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Lesson 3 Exercises: Summary & Explanation
The references all follow basic APA format. Remember, APA style never drops digits in inclusive page number; titles are always lowercased in references; the volume number in a journal reference is in italics; there is no period after a URL ending a reference or a statement in parentheses. (Original work published 1958) There is no point to studying references to the more obscure sources covered in the APA Manual. After all, the Manual is there as a reference. If you get these mostly right, then you have mastered the essentials of APA documentation. It's not that hard, is it?
1. Book, Reprint (Arendt, 1958/1998)
- Arendt, H. (1998). The human condition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Original work published 1958)
2. Journal Article Online (Barry, 2004)
- Barry, J. M. (2004). The site of origin of the 1918 influenza pandemic and its public health implications.
- Journal of Translational Medicine, 2(1), 3-7. Retrieved November 18, 2005, from
- http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/2/1/3
The full date of publication is unnecessary when the volume and issue number are referenced.
- 3. Journal Article (Erikson, Wright, & McIver, 1989)
- Erikson, R. S., Wright, G. C., Jr., & McIver, J. (1989). Political parties, public opinion, and state policy in the United
- States. American Political Science Review, 83, 729-750.
APA style always requires all page numbers, 729-750, not 729-50.
- 4. Newspaper Article, No Author ("Feds Close," 1999)
- Feds close Vail logging road. (1999, July 29). Colorado Daily (Boulder), p. 2.
5. Part of an Edited Book (Hemingway, 1973)
- Hemingway, E. (1973). The big two-hearted river. In P. Young (Ed.), The Nick Adams stories (pp. 159-180).
- New York: Bantam Books.
- 6. Newspaper Article Online (Jonsson, 2003)
- Jonsson, P. (2003, April 22). A Bill of Rights, looted long ago is stolen back. The Christian Science Monitor.
- Retrieved April 27, 2003, from http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0422/p01s01
- 7. Periodical Published Annually (Kelly & Kaplan, 1990)
- Kelly, J. D., & Kaplan, M. (1990). Ritual studies. Annual Review of Research in Anthropology, 19, 119-150.
- 8. Unpublished Conference Paper (McFadden, 1988)
- McFadden, M. (1988, June). Weaving the cloth of international sisterhood. Unpublished paper presented at
- the National Women's Studies Association conference, Minneapolis.
- 9. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation (McNeary, 1976)
- McNeary, S. A. (1976). Where fire came down: Social and economic life of the Niska. Unpublished Ph.D.
- dissertation, Bryn Mawr College.
- 10. Published Report (Morrissey, 1991)
- Morrissey, E. (1991). Work and poverty in metro and nonmetro areas (Rural Development Research Report
- No. 81). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- 11. Web Page (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, 2003)
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab. (2003). Using American Psychological Association (APA) format.
- Retrieved February 18, 2003, from Purdue University Online Writing Lab Web site, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_apa.html
- 12. Book Published by Author (University of Chicago Press, 2003)
- University of Chicago Press. (2003). The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.). Chicago: Author.
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