The Eighth Edition Common Reference Guide

7th Editioncommon Reference Examples Guidethis Guide Contains Examples

This guide contains examples of common types of APA Style references. Section numbers indicate where to find the examples in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). More information on references and reference examples are in Chapters 9 and 10 of the Publication Manual as well as the Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.). Also see the Reference Examples pages on the APA Style website.

Journal Article (Section 10.1) Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton, D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256.

Online Magazine Article (Section 10.1) Thomson, J. (2022, September 8). Massive, strange white structures appear on Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Newsweek.

Print Magazine Article (Section 10.1) Nicholl, K. (2020, May). A royal spark. Vanity Fair, 62(5), 56–65, 100.

Online Newspaper Article (Section 10.1) Roberts, S. (2020, April 9). Early string ties us to Neanderthals. The New York Times.

Print Newspaper Article (Section 10.1) Reynolds, G. (2019, April 9). Different strokes for athletic hearts. The New York Times, D4.

Blog Post (Section 10.1) Rutledge, P. (2019, March 11). The upside of social media. The Media Psychology Blog.

Authored Book (Section 10.2) Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. (2018). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental training for athletes and coaches. American Psychological Association.

Edited Book Chapter (Section 10.3) Zeleke, W. A., Hughes, T. L., & Drozda, N. (2020). Home–school collaboration to promote mind–body health. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Promoting mind–body health in schools: Interventions for mental health professionals (pp. 11–26). American Psychological Association.

Online Dictionary Entry (Section 10.3) American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Internet addiction. In APA Dictionary of Psychology. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from

Report by a Group Author (Section 10.4) World Health Organization. (2014). Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/implementation-plan-mmnc/en/

Report by Individual Authors (Section 10.4) Winthrop, R., Ziegler, L., Handa, R., & Fakoya, F. (2019). How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education. Center for Universal Education at Brookings. https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190410_BRO_Playful_Learning.pdf

Press Release (Section 10.4) American Psychological Association. (2020, March 2). APA reaffirms psychologists’ role in combating climate change [Press release]. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/03/climate-change

Conference Session (Section 10.5) Davidson, R. J. (2019, August 8–11). Well-being is a skill [Conference session]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://conference.apa.org/2019/meeting-program

Dissertation From a Database (Section 10.6) Horvath-Plyman, M. (2018). Social media and the college student journey: An examination of how social media use impacts social capital and affects college choice, access, and transition (Publication No. 1234567) [Doctoral dissertation, New York University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

Preprint Article (Section 10.8) Latimier, A., Peyre, H., & Ramus, F. (2020). A meta-analytic review of the benefit of spacing out retrieval practice episodes on retention. PsyArXiv.

Data Set (Section 10.9) O’Donohue, W. (2017). Content analysis of undergraduate psychology textbooks (ICPSR 21600; Version V1) [Data set]. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21600.v1

Film or Video (Section 10.12) Docter, P., & Del Carmen, R. (Directors). (2015). Inside out [Film]. Walt Disney Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios.

TV Series Episode (Section 10.12) Dippold, K. (Writer), & Trim, M. (Director). (2011, April 14). Fancy party (Season 3, Episode 9) [TV series episode]. In G. Daniels, H. Klein, D. Miner, & M. Schur (Eds.), Parks and Recreation. Deedle-Dee Productions; Fremulon; 3 Arts Entertainment; Universal Media Studios.

Webinar (Section 10.12) Kamin, H. S., Lee, C. L., & McAdoo, T. L. (2020). Creating references using seventh edition APA Style [Webinar]. American Psychological Association. https://apa.org/webinars/creating-references

YouTube Video (Section 10.12) Above The Noise. (2017, October 18). Can procrastination be a good thing? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcdefg

Song or Track (Section 10.13) Nirvana. (1991). Smells like teen spirit [Song]. On Nevermind. DGC.

Radio Broadcast (Section 10.13) Hersher, R. (2020, March 19). Spring starts today all over America, which is weird [Radio broadcast]. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/906500123

Podcast Episode (Section 10.13) Santos, L. (Host). (n.d.). Psychopaths and superheroes (No. 1) [Audio podcast episode]. In The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos. Pushkin Industries. https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/?id=episode1

Infographic (Section 10.14) American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Data sharing [Infographic]. https://www.apa.org/instructional-aids/data-sharing-infographic.pdf

PowerPoint From a Classroom Website (Section 10.14) Mack, R., & Spake, G. (2018). Citing open source images and formatting references for presentations [PowerPoint slides]. Canvas@FNU. https://canvas.fnu.edu/courses/12345

Tweet (Section 10.15) Obama, B. [@BarackObama]. (2020, April 7). It’s World Health Day, and we owe a profound debt of gratitude to all our medical professionals. They’re still giving [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1234567890

OER (Section 10.16) Fagan, J. (2019, March 25). Nursing clinical brain. OER Commons. https://oercommons.org/lesson/123456

