52). Reaktion. site.ebrary.com.libproxy.unm.edu/lib/unma/detail.action?docID=10382995

Entry in Reference Source (Print)

Pattern (entry without specific author):

Institution or organization name. (Publication year). Title of entry. In Title of reference work (edition, page numbers). Publisher name.

Example:

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. (1997). Perseverate. In Merriam Webster’s collegiate dictionary (10th ed., pp. 499-500). Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

Pattern (entry with specific author):

Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of entry. In F. M. Lastname (ed.), Title of reference work (edition, page numbers). Publisher.

Example:

Barr, M. S. (2005). Science fiction. In M. D. Horowitz (ed.), New dictionary of the history of ideas (vol. 5, pp. 2188-2191). Charles Scribner's Sons.

Entry in a Reference Source (Online)

Pattern (entry without specific author):

Institution or organization name. (Publication year). Title of entry. In Title of reference work (edition, page numbers if available). Publisher name. URL or DOI

Example:

Encyclopædia Britannica Online. (2011). Science fiction. In Encyclopædia Britannica online academic edition. Encyclopædia Britannica. academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/science-fiction/66289

Pattern (entry with specific author):

Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of entry. In F. M. Lastname (ed.), Title of reference work (edition, page numbers). Publisher. URL or DOI

Example:

Barr, M. S. (2005). Science fiction. In M. D. Horowitz (ed.), New dictionary of the history of ideas (vol. 5, pp. 2188-2191). Charles Scribner's Sons. unmla.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=nm
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Periodical Article (Print)

Pattern:

Lastname, A. A., (Publication year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.

Example:

Krot, A. N. (2011). Bringing part of an asteroid back home. Science, 333(6046), pp. 1098-1099.

Periodical Article (Online)

Pattern:

Lastname, A. A.. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. URL or DOI

Example:

Domínguez-Rue, E. (2010). Sins of the flesh: Anorexia, eroticism and the female vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula. Journal of Gender Studies, 19(3). web.b.ebscohost.com.libproxy.unm.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=368644e
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Website

Pattern:

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL

Note: if no author is apparent for the web page/site, the first element of the citation will be the title.

Example:

Bowman, L. (2002, June 28). The olympian gods. University of Victoria. web.uvic.ca/grs/department_files/classical_myth/gods.html

Image (Online)

Pattern:

Artistlastname, A. (Year of release). Title of artwork [Medium]. Name of museum, City, State, Country. URL of museum

Example:

Taylor-Wood, S. (1999). Soliloquy I [chromogenic prints]. Gugenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA. https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/9408

Sound Recording

Pattern:

Recording-artist-lastname, A. (Year of release). Title of album [Album]. Record label.

Example:

Hendrix, J. (1969). Smash hits [Album]. Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Film or Video

Pattern:

Director-lastname, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company.

Example:

Scott, R. (Director). (2003). Gladiator [Film]. Dreamworks Home Entertainment.

Video Recording (Online)

Pattern:

Director-lastname, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company. URL or DOI

Example:

D’Aprix, F. (Director). (2014). Bullying and suicide: Think about it [Video]. Films Media Group. fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=18955&xtid=53277

YouTube Video

Pattern:

Person or group who uploaded video. (Date of publication). Title of video [Video]. Website host. URL

Example:

Lim, J. (2013, July 10). ELO – One summer dream (w/lyrics) [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn4407UBuGA