Guide to APA Bibliography

Periodicals

Books, Brochures, and Book Chapters

Technical and Research Reports

Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Unpublished Work and Publications of Limited Circulation

Reviews

Audiovisual Media

Electronic Media

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• Journal Article by a Single Author

  • Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.

• Journal Article, Two Authors, Nonconsecutive Pagination

  • Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.

• Journal Article, Three to Six Authors

  • Saywitz, K. J., Mannarino, A. P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J. A. (2000). Treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55, 1040-1049.

• Journal Article, More than Six Authors

  • Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., et al. (2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68,  843-856.

• Journal Article In Press

  • Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S. C. (in press). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

• Magazine Article

  • 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.

• Newsletter Article

  • Brown, L. S. (1993, Spring). Antidomination training as a central component of diversity in clinical psychology education. The Clinical Psychologist, 46, 83-87.

• Newsletter Article, No Author

  • The new health care lexicon. (1993, August/September). Copy Editor, 4, 1-2.

• Daily Newspaper Article, No Author

  • New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, p. A12.

• Daily Newspaper Article, Discontinuous Pages

  • Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.

• Weekly Newspaper Article, Letter to the Editor

  • Berkowitz, A. D. (2000, November 24). How to tackle the problem of student drinking [Letter to the editor]. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. B20.

• Entire Issue or Special Section of a Journal

  • Barlow, D. H. (Ed.). (1991). Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV: The science of classification [Special issue]. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100(3).

• Monograph with Issue Number and Serial (or Whole) Number

  • Harris, P. L., & Kavanaugh, R. D. (1993). Young children's understanding of pretense. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 58(1, Serial No. 231).

• Monograph Bound Separately as a Supplement to a Journal

  • Battig, W. F., & Montague, W. E. (1969). Category norms for verbal items in 56 categories: A replication and extension of the Connecticut category norms. Journal of Experimental Psychology Monographs, 80(3, Pt. 2).

• Monograph Bound into a Journal with Continuous Pagination

  • Ganster, D. C., Schaubroeck, J., Sime, W. E., & Mayes, B. T. (1991). The nomological validity of the Type A personality among employed adults [Monograph]. Journal of Applied Psychology, 76, 143-168.

• Abstract as an Original Source

  • Woolf, N. J., Young, S. L. Fanselow, M. S., & Butcher, L. L. (1991).  MAP-2 expression in cholinoceptive pyramidal cells of rodent cortex and hippocampus is altered by Pavolovian conditioning [Abstract]. Society for Nueroscience Abstracts, 17, 480.

• Abstract from a Secondary Source (Print Periodical)

  • Nakazato, K., Shimonaka, Y., & Homma, A. (1992). Cognitive functions of centenarians: The Tokyo Metropolitan Centenarian Study. Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology, 3, 9-16. Abstract obtained from PsycSCAN: Neuropsychology, 1993, 2, Abstract No. 604.

• Journal Supplement

  • Regier, A. A., Narrow, W. E., & Rae, D. S. (1990). The epidemiology of anxiety disorders: The epidemiological catchment area (ECA) experience. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 24(Suppl. 2), 3-14.

• Periodical Published Annually

  • Fiske, S. T. (1993). Social cognition and social perception. Annual Review of Psychology, 44, 155-194.

• Non-English Journal, Title Translated into English

  • Ising, M. (2000). Intensitätsabhängigkeit evozierter Potenzial im EEG: Sind impulsive Personen Augmenter oder Reducer? [Intensity dependence in event-related EEG potentials: Are impulsive individuals augmenters or reducers?]. Zeitschrift für Differentielle and Diagnostische Psychologie, 21, 208-217.

• English Translation of a Journal Article, Journal Paginated by Issue

  • Stutte, H. (1972). Transcultural child psychiatry. Acta Paedopsychiatrica, 38(9), 229-231.