Webpage (Section 10.16) Chandler, N. (2020, April 9). What’s the difference between Sasquatch and Bigfoot? HowStuffWorks. https://www.howstuffworks.com/cryptids/sasquatch-vs-bigfoot.htm

Webpage with Retrieval Date (Section 10.16) Center for Systems Science and Engineering. (2020, May 6). COVID-19 dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, Coronavirus Resource Center. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html (Retrieved May 6, 2020)

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The proper citation of sources and references is essential in academic writing to establish credibility, avoid plagiarism, and allow readers to locate original materials. The American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition provides comprehensive guidelines and numerous examples for citing various sources, ensuring consistency and clarity across scholarly works. This paper discusses the importance of accurate referencing in academic work, explores the key features and examples of APA style references as provided in the official guidance, and emphasizes their application in various types of sources, including journal articles, books, digital media, and online content.

Firstly, proper referencing enhances academic integrity by giving credit to original authors and ideas, preventing plagiarism, and demonstrating rigorous research practices (American Psychological Association, 2022). Accurate citations also facilitate readers’ ability to verify sources, further strengthening the credibility of the scholarly work. The APA 7th edition manual and related resources such as the Concise Guide to APA Style furnish detailed instructions and examples for citing sources from diverse formats. For example, journal articles are cited with authors' names, publication year, article title, journal name, volume, issue, and page numbers, as seen in Edwards et al. (2022). Such structured formats ensure clarity and ease of identification for readers.

Similarly, digital and print media are cited with specific details, including DOI or URL when available. An online magazine article by Thomson (2022) exemplifies citing digital news sources, requiring the author, publication date, article title, and publication source, often with a link. For print articles such as Nicholl's (2020) piece in Vanity Fair, the citation includes volume and page numbers. Likewise, online newspapers like Roberts (2020) include date and source, with URLs to access the digital content. These examples demonstrate the uniformity APA style maintains across various media types, facilitating accurate scholarly communication.

Books and book chapters present additional citation complexities. Kaufman, Glass, and Pineau (2018) illustrate an authored book with publisher details, while Zeleke, Hughes, and Drozda (2020) show chapter citation, including editors, chapter pages, and book title. Online dictionary entries, such as the APA's (n.d.) definition of Internet addiction, emphasize retrieval information to account for dynamic online content. Group and organizational reports, like those by the World Health Organization (2014), include organizational author names, dates, titles in italics, and retrieval URLs, signifying their importance in citing institutional publications.

The diversity of media and source types extends further to audiovisual materials, webinars, and social media. For instance, Docter and Del Carmen (2015) cite a film with director and studio details, while Dippold and Trim (2011) reference a TV episode, indicating episode and series titles. Webinars such as Kamin et al. (2020) are cited with presenter names, date, title, and URL, whereas YouTube videos like Above The Noise (2017) follow a similar pattern, including timestamps or directly citing the creator and upload date. This comprehensive approach allows scholars to credit multimedia sources accurately, recognizing their contribution to scientific dialogues.

Additionally, digital content such as podcasts, infographics, PowerPoint presentations, and social media posts require specific citation formats. Santos (n.d.) provides guidelines for citing podcast episodes, emphasizing the host, episode number, and source platform. Similarly, tweets include the author's name or handle, date, content excerpt, and URL, providing clear attribution (Obama, 2020). Educational resources available through open educational repositories, like Fagan (2019), showcase the importance of citing open access materials and online platforms properly. The APA style guides instructions for webpages with retrieval dates to account for content updates, as demonstrated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 dashboards (2020).

Conclusively, the APA 7th edition style offers detailed, systematic instructions for citing a wide range of sources, aiding academic authors in maintaining scholarly standards. By implementing these reference examples accurately, researchers support transparency, reproducibility, and scholarly integrity in their work (American Psychological Association, 2022). Mastery of APA style referencing is thus vital for producing credible, consistent academic documents suited for scholarly communication in the social sciences and beyond.

References

  • American Psychological Association. (2022). APA Style guidelines and reference examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf
  • Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton, D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256.
  • Thomson, J. (2022, September 8). Massive, strange white structures appear on Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/white-structures-utah-great-salt-lake-1733437
  • Nicholl, K. (2020, May). A royal spark. Vanity Fair, 62(5), 56–65.
  • Roberts, S. (2020, April 9). Early string ties us to Neanderthals. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/science/neanderthals-string.html
  • Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. (2018). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental training for athletes and coaches. American Psychological Association.
  • Zeleke, W. A., Hughes, T. L., & Drozda, N. (2020). Home–school collaboration to promote mind–body health. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Promoting mind–body health in schools: Interventions for mental health professionals (pp. 11–26). American Psychological Association.
  • American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Internet addiction. In APA Dictionary of Psychology. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from https://dictionary.apa.org/internet-addiction
  • World Health Organization. (2014). Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/implementation-plan-mmnc/en/

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