Basic Format
Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title. Place of publication: Name of publisher.
A Book with One Author
Komisar, L. (1991). The new feminism. New York: Franklin Watts.
A Book with Two or More Authors
A Book with More than Six Authors
Sanders, T. J., Jones, L., Lyle, B.R., Brown, K. G., Speth, M. L., Wilkie, D. M., et al. (1992). Effective leadership in the 90‘s. New York: Management Press.
Book with a Corporate Author
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5tth ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
A Book with an Editor
Jones, J. (Ed.). (1992). PC's today. New York: Doubleday.
A Book with a Second or Later Edition
Smith, R. F. (Ed.). (1994). Dictionary of business terms. (3rd ed.). Boston: Acme.
An Article or Chapter in an Edited Book
Jones, J. T. (1992). The workplace in the year 2000. In R. Smith (Ed.), PC's today (pp. 113-120). New York: Doubleday.
If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) (Call Number: Ref BF76.7 .P83 2001) available in the Ready Reference Collection at the Information Desk or in the Reference Collection. You can also refer to the Instruction Office's list of resources; we specifically recommend Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL). You can also contact the SIUE Writing Center or visit APA's site.