Type of source

Reference list citation example:

In-text citation example: 

American Psychological Association.  (2001).  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Proper citation style helps to prevent inadvertent plagiarism (American Psychological Association, 2001).

Pyszczynsk, T., Solomon, S., & Greenberg, J. (2003).  In the wake of 9/11 : The psychology of terror.  Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.

The authors’ theories provide ways to understand terrorism’s effect and to find resolutions to conflicts involving terrorism (Pyszczynsk, Solomon, & Greenberg, 2003).

Article in an encyclopedia

Sea phantoms and superstitions.  (1996).  In Melton J. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of occultism & parapsychology (v. 2, 1149-1151).  Detroit: Gale Inc.

The largest sea serpent is known as the kraken (Sea phantoms and superstitions, 1996).

Article in a journal or magazine

Gibbs, N. (2000, November 27).  Chad happens: What the wait is teaching the nation. Journal of Politics, 10(11), 28-31.

The 2000 election for the Presidency was “a travesty of justice” (Gibbs, 2000, p. 28).

Trachtenberg, J.A.  (1994, April 1).  What’s in a movie soundtrack? Catchy tunes and big business. Wall Street Journal, p. B1.

According to Trachtenberg (1994), the soundtrack for the movie 'The Bodyguard' sold 27 million copies and generated $250 million in revenue.

Article from a research database (like EbscoHost or Lexis Nexis)

Lanken, D.  (1998, March/April).  When the earth moves.  Canadian Geographic, 66-73.  Available April 15, 2004, from EbscoHost MasterFile Premier database: http://www.epnet.com/ehost/login.html

Lanken (1998) states that “the underlying cause of the 1993 Lemieux slide was natural erosion likely coupled with a high water table” (p. 70).

Forsyte, J.D. (2002). The history of the Ova Prima Foundation.  The Ova Prima Foundation.  Retrieved February 28, 2005 from http://www.ovaprima.org/history.htm

There have been claims that “the Illampi badlands had once been a nesting area for several species of small theropods” (Forsyte, 2002, para. 3).

Depp, J. (2005, March 9).  Personal interview.

Johnny Depp revealed “I have always wanted to be a librarian!” (personal interview, 2002).

Reiner, R. (Director).  (1987).  The Princess bride.  [Motion picture].  United States: Turner Productions.

The character Vizzini is an excellent example of over-confidence (Reiner, 1987).