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This guide is a revised and updated version of section 4.16 of the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, pp. 268–281).
Significant changes:
Issue number:
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Always include the journal issue number (if available)
as well as volume number (p. 2).
Example: p. 7#1
Retrieval statements
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Retrieval statements are not needed for most journal articles and books as long as these resources can be
easily accessed in print and online. (p. 3)
Example: p. 7#1
• Include a retrieval statement if the content of the document is likely to be updated or changed (p. 2).
•
Cite the archival copy or version of an electronic
document (p. 6). If that is not available, then cite the retrieval date (p. 2).
Example - p. 7#1
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When resources are not readily available (p. 3), add as
much electronic retrieval information as needed for others to locate the
sources you cited.
Journal examples: pp. 7#2, 9#5,
Book example: p. 10#7
Dissertation examples: pp. 10#8, 12#13
Digital Object Identifiers
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Include the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number when
available instead of the URL (p. 3).
Example -- p. 7#1
URL formatting
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Rule changes for URLs (pp. 4-6). The rule now says that
the URL can be broken before most punctuation.
Examples: 12 #12, 16 #25
See examples of how to format new types of media (blogs, podcasts, wikis, YouTube, etc.).