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How to Write a List of References
This guide is a quick reference to citing material from different sources, including the Internet, in a reference list. The American Psychological Association publication format is used.
Books by a single author:
Bordo, S. (1993). Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body. Berkeley CA: University of California Press.
Books by two authors:
Mulvey, K., & Richards, M. (1998) Decades of Beauty: The Changing Image of Women 1890s 1990s. New York: Checkmark Books.
Edited book:
Edut, O. (Ed.). (1998). Adios Barbie: Young Women Write About Body Image and Identity. Seattle: Seal Press.
Article or chapter in an edited book:
Shilling, C. (1997) The Body and Difference. In K. Woodward (Ed.), Identity and Difference (pp. 63-107). London: Sage Publications Ltd.
Journal article:
Watson, P. J., & Thornhill, R. (1994). Fluctuating Assymetry and Sexual Selection. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 21-25.
Magazine article:
Betts, K. (1994, April). Body Language. Vogue, 184, 344-345.
Newspaper article:
My body is my own business. (1993, June 29). The Globe and Mail, p. A26.
World Wide Web site:
Pavati, L. (2003). How to Write a List of References [WWW document]. URL http://beautymatters.blogspot.com/2000_01_19_beautymatters_archive.html
Alternatively, you may choose to list the date a document was downloaded or viewed online. This is useful if you are concerned that the document is likely to expire.
Pavati, L. (2003). How to Write a List of References [WWW document]. URL http://beautymatters.blogspot.com/2000_01_19_beautymatters_archive.html (visited 2003, November 30).
Online documents that do not provide any information about the date they were created or last modified should be treated as republished versions of works with no date of initial publication. You should cite the year the document was retrieved.
American Psychological Association (APA) (n.d./2003). Electronic References. [WWW document]. URL http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
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