APA Citation Guide

Articles from an Online Database

To cite an image, include the following in this order, as applicable:

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• Author’s Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial.

• You may not have all of this information…

  Fill in what you have and SKIP the rest. 

  (Date of publication).

• Title of Article.

• Title of Journal,

• Volume #

• (issue or number),

• Page range.

• Retrieved from

• URL

 

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range.

           Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

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Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas.   Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3),

          120-125. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com/full/url/

 

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Articles from Website

To cite an image, include the following in this order, as applicable:

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• You may not have all of this information…

  Fill in what you have and SKIP the rest. 

  Author’s Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial.

• (Date of publication).

• Title of Article.

• Retrieved from

• URL

 

Vallenari, L. M. (2017).  Researching in the digital age. Retrieved from www.somerandomweb.com

 

Morgan, B. (2017, September 5). Crime scene investigations and you. Retrieved from www.crime.com

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Video

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Your APA citation for video contains the following elements in this order:

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• Producter's Last Name, First Initial (Producer) & 

• Director's Last Name, First Initial (Director).

• (Year).

• Title [Format].

• Country:

• Studio.

• Available from URL

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Paley, Nina (Producer & Director). (2008) Sita sings the blues. United States.  Available from

http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/.

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Shimabukuro, J. (2006, April 22). Ukulele weeps [Video file]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/.

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Spielberg, S., Royce, I., Gordon, M., & Levinson, G. (Producers), & Spielberg, S. (Director). (2004). Saving Private

Ryan [DVD]. United States:  Universal.

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Audio

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To cite a music recording, provide the following information in this order:

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• Composer Last Name, First Initial.

• (Year)

• Composition Title.

• [Recorded by Artist].

• On Title of Recording.

• [Format]

• City:

• Label.

• Retrieved from Database Name or URL

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Namahoe, C. (1929). Le Nani [Recorded by G. Keawe]. On Hana hou! Vol. 1 [CD]. Honolulu:  Hula Records.

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Maddeford, L. (2006, January 28).  Russian roulette [Audio file].  Music Alley.  Retrieved from

www.rurou.smr.musicalley.com/.

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Images

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To cite an image, include the following in this order:

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• Creator's Last name, First Initial.

• (Year, Month Day).

• Title of image

• [Format].

• Retrieved from Database or URL.

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Severns, T. (2010, January 19).  Games at the library [Photograph].  Flickr.  Retrieved from www.flickr.com/.

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