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APA Citation Style The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association provides instructions on how to cite material published in the social sciences. The Manual first appeared in 1928 and is currently in its fifth edition. The Manual states: "Rules for the preparation of manuscripts should contribute to clear communication.... They spare readers from a distracting variety of forms throughout a work and permit readers to give full attention to content." (p.xxiii) The APA citation style differs from the MLA style. Reference citations in the text are part of the narrative. Here are three examples of how you could cite the same research done by Dr. Smith: Smith (1983) compared reaction times... In a recent study of reaction times (Smith, 1983)... In 1983, Smith compared reaction times... The APA citation style also arranges the information differently in the list of works cited. Below are some examples.   Book with  single author Author's Last Name [space] Author's First and Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of book [capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper noun]. Place of Publication: Publisher. Bernstein, T. M. (1965). The careful writer: A modern guide to English usage. New York: Atheneum. Journal  Article Author's Last Name [space] Author's First and Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of article [capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper noun]. Title of Journal, Volume, Page Numbers. Paivio, A. (1975). Perceptual comparisons through the mind's eye. Memory & Cognition, 3, 635-647. Note: Add issue numbers if every issue starts with page 1. Magazine  Article Author's Last Name [space] Author's First and Middle Initial. (Year, Month Day of Publication). Title of article [capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper noun]. Title of Journal, Page Numbers. Gardner, H. (1981, December). Do babies sing a universal song? Psychology Today, 70-76. Newspaper Article Author's Last Name [space] Author's First and Middle Initial. (Year, Month Day of Publication). Title of article [capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper noun]. Title of Newspaper, Page Numbers. Lublin, J. S. (1980, December 5). On idle: The unemployed shun much mundane work, at least for a while. The Wall Street Journal, p. 1, 25. Web Page Author/Editor. (Date of Publication). Title of Web page. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL. Lehman, M. A. & Brown, R. H. (1994) Intellectual property and the national information infrastructure. Retrieved May 15, 1995 from http://www.uspto.gov/nii/ipwg.html. When you are ready to cite social science research you will need to take a look at the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The book is available in the Williams Library  in REFERENCE BF76.7 .P83 2001.  A copy is also on Reserve at the Circulation Desk.