In-text citation
(Author, Year of publication)
(Butterfield & Szymanski, 2018)
(Fehrenbach, 2020)
(American Psychological Association, 2015)
(Collins, n.d.)
(Merriam-Webster, n.d.)
Author (Year of publication)
Butterfield and Szymanski (2018)
Fehrenbach (2020)
American Psychological Association (2015)
Collins (n.d.)
Merriam-Webster (n.d.)
Direct quote: (Author, Year, p. x)
(Butterfield & Szymanski, 2018, p. 10)
(Fehrenbach, 2020, p. 21)
(American Psychological Association, 2015, p. 667)
(Collins, n.d., para. 1)
(Merriam-Webster, n.d., p. 10)
Reference list - print or eBook
Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of dictionary. Publisher.
Butterfield, A., & Szymanski, J. (Eds.). (2018). A dictionary of electronics and electrical engineering (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Fehrenbach, M.J. (Ed). (2020). Mosby's dental dictionary (4th ed.). Elsevier.
If the dictionary only has authors omit the Ed(s) statement.
Entry from a dictionary
Print or eBook
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Entry title. In Title of dictionary (ed., p. x). Publisher.
American Psychological Association. (2015). Mood induction. In APA dictionary of psychology (2nd ed., p. 667).
If the author and publisher are the same omit the publisher.
Online
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Entry title. In Title of dictionary. Publisher. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxx
Collins. (n.d.). Serendipity. In Collins Dictionary. Retrieved May 25, 2024 from https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-word/serendipity
If the author and publisher are the same omit the publisher.
A whole dictionary
Author, A. A. (n.d.). Title of dictionary. Publisher. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxx
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved August 6, 2019, from https://merriam-webster.com/
If the author and publisher are the same omit the publisher.
Online reference works are continuously updated and need a retrieval statement, use n.d. as the publication year.
In-text citation
(Author,Year, p. x)
(Hansen,1998, p. 106)
(Doermann, n.d., para. 2)
Author (Year, p. x)
Hansen (1998, p. 106) describes catharsis ...
Doermann (n.d., para. 2)
(Title of the encyclopedia, Year, p. x)
The definition of acer is 'group of over 115 related species' (The Hutchinson encyclopedia, 2005, p. 4)
Reference list
With Author/Editor
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Article title. In A. A. Editor (ed.), Title of the work (vol., pp.). Publisher.
Hansen, F. (1998). Catharsis. In R. J. Corsini & A. J. Auerbach (Eds.), Concise encyclopedia of psychology (2nd ed.). John Wiley.
No Author/Editor
Title of work. (Year of publication). Publisher.
The Hutchinson encyclopedia (Rev. ed.). (2005). Hodder Arnold.
Entry from an online encyclopedia
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Entry title. In Title of encyclopedia. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from https://xxxx
Doermann, D. S. (n.d.). Artificial intelligence. In World Book Advanced. Retrieved May 27, 2024 from
https://www-worldbookonline-com.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/advanced/article?id=ar032470
Online reference works are continuously updated and need a retrieval statement, use n.d. as the publication year.