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APA style examples: Other sources

The following table shows how to present each reference type in correct APA citation style.

Other examples Reference list entry
Website:
Author/editor surname, author/editor initial(s). (Year, month and date of last update or copyright). Title of the page/document. Month, date and year of retrieval (if necessary), and the URL
  • if an author / editor cannot be identified, use the name of the organisation that runs the website - if this is not available either, begin the reference with the title of the document
  • with the date of last update / copyright, if the month and date are not given the year by itself is fine - use n.d. (no date) if no information is available
  • if the publisher identity is not clear from the author name, URL, databases name, or other information, include it as part of the retrieval statement (see Stretton example under Interview below)
Author:
Wollman, N. (1999, November 12). Influencing attitudes and behaviors for social change. Retrieved July 6, 2005, from http://www.radpsynet.org/docs/wollman-attitude.html

Association as author:
Australian Psychological Society. (1998, July 7). Letterhead with contact details: Consent form. Retrieved January 21, 2002, from http://www.psychsociety.com.au/fr_frame.htm

No author and no date:
Career profiles. Psychology. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2007, from http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/226

Book review: Jones, T. (2007). Driving beyond fragments [Review of the book The psychology of ageing]. Psychologist, 20(6), 371.

Blakeslee, S., & Blakeslee, M. (2007). The body has a mind of its own [Review of the book The body has a mind of its own]. Psychology Today, 40(5), 39. Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com
Conference proceedings:
  • uses the same basic format as a chapter in an edited book
  • if published regularly, treat same as periodical citation
  • italicise the title of the conference proceedings
  • capitalise the name of the proceedings as it is a proper noun
 Farr, R. (1989). The social and collective nature of representations. In J. P. Forgas and J. M. Innes (Eds.), Recent advances in social psychology: An international perspective. Proceedings of the xxiv International Congress of Psychology of the International Union of Psychological Science (I.U. Psy. S.), Sydney, Australia, August 28-September 2, 1988 (Vol. 1, pp. 157-166). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Baccaglini, P. I., & Hogan, P. G. (1983). Some rat sensory neurons in culture express characteristics of differentiated pain sensory cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 80(2), 594–598.

Benjamin, R. (2006). Tech trials? Top’d, turn’d and transform’d. Click06: ALIA 2006 biennial conference. Retrieved from Australian Library and Information Association Web site: http://conferences.alia.org.au/alia2006/Papers/Robyn_Benjamin.pdf
Encyclopaedia:
  • give homepage URL for works that are accessible by subscription only
  • in an online version of a dictionary or encyclopaedia include a retrieval statement as the information might be updated periodically
  • if a DOI is available include it after the URL
Colman, A. M. (Ed.). (1994). Companion encyclopedia of psychology (Vols. 1-2). New York: Routledge.

Park, B. (1996). Outgroup homogeneity. In A. S. R. Manstead, & M. Hewstone (Eds.), The Blackwell encyclopedia of social psychology. Retrieved September 10, 2007, from http://www.blackwellreference.com. doi: 10.1111/b.9780631202899.1996.x
Government policy: Department of Health and Ageing. (2000). National medicines policy. Retrieved from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/nmp-objectives-policy.htm/$FILE/nmp2000.pdf

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations. (1978). Community youth support scheme: Policy and guidelines for local communities. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
Handbook: Maxon, S. C. (2003). Behavioral genetics. In I. B. Weiner (Ed.), Handbook of psychology (Vol. 3, pp. 35-46). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Yamaguchi, S. (2001). Culture and control orientations. In Matsumoto, D. (Ed.), The handbook of culture and psychology. Retrieved September 10, 2007, from http://www.ovid.com/site/products/books_landing.jsp
Interview (published): Stretton, A. (Interviewer) & Law, P. (Interviewee). (1993, March 2). Phillip Law. Australian Biography [Interview transcript]. Retrieved from Australian Biography Online web site: http://www.australianbiography.gov.au
Lecture notes:
  • indicate material type in square brackets after title
  • include university name and location. When outside the US give city, state, country unless it is part of the university name
  • provide URL if online. Treat as published note that some educational pages will be password protected in which case the base URL should be used
McGrath, B. (2007). Lecture 7: Arrays and matrices [PowerPoint slides]. Unpublished manuscript, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

McGrath, B. (2007). Lecture 7: Arrays and matrices [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from ENG1060, Monash University Studies Online: http://muso.monash.edu.au
Podcast: Mitchell, N. (Producer). (2007, September 1). The nature of fear debate: 2007 Australian
Psychological test:
  • unpublished psychological tests should be treated as unpublished material
  • published tests should be treated as publications of limited circulation
  • NB common academic practice advocates citing the published manual for the test
Spielberger, C. D. (1977). State-trait anxiety inventory, form Y. (Available from Consulting

Spielberger, C. D. (1983). State-trait anxiety inventory for adults: sampler set, manual,
Technical report: Tayama, T. (2006). Velocity influence on detection and prediction of changes in color and

Tun, P. A., & Lachman, M. E. (2005). Brief test of adult cognition by telephone (BTACT).
Thesis - paper: If listed in Dissertations abstracts / Digital dissertations and obtained from UMI:
Liu, L. A. (2005). Shared mental models in negotiation. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65(08)., 3061A. (UMI No. 9315947)

If not listed in Dissertation abstracts / Digital dissertations and obtained from university:
Imber, A. (2003). Applicant reactions to graduate recruitment and selection. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Thesis - electronic:
  • include ATT number if from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
     
  • use brackets around degree, institution and year
  • give URL if freely available or database/catalogue home page if content is protected
 If obtained from a database
Bozeman, A. Jr. (2007). Age of onset as predictor of cognitive performance in children with seizure disorders. Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (ATT 3259752).

If available electronically from university or repository
Fick, C. (1998). The psychology of religious experience: A qualitative approach. (Doctoral
 

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