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General Webpage* |
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Author’s Lame Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Author’s Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of document. Retrieved from URL |
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Monteverde, M. (2011). Budgeting and money management. Retrieved from http://rosenpub.net/articles/budgeting.html |
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Webpage written by an Institution or Organization |
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Full Institutional Name. (Publication Year). Title of document. Retrieved from URL |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Adolescent health. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/index.htm |
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Guidelines.gov Entry |
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Author. (Publication Year, Month Day). Title of the guideline (Guideline Summary Guideline number). Retrieved from URL |
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National Guidelines Clearinghouse. (2016, January 16). British Thoracic Society guidelines for home oxygen use in adults (Guideline Summary NGC-10792). Retrieved from http://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=49568 |
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Wikipedia Entry |
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Title of the entry. (Date, if it can be determined). In Wikipedia. Retrieved Date of Retrieval from URL |
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Meningitis. (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 8, 2016 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis |
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Photographs |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Role of Author). (Publication Year). Title of work [Type of work]. Retrieved from URL |
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Sultan, A. (Photographer). (2013). Palestinians pray [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/news/2013/apr/05/picture-desk-live-the-best-news-pictures-of-the-day |
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Blog |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Publication Year, Month Day). Title [Format]. Retrieved from URL |
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Aguilar, E. (2015, May 17). Inside the mind of this coach: What was I thinking?! [Blog Post]. Retrieved from http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/coaching_teachers/2015/05/inside_the_mind_of_this_coach_.htm |
Note: The URL in your reference page should not be hyperlinked (directly linked to the webpage). To remove the hyperlink, use your mouse to right-click on the URL and select “Remove Hyperlink.”
*If you want to refer your reader to an entire website, mention the site in your text only (not in reference list) and simply insert the URL of the site in parentheses after it's mentioned, like this: (http://www.nytimes.com/).
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Lecture | Format |
Instructor's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title [file format]. Retrieved from URL |
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Jackson, P. (2015). Quantitative research [PDF document]. Retrieved from https://elearn.uta.edu/abcde.html |
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Video | Format |
Instructor or Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year, Month and Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL |
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Mancini, M. E. (2014). Nursing research: Module 1 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://elearn.uta.edu/video209fidfd.htm |
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PowerPoint | Format |
Instructor's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title [file format]. Retrieved from URL |
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Jackson, A. B. (n.d.). Noncommunicable diseases [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://elearn.uta.edu/efeesfeuiui.html |
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Podcast | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year, Month and Day). Title [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from URL |
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Brokaw, T. (2015, May 15). Best of: Tom Brokaw & the future of space travel [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air |
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Document published online |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year, Month and Day). Title of document. Retrieved from URL |
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Paiz, J. M., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., . . . Keck, R. (2013, March 1). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05 |
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Government document |
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Name of Government Agency. (Publication Year). Title of document: Subtitle (Report No. xxx [if available]). Retrieved from URL |
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U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. (2015). Digest of education statistics (Report No. NCES 2015011). Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015011 |
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Motion picture | Format |
Producer's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Producer) & Director's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Director). (Publication Year, Month and Day). Title of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor. |
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Thomas A. E., & Dickson, W. K. L. (Producer). (1901, May 6). Gordon sisters boxing [Motion picture]. United States: Edison. Thomas A. Inc.. |
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YouTube Video | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. [Screen name]. (Year, Month and Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL |
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Apsolon, M. [markapsolon]. (2011). The Haunting tape 14 (ghost caught on video) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848 |
Federal Statutes (USC, Pub L., Stat):
In-Text Citation: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
If a formal name of the law is not available (e.g., there is only a U.S. Code citation), some authors include the legal citation in the text only, e.g.:18 U.S.C. § 2258, and exclude it from the References list.
APA prefers the law be identified by name and entered into the References list whenever possible.
You can get the § symbol by typing ALT 0167
References List Format 1 (Name of law with US Code citation only):
Name of law, title # U.S.C. § section #.
Example Entry:
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, 42 USC §§5101–5106.
References List Format 2 (with Public Law and/or Statutes at Large information):
Name of law, Pub. L. ##-##, volume Stat. page, codified as amended at title U.S.C. § section #.
Example Entry:
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-247, 88 Stat. 4, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§5101–5106.
More information is available on the APA Blog.
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Mobile applications | Format |
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of software or program (Version number) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from URL |
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Apple Inc. (2015). Instagram (6.12.0) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |
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Video game |
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Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Title of game (version number if available) [Video game]. Location: Publisher. |
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WB Games (2013). LEGO Marvel super heroes [Video game]. Burbank, CA: Author. |
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Works of art | Format |
Artist's Last Name, First Initial. (Publication Year). Title [Format e.g., painting, sculpture]. Location: Publisher (OR Retrieved from URL) |
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Denny, S. (2014). Berlin startup case mod: Rocket internet [Painting and sculpture]. Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php? criteria=O%3ADE%3AI%3A5%7CG%3AHI%3AE%3A1&page_number=2&template_id=1&sort_order=2
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