The American Psychological Association (APA) has also developed standardized methods for citing sources used in research. The APA has also formulated guidelines for citing electronic sources. The list of sources at the end of the text is called References. The APA method does not use endnotes or footnotes, but instead uses parenthetical citations. In addition to the APA web site, a variety of style guides and web sites can provide guidance in preparing your citations and References.
Basic reference format:
Voelker, R. (2004). Stress, Sleep Loss, and Substance Abuse Create Potent Recipe for College Depression. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 291, 2177-2179. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition database.
Instead of footnote or endnote, the author's last name and the publication year (original source/date of visit to site) are placed in parentheses within the body of the text.
For example: (Voelker, 2004)
The examples shown above are basic examples of the APA style. For more information, see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). For more information on electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association, see www.apa.org/journals/webref.html.
The following web sites that advise on citing sources were used to prepare the examples shown above:
http://bedfordstmartins.com/online/
http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/list.html
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
http://www.simmons.edu/libraries/bibliography/index.html
Note: When citing EBSCOhost, EBSCO is always uppercase, host is always lowercase, italics.
Always consult your library resources for the exact formatting and punctuation guidelines.