APA Tutorial
Sources on the Internet
(All examples taken from Chapter Four of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.)
Article based on a print source:
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the
selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/articles.html
Article in an Internet-only journal:
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimizehealth and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001.html
Electronic copy of a journal article, three to five authors, retrieved from a database:
Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White. L. A.(1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES database.
Daily newspaper article:
Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunkout. New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com
Multipage document created by private organization, no date:
Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen andAdolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from http://www.familymealtime.org
Chapter or section in an Internet document:
Benton Foundation. (1998, July 7). Barriers to closing the gap. In Losing groundbit by bit: Low-income communities in the information age (chap. 2). Retrieved August 18, 2001, from http://www.benton.org/Library/Low-Income/two.html
Stand-alone document, no author identified, no date:
GVU’s 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, fromDocument available on university program or department Web site:
Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., & Nix, D. H. (1993). Technology andeducation: New wine in new bottles: Choosing pasts and imagining educational futures. Retrieved August 24, 2000, from Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwine1.html
U. S. government report available on government agency Web site, no publication date indicated:
United States Sentencing Commission. (n.d.). 1997 sourcebook of federal
