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APA Citation Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition

Journal or Magazine Article (use for journals that start each issue with page one)
Wilcox, R. V. (1991). Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.

Journal or Magazine Article (use for journals where the page numbering continues from issue to issue)
Dubeck, L. (1990). Science fiction aids science teaching. Physics Teacher, 28, 316-318.

Newspaper Article
Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star Trek. Los Angeles Times, p. A3.

Article from an Internet Database (for more details, see the American Psychological Association's official site)
Mershon, D. H. (1998, November-December). Star Trek on the brain: Alien minds, human minds. American Scientist, 86, 585. Retrieved July 29, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.

Book
Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (1993). Star Trek chronology: The history of the future. New York: Pocket Books.

Book Article or Chapter
James, N. E. (1988). Two sides of paradise: The Eden myth according to Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Encyclopedia Article
Sturgeon, T. (1995). Science fiction. In The encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

ERIC Document
Fuss-Reineck, M. (1993). Sibling communication in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Conflicts between brothers. Miami, FL: Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 364932)

Website (for more details, see the American Psychological Association's official site)
Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved October 8, 1997, from Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club Web site: http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.html


Notes

  • Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.

  • Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names.

  • If no author is given, start with the title and then the date.

  • Magazine articles: include the month (and day) as shown under Newspapers. Websites: if the date the page was created is not given, use (n.d.).

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