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APA (7th ed.), Citation Style: Where (Publication Information)

Build a Citation: WHERE

Identifying the WHERE information isn't always easy.  To make your life easier, here's a list of the elements of WHERE and the APA example sources.

Elements of WHERE

APA Sources

Advance online publication

APA, p. 318, #7

Author as publisher

APA, p. 324, #32

APA, p. 329, #50

APA, p. 333, #54 & #55

Conference Sessions and Presentations

APA, pp. 332-333, Section 10.5

APA, pp. 332-333, #60-#63

Informally published/Self-archived

APA, p. 337, #73

Informally published/Self-archived, ERIC

APA, p. 337, #74

Database named

APA, pp. 296-297, Section 9.30

APA, p. 319, #13-#14

APA, p. 337, #73-#74

DOI

APA, pp.298-300, Sections 9.34, 9.35, 9.36

DOI provided

APA, p. 317, # 1,#4, #5, #7
APA, p. 321, #20
APA, p. 326, #38, #40

No DOI

APA, p. 317, #2-3

APA, p. 321, #21, 25-26

eBook; Electronic version of a book

APA, p. 321, #22, 25-26

In-press (advanced online) journal article

APA, p. 318, #7, #8

Manuscript in progress/submitted for publication

APA, p. 336, #71-#72

Multi-volume work

APA, p. 323, #30

No date

APA, p. 289, Section 9.17

City and State

APA, p. 297, section 9.31

City and Country

APA, p. 297, Section 9.31

Publisher name

APA, pp. 295-296, Section 9.29

Name shortened

APA, p. 327, #44

Words included in the publisher name (book, press, etc.)

APA, pp. 295-296, Section 9.29

Unnecessary words (Inc., Publisher, Co., etc.)

APA, pp. 295-296, Section 9.29

Reprinted or republished work

APA, p. 318-319, #9-11
APA, p. 323, #28-29

APA, p. 327, #42-44

Retrieval date

APA, p. 290, Sections 9.15 and 9.16

APA, p. 319, #14

APA, p. 324, #33

APA, p. 328, #47

APA, p. 347, #100

APA, p. 349, #104 and #106

APA, p.352, #114

Undated work

APA, p. 291, Section 9.17

APA, p. 324-325, #33

APA, p. 328, #47

APA, p. 340-341, #82

APA, p. 347, #100

APA, p. 349-350, #108

APA, p. 351-352, #113

Unpublished work

APA, p. 335-336, Section 10.8

APA, p. 334, #64

APA, p. 336, #70

URL

APA, pp. 298-300, Sections 9.34-9.36

Exact URL

APA, pp. 298-299, Section 9.34

 

Formatting URL

APA, pp. 299-300, Section 9.35

APA, p. 300, Section 9.36

Retrieval date included in retrieval statement

APA, p. 290, Section 9.16