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APA 7th ed. Citation Examples

The Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) publishes review books for RN and PN. List the contributers as the authors of the book. This citation is the same for a paper copy of the book and an ebook. 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-Text Example
ATI Review Book Last name, First Inital or all contributors up to 20 names. (Year). Title in sentence case: subtitle (edition). Publisher. 

Holman, H.C., Williams, D. Johnson, J., Sommer, S., Ball, B.S., Morris, C., Leehy, P., Hertel, R. (2019). Fundamentals for nursing: review module (10.0 ed). Assessment Technologies Institute. 

(Holman, Williams, Johnson, Sommer, Ball, Morris, Leehy, Hertel, 2019)

 

An academic journal is a publication who's audience is other experts in the same field. 


Reference Example:

Keltner, N. L. (2007). A Beautiful Mind. Ron Howard (Director). Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 43(2), 110–111. https://doi-org.allstate.libproxy.ivytech.edu/10.1111/j.1744-6163.2007.00112.x

In-text Example:

(Keltner, 2007, p.110)

 

Use this example anytime you are referrencing an article from a website. If your article isn't from a government organization and doesn't have an author, you may want to look for another resource. 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-text Example
Website article with an author Last name, First initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Website. URL.  Halista, C. (2020, February, 11). Common dermatologic conditions in ambulatory care. African American Policy Forum. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/nc/handouts/nc17-derm2.pdf (Halista, 2020)

 

Use this example if your website does not have an identifible author. 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-Text Example
Website article with no author Title of web article. (Year, Month, Day). Title of Website. URL Dermatology - Overview. (2021, September 21). Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/dermatology/sections/overview/ovc-20420526 (Dermatology - Overview, 2021)

 

Use this example anytime you are referencing a book, electronic or hard copy: 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-Text Example
Book Last name, First inital. (Year). Title of book in sentence case. Publisher.  Morris-Jones, R. (2014). Abc of determatology. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. (Morris-Jones, 2014, p. 55)

Use this example anytime you are referencing a chapter or section of an edited book, electronic or hard copy: 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-Text Example
Book Chapter Last name, First initial. (Year). Title of chaper in sentence case. In First initial, Last name (Editor), Title of book in sentence case (edition, pp. xx-xx). Publisher.  Haybron, D.M. (2018). Treatment of asthma in children. In K. Jones (Editor), Asthma: Causes and treatements (3rd ed., pp.25-45). Taylor & Francis.  (Haybron, 2018, p. 34)

Refer to the APA Style website for more information on citing the DSM.

Individual chapters: 

American Psychiatric Association. (2022).  Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th-TR ed.). https://doi-org.allstate.libproxy.ivytech.edu/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787

In-text example: 

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th-TR ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association, 2022) is the most widely accepted nomenclature used by clinicians and researchers for the classification of mental disorders.

The first time you cite the Manual, give its full title as above. After, you can use the abbreviation DSM–5. 

You can use the abbreviation APA for the author, as long as you introduce the APA's full name at first reference: 

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th-TR ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2022) is the most widely accepted nomenclature used by clinicians and researchers for the classification of mental disorders. . . . The changes involving the removal of the legal problems criterion and the addition of a craving criterion were retained in the final revision of the diagnostic criteria (APA, 2022).

Use this reference example if your material is a handbook, dictionary, or other type of reference work. 

Material Citaiton Format Reference Example In-Text Example
Entry in Reference Book Title of entry in sentence case. (Year). In First Initial. Last name. (Editor), Title of work in sentence case (edition or page numbers). Publisher.  Crohn disease (regional enteritis, granulomatous colitis). (2021).  In C. Tamparo (Editor), Diseases of the human body (pp.372-373). F. A. Davis Company. (Tamparo, 2021, p. 372-373)

Use this citation if your material is a report from a government website. 

Material Citation Format Reference Example In-Text Example
Government Report Government Agency. (Year). Tite of document in sentence case (Report number if known). Government department listed largest to smallest. URL.  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2003). Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publicaton No. 02-2650). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Instituties of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.pdf (National Heart, Lung, and Bloog Institute, 2003)

Use this citation example if you are watching the movie using a paid streaming service (Hulu, Netflix, etc.) or Library Resources (Films on Demand, Swank). 


Director's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Director). (Year). Title of Movie [Film]. Production Company. 

Note: If you have more than one director use (Directors) instead and separate their names with commas, adding an ampersand (&) before the final name.  If the director is unknown, credit someone in a similar role (producer/writer) and put their job title in round brackets after their name. 

You can often find all the information you need on the Internet Movie Database website. 

Reference Example

Howard, R. (Director). (2001). A Beautiful Mind [Film]. Imagine Entertainment. 

In-Text Citation

Note: Because videos do not have page numbers, provide a time stamp for the beginning of the scene you are citing. 

(Howard, 2001, 1:23:07)


 

Use this format if you watched a movie or video using a free service such as YouTube or Vimeo, etc. 

Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given of person who posted the video. [User name that posted the video]. (Year video was posted, Month, Day). Title of video [Video]. Name of website. URL. 

Note: According to the APA, for citing purposes, the person who posted/uploaded the video is credited as author.  If only a user name is given, that would be the author. 

Reference Example Movieclips Classic Trailers. (2021, December 9). The Fisher King (1991) Trailer #1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/E65wgbFGGeM

In-text Example

Note: Because videos do not have page numbers, provide a time stamp for the beginning of the scene you are citing. 

(Movieclips Classic Trailers, 2021, 1:25)