APA FORMAT FOR CITING ELECTRONIC LIBRARY DATABASES
Basic form using first example below
Author’s last name, comma, first and middle initials followed
by periods. If more than one author use comma, ampersand, and second
author in the same way as the first:
McCabe, M. P., & Ricciardelli, L. A.
Year of publication in parentheses, period: (2003).
Title of article, period. Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns. Body
image and strategies to lose weight and increase muscle among boys and girls.
Source publication, comma, volume number, all in italics: Health
Psychology, 22
Issue number in parentheses, comma, page range, period: (1), 39-46.
Date retrieved, comma: Retrieved October 2, 2003,
From which database, period: from PsycArticles database.
Put together the citation should look like this, with first line beginning at margin and subsequent lines indented. All text should be double-spaced.
Full text scholarly journal article from library database
McCabe, M. P., & Ricciardelli, L. A. (2003). Body image and strategies to lose weight and increase muscle among boys and girls. Health Psychology, 22 (1), 39-46. Retrieved October 2, 2003, from PsycArticles database.
Full text popular magazine article from library database
Gupta, S. (2002, May 13). Are old drugs better than new? Time, 159, 89. Retrieved October 2, 2003, from WilsonSelect Plus database.
Daily newspaper article from library databasePrichard, O. (2003, June 5). Lack of oversight will put meat consumers at risk. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. B4. Retrieved October 2, 2003, from LexisNexis Academic Universe database.
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