Dacus Library Research Guides: Citing Electronic Sources APA Style

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Citing Electronic Information
APA Documentation Style

Susan Silverman
Winthrop University
June, 2007

Notes:

APA's recommendations for citing electronic media continue to change, for the latest update, consult the APA Web page: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
At a minimum, a reference to an Internet source should include a title or description, a date (either the date of publication or the date of retrieval), and an address. The address or URL is the most critical element.
Italics can be used instead of underlining. Either is acceptable, as long as they are used consistently.
The examples listed below are single spaced, APA style requires that references be double spaced with a hanging indentation.
To cite in text, provide author or title, date, and page or paragraph number
For additional clarification, please consult the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, pages 268 - 281.

Citing an Internet Article based on a Print Source:

Example:

Facion	e, P. A., Giancarlo, C.A., Facione, N. C., & Gainen, J. (1995).The disposition toward
	critical thinking. [Electronic Version]. Journal of General Education, 44 (1), 1-25.

Citing a Report from a Private Organization:

Example:

MDC,	Inc. (2004) State of the South 2004: Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education.
	Retrieved June 22, 2004, from http://www.mdcinc.org

Citing an Encyclopedia Article, Online:

Example:

Studen	ts for a Democratic Society. (2004) In Encyclopedia America Online
	Retrieved June 22, 2004, from http://0-go.grolier.com.library.winthrop.edu

Citing a Website:

Example:

Green,	L. (2001, May 22). Orientation 2001 offers guide for new college
	students. Retrieved July 16, 2002, from http://umns.umc.org/01/may/242.htm

Citing a Company Homepage:

Example:

Zaxby'	s, A fresh approach to chicken. (n.d.) Retrieved August 25, 2005, from
	http://www.zaxbys.com/company.html.

Citing fromEBSCOhost:

Bodine	, A. (2003). School uniforms, academic achievement, and uses of research. Journal of Educational
	Research, 97 (2), 67-71. Retrieved August 25, 2005, from Academic Search Premier.

Citing from InfoTrac:

Example:

Comar	ow, A. (2000, August 14). The college PC: A machine revved up for serious fun.
	U.S. News and World Report, 129, 6. Retrieved July 2, 2001, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.

Citing from LexisNexis Academic:

Example:

Bryce,	A. (2000, August 23). Winthrop ceremony offers taste of student life. The Herald.
	Retrieved July 2, 2001, from LexisNexis Academic database.

School	District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963).
	Retrieved August, 2005, from LexisNexis Academic Database.

For additional information, consult the following Web sites:

APA Citation Style (C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University) http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm

Research and Documentation Online http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc