This document provides an overview of APA citation style guidelines for different publication types, including books, journal articles from databases, websites, and variations. It lists the general elements for references and in-text citations. Examples are given for book, journal article, and website references, showing the required components and corresponding in-text citations. Variations in citation structure are also briefly outlined.

1. APA Style

2. General Elements
Reference
Author. (Date). Title of work.
Publisher/Retrieval data.
In Text
(Author’s Last Names, Publication Year)

3. Book
Reference Page
Schroeder, A. (2008). The snowball: Warren Buffett and the
business of life. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
In Text Citation
(Schroeder, 2008) OR According to Schroeder (2008)….

4. Journal from a database
Reference Page
Goolsbee, A. & Syverson, C. (2008, November). How do incumbents respond to
the
threat of entry? Evidence from the major airlines. The Quarterly Journal of
Economics, 123, 1611-1633. Retrieved from: http://qje.oxfordjournals.org/
In Text Citation
(Goolsbee & Syverson, 2008) OR According to Goolsbee and Syverson
(2008)….

5. Website
Reference Page
Humana. (2013). Humana on health care reform. Retrieved from
https://www.humana.com/about/public-policy/humana-on-theissues/healthcarereform
In Text Citation
(Humana, 2013) OR Humana’s (2008) website….

6. Variations
•No author = start citation with
title
•No date = (n.d.)
•Multiple authors
•Quotations and in text citations
(author, date, p., pp. or
para. #)
•DOI number