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sample reference entries

  • Journal articles
  • Magazines or Newsapers
  • Books             
  • Webpages
Journal article with a doi
Shimada, S. (2010). Deactivation in the sensorimotor area during observation of a human
         agent performing robotic actions. Brain and Cognition, 72(3), 394-399. doi:
         http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2009.11.005

Journal article that has been retrieved electronically, but has no doi
Shah, M., Deeb, J., Fernando, M., Noyce, A., Visentin, E., Findley, L. J., & Hawkes, C. H.
         (2009). Abnormality of taste and smell in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related
         Disorders, 15(3), 232-237. Retrieved from
         http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/PRD

Journal article that has been retrieved in print
Liu, F., Cheng, H., & Li, J. (2009). Consumer responses to sex appeal advertising: A cross-
         cultural study. International Marketing Review, 26(4-5), 501-520.
Magazine (or newspaper) article:
Shimo, A. (2009, February 9). Brain rewiring: Using magnetic fields to treat depression is
         gaining favour. Maclean's, 122(5), 49. Retrieved from http://www2.macleans.ca

***(OMIT "Retrieved from http://..." statement, if not retrieved online.)
Full Book Reference
Carlson, N. R., Buskist, W., Enzle, M. E., & Heth, C. D. (2002). Psychology: The science of
         behaviour (2nd ed.). Toronto, ON: Pearson Education Canada.

Book Chapter (if e-book, add doi)
Ross, B. H., & Spalding, T. L. (1991). Some influences of instance comparison concept
         formation. In D. H. Fisher, M. J. Pazzani, & P. Langley (Eds.), Concept formation:
         Knowledge and experience in unsupervised learning (pp. 207-236). San Mateo, CA:
         Morgan Kaufmann.
Hanlon, J. (2009. March 2). "U of A researcher looks at the big picture of cultural communication." University of Alberta Express News. Retrieved from http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=10005

For more examples, check out the APA 6th Edition QuickGuide available from the University of Alberta Libraries.



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