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The American Psychological Association publishes the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as its style manual for the social sciences disciplines. It is also used by other disciplines as a handbook for authorship of papers. The most recent edition, the fifth edition, was published in 2001. This edition can be found in the Ready Reference section of the Library. The call number is Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83. Online links to selected information from the APA Manual can be found on the Library's Web site on the Ready Reference-WWW page under the heading Grammar, Style Guides, and Evaluating Sources. Listed below are examples of sample citations.

Turner, S. (1991). Terrorism and democracy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Covault, C. (2001, October 15). Secret relay satellite launched as USAF weighs surge options. Aviation Week & Space Technology, 155, 44-49.

Deutch, J., & Smith, J. H. (2002). Smarter intelligence. Foreign Policy, 128, 64-69.

McGee, J. (2001, November 28). Joint task force became mode of counterterrorism. The Washington Post, p. A14.

Covault, C. (2001, October 15). Secret relay satellite launched as USAF weighs surge options. Aviation Week & Space Technology, 155, 44-49. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from ProQuest database.

Deutch, J., & Smith, J. H. (2002). Smarter intelligence. Foreign Policy, 128, 64-69. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from ProQuest database.

McGee, J. (2001, November 28). Joint task force became model of counterterrorism. The Washington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from ProQuest database.

Blair, B. G. (2001). What if the terrorists go nuclear. Retrieved August 13, 2002, from http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/nuclear.cfm