Sample Entry Formats - APA
Note: The below examples have been typed on one line. Depending upon your screen resolution, you may see them on one line or on two. If you see these examples on two lines, then please note that the second and subsequent lines of each entry are supposed to be indented 5 spaces. For a more complete listing of citation examples from A Writer's Reference (2003, Fifth Edition) by Diana Hacker, please bookmark her Research and Documentation site: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
Five of the most used types of entries are these.
1. a book with one author
- author's last name, first initials [separated by a comma]
- date of publication [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- title of book [italicized and followed by a period; only the first letter of the first word capitalized]
- place of publication [followed by a colon]
- publisher's name [followed by a period]
Baker, H. A., Jr. (1984). Blues, ideology, and Afro-American literature: A vernacular theory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
2. a book with more than one author
- author's last name, first initial [followed by "&"]
- 2nd author's first name, first initial
- date of publication [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- title of book [underlined and followed by a period]
- place of publication [followed by a colon and 2 spaces]
- publisher's name [followed by a comma]
- date of publication [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- title of book [italicized and followed by a period; only the first letter of the first word capitalized]
- place of publication [followed by a colon]
- publisher's name [followed by a period]
Raye, L., & Knight, S. (1995). Somebody's watching, God: A collection of essays on Zora Neale Hurston. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
3. a book with an editor
- editor's last name, first initial [separated by a comma]
- Ed. abbreviation [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- date of publication [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- title of book [italicized and followed by a period; only the first letter of the first word capitalized]
- place of publication [followed by a colon]
- publisher's name [followed by a period]
Bloom, H. (Ed.). (1987). Zora Neale Hurston's their eyes were watching God. New York: Chelsea House.
4. an article from a professional journal
- author's last name, first initials [separated by a comma]
- date of publication [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- title of the article [only the first letter of the first word capitalized]
- title of the journal [italicized; only the first letter of the first word capitalized]
- volume of the journal [italicized]
- issue of the journal [in parentheses and followed by a comma]
- span of pages [followed by a period]
Wolff, M. T. (1982). Listening and living: reading and experience in their eyes. Black American literature forum, 16 (1), 29-33.
5. online material from the internet
- author's last name, first initials [separated by a comma]
- date of publication [in parentheses and followed by a period]
- the word Online. the location if available. the word "Internet," and the date you accessed the material [each followed by a period]
- the word "Available" and the electronic address, if your instructor asks for this information [separated by a colon and ending with a period]
Hurston, Z. N. (1937). Their eyes were watching God. Online. U of Minnesota Lib. Internet. 26 July 1995. Available: gopher.cic.net.
There are many other entry formats for the various types of sources:
- a work in an anthology
- an article in a journal paginated by issue
- an article in a newspaper
- a videotape
- a musical composition
- a lecture
- and many more types of sources
As you can see, there are too many to offer here. Consult any recent handbook for samples of all types of entry formats in APA style. A handbook that we recommend is:
- Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference (2003, Fifth Edition)
It is available from the ESC Distribution Center (518-587-2100). It includes both the MLA and APA formats.
Exercise 14: Documentation at End of Paper - APA 
