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APA Style Guide
If you are beginning a degree program at the Stetson School of Business or the School of Education at Mercer University, we recommend that you purchase:
  • American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication
    manual of the American Psychological Association,
    5th ed. Washington, DC: Author

Examples of references (from above source)

Journal article, one author:

Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure
   of consequences. Psychological Bulletin,
   126, 910-924.

Journal article, two authors, journal paginated by issue:

Klomorski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring
   process in organizations. Consulting Psychology 
   Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.

Book, edited:

Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of 
   color: Psychological interventions with minority 
   youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Book, revised edition:

Rosenthal, R. (1987). Meta-analytic procedures for social
   research (Rev. ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Online article that is different from the print version:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference 
   elements in the selection of resources by psychology
   undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5,
   117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from
   http://jbr.org/articles.html

Multipage document created by private organization, no date:

Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task
   Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has
   time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000,
   from http://www.familymealtime.org

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