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The Citation Style of the American Psychological Association (APA)[edit]
Basic Rules[edit]
Authors:
- if there are two authors, please connect them with ",&", e.g.: Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E.
- if there are 3-6 authors: commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand. E.g.: Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., & Harlow, T.
- give the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work unless the work has more than six authors. If the work has more than six authors, list the first six authors and then use et al. E.g.: Harris, M., Karper, E., Stacks, G., Hoffman, D., DeNiro, R., Cruz, P., et al.
Journal Article[edit]
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume (issue number), pages.
e.g.: Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(30), 5-13.
Book without source[edit]
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title: Alternative Title. Place of Publication: Name of Publisher.
e.g.: Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.