Reference

APA Citation Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
6th edition, 2010.

BOOK

BOOK WITH AUTHOR OR AUTHORS
Author. (Year). Title of book: Capital letter also for subtitle. (2^nd ed.). Location: Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Lewis, C. W., & Gilman, S. C. (2005). The ethics challenge in public service: A problem-solving guide
            (2^nd ed.). United Stated: John Wiley.

MORE THAN SIX AUTHORS Author, … last authors. (Year). Title of book: Capital letter also for subtitle. (2^nd ed.). Location: Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Petrucci, R. H., Herring, F. G., Madura, J. D., Bissonette, C., Couloris, G., Dollomore, J., … Kindberg, T.
             (2011). General chemistry: Principles and modern applications. (10^th ed.). Toronto: Pearson.

BOOK WITH NO AUTHOR
Title. (Year). Place: Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Getting student to talk. (2007). Selangor:
             University Publication Centre.

EDITED BOOK, NO AUTHOR
Editor/s (Ed/Eds.). (Year). Title of book.
             Location: Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Hooker, B., Mason, E., & Miller, D. E. (Eds.). (2000).
             Morality, rules and consequences: A critical reader. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

EDITED BOOK WITH AN AUTHOR OR AUTHORS
Author. (Year). Title of book Editor, (Ed.).
            Location: Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Salamon, S. (2000). The unabridged journals K.V. Kukil,
            (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.

ARTICLE OR CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOK
Writer of the chapter. (Year). Title of chapter. In Name of Editor (Ed./Eds.), Title of book
             (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Haslett, D. W. (2000). Value, obligations and saving lives. In Brad Hooker, Elinor Mason and Dale E. Miller
            (Eds.), Morality, rules and consequences (pp. 71 – 104). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

CORPORATE BODY
Institution. (Year). Title of books. Place: Publisher. Malaysia, Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara. (2006).

EXAMPLE
Pentadbiran dan pengurusan awam Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara.

MAGAZINE
Writer of the article. (Year, month day). Title of the article.
            Title of the Magazine. Volume, page.

EXAMPLE
Wan Suriani Hasan. (1998, September 24). Bohsia: Siapa harus dipersalahkan?. Dewan Masyarakat,
             149, (2), 11 - 15.

NEWSPAPER
Writer of the article. (Year, month day). Title of the article.
             Title of the Newspaper, page.

EXAMPLE
Wak Suparjo Wak Neng. (1998, September 24). JPS baiki aliran sungai elak banjir di Selangor. Utusan
             Malaysia, pp. 1A, 2A.

JOURNAL
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal / Online Periodical,
             volume (issue), page.

EXAMPLE
Saidatul Akmar Ismail & Halida Yu Abdullah. (2012). Key performance indicator for school resource
             centre improvement. Library Journal, 55 (2), 59-65.

ENCYCLOPEDIA
Author. (Year). Title. In editor (Ed/Eds.), Title of encyclopedia. (Volume, pp.). Place of publication:
             Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Sturgeon, R. (1995). Science fiction. In L. T. Muchmellow et al. (Eds.), The encyclopedia Americana
             (Vol.24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

PUBLISHED THESIS / DISSERTATION
Author. (Year). Title of dissertation. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Name of database.
             (Accession or Order Number)

EXAMPLE
Muhammad Izzat Abdool (1992). Perancangan sumber air untuk kesejahteraan sejagat di Pahang,
             Malaysia. (Master’s thesis). Retrieved from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Database. (142513155235).

ONLINE JOURNAL
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal / Online Periodical, volume (issue), page.
             Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

EXAMPLE
Siti Zubaidah Abdul Mutalib. (2012). Use of the school resource centre among Malaysian high school
             teacher . Library Review, 3 (14), 14-16. Retrieved from http://unlib.unl.edu/LPP/

ONLINE MAGAZINE / NEWS-PAPER
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from
             http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

EXAMPLE
Parker-Albert, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New
             York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

ONLINE BOOKS
Author. (n.d.). Title of article: Subtitles. Retrieved from
             http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women

EXAMPLE
De Donn, E.W. (n.d.). Familiar birdsongs of the Nortwest.
             Retrieved from http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin

LECTURER NOTES
Author. Title of article. [Format form]. Retrieved from
             http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

EXAMPLE
Hallam, A. Duality in consumer theory. [PDF document]. Retrieved from Lecture Notes
             Online Web site: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ501/

UNPUBLISHED THESIS / DISSERTATION
Author. (Year). Title of dissertation. (Doctoral dissertation).
             Name of institution, Location.

EXAMPLE
Abdullah Abu Bakar. (1993). Perancangan sumber air untuk kesejahteraan sejagat di Selangor, Malaysia.
             (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

MULTIMEDIA / CD ROM
Author. (Year, Month). Title of the article. Name of the Journal, Volume (issue/no.), page. CDROM. GPO. Disc No. 99-13-01

EXAMPLE
Rayyan, R. (2012, September). Selenium and soils in Western United States. Natural History, 108 (3),
             20-28. CDROM. GPO. Disc No. 11-18-01.

CONFERENCE / PROCEEDING
Author. (Year). Title of conference proceedings. Place of publication:
             Publisher.

EXAMPLE
Idrus Jamaluddin & Oxford, E.L. (Eds.). (1995). Proceedings from CSCL 95: The First International
             Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.