APA REFERENCE STYLE: Books

NECESSARY INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT:

Author(s) of book can generally be found on both the cover (or dust jacket) and title
page.
Year of
publication

can sometimes be found at the bottom of the title page; otherwise

look on the page directly behind the title page, where it says
"Copyright ."

Title of book

can be found on both the cover (or dust jacket) and title page
(naturally).

Edition/revision
number (if any)

is usually indicated on the cover (or dust jacket) or title page. If no

edition number or revision information is present on either of these
places, assume that the book is an original edition.

Place of
publication

is usually listed on the title page

Publishing entity

is almost always listed at the bottom of the title page. If no listing is

made here, try the page directly behind the title page.

CITATION FORMATS:
Author, A. A. (1996). Title of book. City: Publisher.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1996). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition). City,
ST: Publisher.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1996). Title of book: Vol. 1. Title of
series. City, Country: Publisher.

Citation:

Brandow, A. E., &

Wenceler, S. (1987). Breaking the
language barrier: Our experiences
teaching Pig Latin to South American
aboriginal peoples (Rev. ed.).
Kalohe, HI: Kahoolawe University
Press.

APA REFERENCE STYLE: Internet Documents

NECESSARY INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT:
Author(s) of
document

if an author is given it is usually at the very beginning or very end

of a particular document; when in doubt, look for an email
address-this will often lead you to the name of the person who
authored the document

Date of publication

if given, the document's date will be included somewhere in its

text. There is a special way to note if the document has no specific
date. date of publication on the web (or the date of most recently
updated version)

Title of document

the placement of documents' titles varies. Generally, web authors

place a title at the top of the actual web page. If no title is there,
use the title of the window as it opens in your web browser

Type of document

varies according to the source of the document. See below for

details on this citation element

Volume and issue

number (on-line
journals)

if a volume and issue number is given, it will probably be in the

header for the document, close to the title

Location of
document

also varies according to the source of your document. See below

for details on this citation element

Citation:

Bacon, H. P. (n.d.). The

pig pen: Frequently asked questions
about Pig Latin [WWW page]. URL
http://www.hamnet.org/pigfaqs.html

BOOKS
CITATION FORMATS
Author, A. A. (1996). Title of book. City: Publisher.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1996). Title of book: Subtitle of book. City, ST:
Publisher.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1956/1996). Title of book: Vol. 1. Title
of series. City, Country: Publisher.

EXAMPLE CITATIONS
Webb, C. D. (1992). A theoretical basis for Pig Latin semiotics. New
Haven, CT: Bayside.
Brandow, A. E., & Wenceler, S. (1987). Breaking the language barrier:
Our experiences teaching Pig Latin to South American aboriginal peoples.
Kalohe, HI: Kahoolawe University Press.
Larrison, L., Curliman, P. D., & Moer, J. Q. (1965/1978). Pig Latin
pedagogy: Vol. 6. Language teachers' resource. Nottingham, England:
Association of British Language Teachers.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
CITATION FORMATS
Author, A. A. (1996). Title of journal article. Title of journal, volume number, first
page-last page.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1996). Title of journal article: Subtitle of journal
article. Title of journal, volume number, first page-last page.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1996). Title of journal article. Title of
journal: Subtitle of journal, volume number (issue number), first page-last page.

EXAMPLE CITATIONS
Almeida, L. (1990). Morphological differences between American and
Brazilian Pig Latin constructions. Piggiotica, 13, 946-987.
Cruise, T., & Kidman, N. (1995). Divergent Pig Latin formation in
egocentric dyslexic males: One possible explanation. Pig Latin
neurolinguistics, 9, 125-180.

Chomsky, N., Halle, M., & Harris, Z. (1960). Toward a generative

model of Pig Latin syntax. Pigology: Current issues in Pig Latin
research, 26 (2), 247-289.

CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS

CITATION FORMATS
Author, A. A. (1996). In E. E. Editor, Title of book (pp. 1-25). City: Publisher.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1996). In E. E. Editor, & F. F. Feditor, Title of book:
Subtitle of book (2nd. ed., pp. 1-25). City, ST: Publisher.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1956/1996). In E. E. Editor, F. F.
Editor, & G. G. Editor, Title of book: Subtitle of book (Rev. ed., pp. 1-25). City, Country:
Publisher.

EXAMPLE CITATIONS
Sallei, L. T. (1995). A dynamic model of inter-generational Pig
Language transmission. In R. K. Jambalaya, Creole studies (pp. 571-576).
Amsterdam: Updyke.
Bryson, B., & Winkler, I. R. (1992). What does "oo-day" really mean?.
In J. Paul, Current research on semantic competence in creolized Pig
Latin (3rd ed., pp. 96-107). Lick Fork, VA: Fourchette University Press.
Lennon, J., McCartney, P., & Harrison, G. Q. (1965/1978). Popular
music and Pig Latin: Uhv-lay ee-may oo-day. In R. Starr, The musical Pig
Latin classroom (Rev. ed., pp. 40-97). Liverpool, England: Organization
of Pig Latin Musicians.

INTERNET DOCUMENTS
CITATION FORMATS
Author, A. A. (1996). Title of electronic text [E-text type]. Location of document
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1996). Title of electronic journal article. Title of
electronic journal [On-line serial], Volume number. Email address and request message

EXAMPLE CITATIONS
Bacon, H. P. (n.d.). The pig pen: Frequently asked questions about
Pig Latin [WWW page]. URL http://www.hamnet.org/pigfaqs.html

Ontoast, N. (1996). Communication games for the public school Pig

Latin classroom. E-Journal of PL Studies [On-line serial], 16. Available
E-mail: hammw@pbarrel.com Message: get EJPLS

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