APA ( By category )

BOOKS

1. Last name of the author, initial of the 1st name. (middle name.)
2. (Publication Date)
3. Book title. (Italic) (Sentence Style)
4. Additional Information.
5. City Of Publication:
6. Publishing Company

Example.

Allen, T. (2002). Vanishing wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society.

Nicol, A.M., & Pexman, P.M. (2003). Presenting your findings: A practical guide for creating tables. Washington,
D.C. : American Psychological Association.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

1. Last name of the author, initial of the 1st name. (middle name.)
2. (Publication Date)
3. Title of Article
4. Title of Encyclopedia ( Italics ) ( Sentence Style )
5. ( Volume, pages).
6. City of Publication :
7. Publishing Company.

Note: If there is no author proceed to the title of the article.

If there is “ed” in the date, just take the year don’t include the “ed”

Example.

Bergmann, P.G. ( 1993 ). Relativity. In the New Encyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago :
Encyclopedia Britannica.

Note: nth ed is after the book.

JOURNAL

1. Last name of the author, initial of the 1st name. (middle name.)
2. (Publication Date)
8. Title of Article ( Sentence Style )
3. Title of Periodical, ( Italic ) ( copy as it )
4. Volume number, ( Italic ) ( Number only )
5. Pages ( Number only )

Example.

Harlow, B.F. ( 2004 ). Fundamental for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and
Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

MAGAZINE

1. Authors last name, first initial. (middle name.)

2. (Date). Y, M D
3. Title of Article ( Sentence Style )
4. Title of Magazine,( Italic ) ( copy as it )
5. Volume number, ( Italic )
6. Pages

Example.

Henry, W.A. III. ( 1990, April 9 ). Making the grade in today’s schools. Time, 135, 28 -31

May the Lord God guide me.

NEWSPAPER

1. Authors last name, first initial. (middle name.)

2. (Date). Y, M D
3. Title of Article ( Sentence Style )
4. Title of Periodical,( Italic ) ( copy as it )
5. Volume number, ( Italic ) ( Number only )
6. Pages

Note: Use “pp” for many pages then “p” for only one page. Use semi colon (;) if two different page #s are given.

Example.

Kalette, D. ( 1986, July 21 ). California town counts town to big quake. USA Today, 9; p. A1

ONLINE PERIODICAL

1. Authors last name, first initial. (middle name.)

2. (Date). Y, M D
3. Title of Article ( Sentence Style )
4. Title of Periodical,( Italic )
5. Volume number
6. Retrieved ( M D, Y,)
7. From full url

Note: If there is no vol. number after the title of periodical, use (.) but if there is, use (,)
If there is no date use (n.d)

Example.

Devih, T. ( 2001, August 2 ) . Lightning injuries four at music festival. The Why? Files. Retrieved January 23, 2002,
from http: // whyfiles.org.137lightning/index.html

UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS

1. Authors last name, first initial. (middle name.)

2. Date). Y, M D
3. “Title of Work.” ( Italic ) ( Copy as it written )
4. Master’s Thesis –
5. Name of school,
6. Address of School ( copy as it written )

Example.

Estrella, J.B. ( 2017 ). “ Teaching Approaches of Reading of grade 10 students.” Master’s Thesis – Holy Trinity
College, General Santos City.

May the Lord God guide me.

 MPL

BOOKS

1. Last name of the author, 1st name.

2. Book title. (Italic) (Sentence Style)
3. Additional Information.
4. City Of Publication:
5. Publishing Company
6. (Publication Date)

Example.
Boorstin, Daniel. The Creator : A history of the Houses of the Imagination. New York : Facts on the File, Inc. 1979.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

1. Last name of the author, 1st name.

2. “Article title”
3. Title of Periodical ( Italics )
4. Volume #
5. Date ( d m y )
6. Inclusive pages

Example
Tobias,Richard. “ Thurber, James”. Encyclopedia American 1991 ed.

MAGAZINE AND NEWS PAPER ARTICLES

1. Last name of the author, 1st name.

2. “Article title”
3. Title of Periodical ( Italics )
4. Volume #
5. Date ( d m y )
6. Inclusive pages

Example
Hall, Trish. “ IQ Scores Are Up, and Psychologist Wonder Why.” New York Times 24 February 1998, late ed.: F1t

WEBSITE AND WEBPAGE

1. Last name of the author, 1st name.

2. “Title of work within a project or database.”
3. Title of Site, project or data base. ( Italics )
4. Editor if available
5. Electronic publication information ( Date of Publication or of the latest update, and name of any sponsoring
institution or organization).
6. Date of access
7. < full URL > .

Example
Devit, Terry. “ Lightning injuries four at music festival. “ The Why? Files. 2 Aug. 2001. 23 Jan. 2002 < htpp : //
whyfiles. Org/ 137lightning/ index. Html > .
UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS

1. Authors last name, first initial. (middle name.)

2. “Title of Work.” ( Italic ) ( Copy as it written )
3. Material,
4. Name of school,
5. Address of School ( copy as it written )
6. Date. ( D, M, Y )

Example.
Jayoma, Estrella B. “ The Status of SBM Implementation: Basis for a Strategic Development Plan . “ A Thesis on
Master’s Degree, Holy Trinity College, General Santos City. Sept. 2015.