APA References Format -- most common reference types

Books (print):

• Smith,  J. (2005).  The dietary habits of primates (2nd ed.)  New York:  Pearson.
•  Tunis,  R., & Vandalay,  S.S.  (1998).  Monkeys.  Oxford:  Oxford University Press. (same format for up to 7 authors; for 7 or more -- see Speedy APA guide)

• South American Primates Dictionary. (2002).  Mexico City: Ziglo Publishing.                 (no author -- only organization)

• Venezuala Institute of Monkey Research. (2012).   Monkeys vs. Apes.   Caracas: Author. (author and publishing organization are the same)

Online book/ebook  ( APA itself   here  provides additional details)

• Bonkers,  J.  (1955).    Monkeys in the Wild  [Kindle DX version].  Retrieved from    http://amazon.com
• Cray,  B., & Duncan, R.  (2013).   The changing diet of wild primates.  In T. Smithy and L. Rite (Eds.),  Monkeys, Apes and Gorillas.  Retrieved from  http:/www.mag.com/
• Williams,  R.M. (2011).  Animal Science, Issues and Professions : Monkeys : Biology, Behavior and Disorders.  Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/lib/viu/docDetail.action?docID=10686187.
• Zidi,  P.  (n.d.).   Apes we Love.    Available from                http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio? inkey=1-9780931686108-0

Note:  The reference list entry for an e-book includes the author, date, title, and source (URL or DOI). For a chapter in an e-book, include the chapter title and page numbers (if available).

Whole e-book:

Author, A. (date). Title of book. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxx

Author, A. (date). Title of book. doi:xxxxxxxxxxxx

Chapter in an e-book:

Author, A. (date). Title of chapter. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxx

Author, A. (date). Title of chapter. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). doi:xxxxxxxxxx

The in-text citation includes the author and date, as with any other APA Style citation.

E-Books  (from:    http://www.apastyle.org/learn/quick-guide-on-references.aspx)

Articles in print journals/periodicals:

• Boromi,  S.,  Sisu, R.,  & Banex, V.T. (2013).  Do monkeys like bananas?  The Central American Journal of Primates,  20(2),  43-47.
• Doper, Y.  (2001, October).   Bananas around the world.   International Fruits, 10, 14-17..

Articles in online journals/periodicals:

• Reagan, R. (1972).  What Bonzo ate.  International Journal of Mammals, 31(3), 312-313.  doi:10.11777/1234543234
• Rooer,  M.R. &. Esrkine,  B. (2000, March 20).  Apes are eating fewer bananas.  The Globe and Mail.  Retrieved from http://globeandmail.com/

Article/Blog post/page from a website:

• Fister,  N.  (2010).   What is happening to our monkeys?   Retrieved from   http://primateinsider.com/blogs/whatishappeningtoourmonkeys/

• Disappearing chimps. (n.d.).  Retrieved from http://monkeyworld.blogspot.com

You may find this webpage from Purdue OWL to be of use for citing internet resources::

Reference List: Electronic Sources (Web Publications)

(https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/)

And the ultimate arbiter of citations for APA is   APAStyle.org  (http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx)

Revised by Les Barclay on September 11, 2014.