If there is a DOI:
Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), pages. DOI
Sagarin, B. J., & Lawler-Sagarin, K. A. (2005). Critically evaluating competing theories: An exercise based on the Kitty Genovese murder. Teaching of Psychology, 32(3), 167–169. http://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top3203_8
If there is no DOI, then use the home page of the journal website:
Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), pages. Retrieved from journal home page
Reitzes, D. C., & Mutran, E. J. (2004). The transition to retirement: Stages and factors that influence retirement adjustment. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59(1), 63-84. Retrieved from http://www.baywood.com/journals/PreviewJournals.asp?Id=0091-4150
Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Book title. Publication city: publisher name.
Jans, N. (1993). The last light breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Northwest Books.
If there is a DOI:
Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Ebook title. DOI
Chaffe-Stengel, P., & Stengel, D. (2012). Working with sample data: Exploration and inference. http://doi.org/10.4128/9781606492147
If there is no DOI, then use the home page of the database:
Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Ebook title. Retrieved from database home page
​Miller, L. (2008). Careers for nature lovers & other outdoor types. Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com
Author last name, author first initial. (Date). Article title. Retrieved from website address.
Freitas, N. (2015, January 6). People around the world are voluntarily submitting to China’s Great Firewall. Why? Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/01/06/tencent_s_wechat_worldwide_internet_users_are_voluntarily_submitting_to.html
Sea Turtle Restoration Project. (2006). Threats to sea turtles. Retrieved from http://www.seaturtleinc.org/rehabilitation/threats-to-sea-turtles/
Court Cases Name v. Name, Volume Source Page (Court Date) Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F. Supp. 1078 (E.D. Wis. 1972) Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. (1990) People v. Armour, 590 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. 1999)
Text Citation Example
To cite the reference in text, give the case name, in italics, and the year.
Name v. Name (Year) (Name v. Name, Year) Lessard v. Schmidt (1972) (Lessard v. