APA Citations: Electronic Media

THE STANDARD ORDER:

1. Author's Name
2. Date of Publication
3. Title of the Publication or Periodical
4. Series Number or Name
5. Volume Number (for a scholarly journal)
6. Issue Number
7. Page Numbers

   EXAMPLES:

   *All cases and examples are taken from Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition.*

   An Abstract:

   Last Name, First Name. (Year). Title of abstract (Title of Report). Abstract retrieved Month, Day, Year, from Web Address Kruschke, J. K., & Bradley, A. L. (1995). Extensions to the delta rule of associative learning (Indiana University Cognitive Science Research Report No. 14). Abstract retrieved October 21, 2000, from https://www.indiana.edu/~kruschke/deltarule_abstract.html

   An Article or Abstract from a Database:

   Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Issue Number, page numbers(s). Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down scientific barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, 1113-1120.

   A Data File:

   From a Government Agency

   National Health Interview Survey -- Current health topics: 1991 -- Longitudinal study of aging (Version 4) [Data File]. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics.

   From NTIS Web Site

   Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. (1991). National Health Provider Inventory: Home health agencies and hospices, 1991 [Data file]. Available from National Technical Information Service Web site, https://www.ntis.gov

   A Journal Article:

   Last Name, First Name. (Year). Title of article [Electronic Version]. Title of Journal, volume, page number(s).

   Based on a Print Source

   VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.

   An Internet-only Journal

   Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from https://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html

   A Newsletter Article:

   Last name, First name. (Year, Month). Title of article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue). Retrieved Month Day, Year, from web address Glueckauf, R. L., Whitton, J., Baxer, J., Kain, J., Vogelgesang, S., Hudson, M., et al. (1998, July). Video counseling for families of rural teens with epilepsy -- Project update. Telehealth News, 2(2). Retrieved June 6, 2000, from https://www.telehealth.net/subscribe/newslettr_4a.html#1

   A Non-Periodical Document:

   Created by a Private Organization

   Greater New Milford (Ct) Are Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from https://www.familymealtime.org

   Available on University Program or Department Website

   Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., & Nix, D. H. (1993). Technology and education: New wine in new bottles: Choosing pasts and imagining educational futures. Retrieved August 24, 2000, from Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies Web site: https://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwine1.html

   An Online Forum or Discussion Group:

   Last Name, First Name. (Year). Title of post [Message number]. Message posted to web address. Simons, D. J. (2000, July 14). New resources for visual cognition [Msg 31]. Message posted to https://groups.yahoo.com/group/visualcognition/message/31

   A Technical or Research Report:

   U.S. Government report Available on Government Agency Web Site

   United States Sentencing Commission. (n.d.). 1997 sourcebook of federal sentencing statistics. Retrieved December 8, 1999, from https://www.ussc.gov/annrpt/1997/sbtoc97.htm