Instructional Design

The examples below give examples of how to cite a book, book chapter, and an edited book in APA format.

Cite a book in APA format

Author, A. & Author, B. (Year of publication). Book title.  Publisher.

NOTE:  If a book has a doi, you must include the DOI at the end of the reference.

Cite a Chapter in an Edited Book

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Publisher.

Government reports, technical reports and research reports are known as grey literature.  The examples below give examples of how to government documents in APA format and some things to consider when citing:

• Treat a government document as a book, report, or brochure.
• If a person is named on the title page, use her or him as author.
• If no person is named, use the government agency, department, or branch as a group author.
• Give the name of the group author exactly as it appears on the title page. If the branch or agency is not well known, include its higher department first.
• If the group author is also the publisher, omit the pubisher
• If there is a series or report number, include it after the title (p. 205).
• The manual refers to the GPO (U.S. Gov. Printing Office).

See pages 329 to 331 Section 10.4 for specific examples of how to cite grey literature. The basic format is listed below followed by examples

Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Name of Government Agency. (Year). Title: Subtitle (Report No. xxx [if available]). Publisher.  URL

Government Document with Author

Government Document without Author

Format for Entire Test Description in an Online Database

Test name as it appears at the beginning of the entry. (Date of Mental Measurements yearbook not the test publication date). Title of test. [Database record]. Title of database. URL or DOI if available

Format for Entire Test Description in an Online Database

Test name as it appears at the beginning of the entry. (Date of Mental Measurements yearbook not the test publication date). Title of test. [Database record]. Title of database. URL or DOI if available

The basic format to use when citing a web page is listed below, by type of web page.

• Remember to double-space and to indent the second and following lines.
• When an Internet document is more than one Web page, provide a URL that links to the home page or entry page for the document.
• If you cite multiple pages from a single website, cite each page separately
• Use the most specific date possible Section 10.15 p.350
• If there isn't a date available for the page use (n.d.) for no date.
• Only include a retrieval date when the contents of the page are designed to change over time.
• When the author name and site name are the same, omit the site name. Section 1016 p.350

The basic format when citing a web page is:  Author, A. (date). Title of work. Site name. https//url

When citing YouTube videos, the person or group who uploaded the video is credited as the author to facilitate retrieval, even if they did not create the work. (See page 344 – Item 90)

When citing streaming videos such as those in Alexander Street Press such as Education in Video or Counseling in Video, Kanopy, NJVID or Swank to name a few, use the example on page 344 #90 for correct format.  For example