Citing Sources: APA

Be consistent:

• Use exact punctuation shown 
• Use exact capitalization / case shown 
• Use exact format for italics, bold, underline, quotations shown 
• Use 'hanging indent' (all lines of a citation after the first one are indented 1/2 inch) [not shown here]

Book (print):

Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.  (year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle (edition). Place of publication: Publisher.

e-Book: 

Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle. Retrieved from http://www.address.com

Single author:

Barmash, I. (1989). Macy's for sale. New York, NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Two authors:

Alford, H. P., & Stegemeyer, A. (2014). Who’s who in fashion (6th ed.). New York, NY: Fairchild.

• List by last names and initials. Use the ampersand "&" instead of "and"

Three to 7 authors:

Still, R. R., Cundiff, E. W., & Govoni, N. A. P. (1988). Sales management: Decisions, strategies, and cases (5th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Unknown author or editor:

Statistical fact book: The definitive source for direct marketing benchmarks. (2009). New York, NY: Direct Marketing Association.

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

Encyclopedia entry in a Widely Used Reference Book:

Fashion. (1989). In The Oxford English dictionary (2nd ed., Vol. 5, pp. 360-361). Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.

Essay, chapter, short story,  poem, or other work in an editied book / anthology:

Gilman, C. P. (1995). The yellow wallpaper.  In  R. V. Cassill (Ed.), The Norton anthology of short fiction (5th ed., pp. 679-693).  New York, NY: Norton.  (Original work published 1892)

• Include page numbers, here pp. 679-693, for the entire essay/chapter/short story/poem you are citing. 

E-books, online pamphlets and reports:

Hawes, E. (1938). Fashion is spinach. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/fashionisspinach00hawerich

Montero, G. (2008). A stitch in time: A history of New York's Fashion District. Retrieved from http://stage.garment.bbox.ly/media/filer_public/9f/5b/9f5b21fe-f7ec-4b08-9350-913cb8a1eccd/fashioncenter_historybook.pdf

Heuristic. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic

• From APA Style FAQ.  If the online version refers to a print edition, include the edition number after the title.

Authors: Author's last name, followed by initial or initials for first name and, if given, middle name/s

Title: use sentence case (capitalize first letter of first word of title and subtitle, and all proper nouns and names), do not use period at end if you have an edition.

Edition: do not need to indicate if 1st ed.

Place of  publication: For U.S. cities, give first place of publication listed, including city and 2-letter postal abbreviations for state (unless state is already included in publisher's name). For non-U.S. cities, give city and country unabbreviated; also include province for Canadian cities.

Publisher: Shorten publisher's name to most concise form. Use full names for associations, corporations, and university presses but omit terms, such as Publishers, Co., and Inc. Retain words Books and Press.