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Social Work Resources: APA Style for Online Sources

Resources for APA Style

APA Style for writing a research paper is used primarily in the social sciences. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) is in paper format only and can be found at the Reference Desk in the library. 

Citing Other Online Sources

 Advanced online publications

  • Before you submit your paper check to see if article is published.
  • If it has been published, cite the published version.
  • If no DOI is available use the journal URL Add "Advanced online publication" (without quotes) in place of volume number. Do not italicize.
  • Publishers may use different terminology for not yet published online resources (i.e. prepublished). But always use "Advanced online publication" in your citation.

 Bjorn Brembs. (2011). Spontaneous decisions and operant conditioning in fruit flies. Behavioural Processes. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.02.005

 

Online Version of a Print Book

Brynie, F. H. (2009). Brain Sense: The science of the senses and how we process the world around us [ebrary Reader version]. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/lib/liu/docDetail.action?docID=10333735

  

Online only book

DeVoss, D. N., McKee, H. A., & Selfe, R. (Eds.). (2009). Technological ecologies and sustainability. Retrieved from http://ccdigitalpress.org/tes/

  

Online Encyclopedia

 Signed

Pancsofar , E.L.. (2007). “Physical restraint.” In Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults. Retrieved from http://www.xreferplus.com/entry/wileyse/physical_restraint

 Unsigned

Attention Deficit Disorder. (2009). In Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.xreferplus.com/entry.do?id=9788059

 

Websites

  • Provide as much of the required information that you can find, including author, title, and date
  • If no author is apparent use the organization name as author
  • If no date is apparent (look for copyright statement) use the abbreviation for "no date," n.d. in parentheses (n.d.)
  • Be sure to provide enough information so the resource can be found

 

Dolphin Research Centre. (2007). Dolphin natural history. Retrieved from http://www.dolphins.org/marineed_natural_history.php

 

Please refer to the Publication Manual for further information on citing electronic resources