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APA suggests that writers citing Web items refer to specific Web site documents rather than to home or menu pages. APA also advises writers to strive to provide addresses (URLs) that are typed correctly and that work. Continually check your references to Web documents; if the addresses of any of those documents change, update your references before you submit your paper.
Avoid dividing an electronic address at the end of a line. If absolutely necessary, divide it at a slash (/) or before a period. (Although it might seem more logical to divide it after a period, APA style specifically states before a period.)
If an Internet document is undated, insert "(n.d.)" immediately after the document title.
E-mail messages may be cited in the text, but APA warns against listing them in the "References" section because such messages are unrecoverable.
All references must be double spaced and have a hanging indent ie the second and all following lines in a reference must be indented 5-7 spaces in from the first line.
The example references in this e-book are not formatted in this way, cause it's to hard, but make sure you do!
A Non-Periodical Internet Document (e.g., a Web page or report)
Basic Format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Retrieved month date, year, from http://Web address
Examples:
Greater Hattiesburg Civic Awareness Group, Task Force on Sheltered Programs. (n.d.). Fund-raising efforts. Retreived November 10, 2001, from http://www.hattiesburgcag.org GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/ Gordon, C. H., Simmons, P., & Wynn, G. (2001). Plagiarism: What it is, and how to avoid it. Retrieved July 24, 2001, from Biology Program Guide 2001/2002 at the University of British Columbia Web site: http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bpg/plagiarism.htm
If the article was retrieved from university program or department insert the name of the program or department after 'Retrieved month day, year from' then follow the name with a colon before the web address.
Periodical Internet Document
Basic Format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved month day, year, from http://Web address
Examples:
Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com
Jensen, S. (2000). Ethical underpinnings for multidisciplinary practice in the United States and abroad: Are accounting firms and law firms really different? Online Journal of Ethics, 3 (1). Retrieved August 20, 2001, from http://www.stthom.edu/cbes/ethunder.html
Chapter Or Section Of An Online Document
Basic Format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. InTitle of book or larger document (chapter or section number). Retrieved Month Day, Year, from: http://web address
Example:
Burroughs, E. R. (1922). Beauty and the beast. In The monster men (Chap. 3). Retrieved July 13, 2001, from: http://www.southernoceansoftware.com/text2html/Contents.html
Message Posted To An Online Forum Or Discussion Group Or Newsgroup
Basic Format
Author(s). (Date of posting). Message subject line [Message ID]. Message posted to [group address]
Example
Hammond, T. (2000, November 20). YAHC: Handle Parameters, DOI Genres, etc. Message posted to Ref-Links electronic mailing list, archived at http://www.doi.org/mail-archive/ref-link/msg00088.html
Weylman, C. R. (2001, September 4). Make news to achieve positive press [Msg. 98]. Message posted to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sales-marketing-tips/message/98
Yudkin, M. (2001, July 4). The marketing minute: Truth is always in season [Msg. ID: ruf6kt0aiu5eui6523qsrofhu70h21evoj@4ax.com]. Message posted to news://biz.ecommerce
Internet Government Report
Basic Format
Sponsoring agency. (Date). Title. (Publication data). Retrieved [date] from [name of organization and URL]
Examples:
U.S. General Accounting Office. (1997, February). Telemedicine: Federal strategy is needed to guide investments. (Publication No. GAO/NSAID/HEHS-97-67). Retrieved September 15, 2000, from General Accounting Office Reports Online via GPA Access: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml?/gao/index.html
Journal Article From Database
Basic Format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of journal, volume number(issue number if available) page(s). Retrieved month day, year, from database name, Article No. if available.
Examples:
Schneiderman, R. A. (1997). Librarians can make sense of the Net. San Antonio Business Journal, 11, 58+. Retrieved January 27, 1999, from EBSCO Masterfile database.
Blackburn-Brockman, E. & Belanger, K. (2001, January). One page or two? A national study of CPA recruiters' preferences for resume length. The Journal of Business Communication, 38 (1), 29. Retrieved June 20, 2001, from InfoTrac College Edition database, Article No. A71327300.
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