APA Style Guide to Electronic References
22. CQ Researcher article:
Ketchem, K. (2007, March 14). School violence. C. Q. Researcher, 14(8). 199-224. Retrieved from C. Q.
Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2007051301
Include the name of the database along with the accession number in the reference to aid readers in
finding the electronic version because it may difficult to find in print.
Make sure that you print out the PDF version so that you won’t have to count paragraphs for the in-
text citation.
In-text citation: According to the McEnulty National Public Violence Report, in 2005 school violence in
middle schools increased 47% (Ketchem, 2007, p. 201).
23. Opposing Viewpoint article from online database:
Bandow, D. (2008). Antiterrorism measures threaten civil liberties. In A. E. Sadler & P. A. Winters (Eds.),
Opposing viewpoints: Urban terrorism. Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
database.
No retrieval date is necessary because this is a book found on this particular database.
You must note the name of the database to fulfill the English department requirement.
Remember that you give the first initial and then the last name for any editors in an anthology.
In-text citation: Bandow agrees that certain measures must be taken to protect Americans in the workforce
(2008, para. 19).
*Citations in Text of Electronic Material*
The following guidelines are from the sixth edition of the APA Publication Manual. To cite a specific part of a source,
indicate the page, chapter, figure, table or equation at the appropriate point in text. Always give page or paragraph
numbers for direct quotations (p. 171-172).
(Chandler & Briggs, 2007, p. 39)
“When paraphrasing or referring to an idea contained in another work, you are encouraged to provide a page or
paragraph number, especially when it would help an interested reader locate the relevant passage in a long or complex
text” (Section 6.04, p. 171). For electronic source that do not provide page numbers, use the paragraph number, if
available, preceded by the paragraph symbol or the abbreviation para. If neither paragraph nor page numbers are
visible, cite the heading and the number of the paragraph following it to direct the reader to the location of the material.
(Myers, 2008, para. 9)
(Brown, Showder, & Trail, 2007, Conclusion section, para. 2)