Below are some examples of APA format for your Reference lists (From Duke University Libraries)

Full-text journal article from a Database:
Holton, W. (1994). The Ohio Indians and the coming of the American Revolution in Virginia. The Journal of Southern History, 60, 453-478.
Retrieved July 31, 2001, from JSTOR database.

Full-text magazine article from a Database:
Gore, R. (2001, April). Pharaohs of the sun. National Geographic, 1999. Retrieved August 21, 2001, from Academic Search Premier database.

Book with a single author:
Fleming, T. (1997). Liberty!: The American revolution. New York: Viking.

Encyclopedias or multi-volume work:
Lumiansky, R.M. (1998). Chaucer. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 15, pp. 745-748). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Web Site:
National Park Service. (2003, February 11). Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Retrieved February 13, 2003, from http://www.nps.gov/abli/

Online sources on APA Style:

• Click here for OWL (Online Writing Lab) APA Formatting and Style (from Purdue University)

• Click here for in-text citations using APA (from Duke University Libraries).

Books on APA Style:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (BF76.7.P83 2001) Note: Inquire at the Circulation desk

Concise Rules of APA Style (BF76.7.C66 2005) Note: This is a reference book and cannot be taken out of the library

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