Purdue OWL APA style guide is an excellent resource for figuring how to cite something. Sometimes, figuring out what type of information you have can be the most challenging. From there you'll want to fill in as much information as possible, so the next person reading or interacting with your material is able to find your sources.
You'll most likely be working with Electronic Sources which covers:
- Webpages (which can include Fact Sheets)
- Online News Articles
- Data Sets
Peer-reviewed journal articles. General format is as follows:
Example:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI if present.
Two authors:
First Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial (if present)., & Second Author Surname, First Initial. Second initial (if present). (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI if present.
Multiple authors:
First Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial (if present)., Second Author Surname, First Initial. Second initial (if present)., & Third Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial (if present). (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI if present.
Legal cases or court decisions: APA Legal References
Government publications such as bulletins and reports, which are not found on the Purdue OWL guide as APA actually doesn't have a distinct category for this. General format for these items are as follows:
Example:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Government Name*. Name of Government Agency. (Year). Title: Subtitle (Report No. xxx [if available]). Publisher. (Good examples can be found here)
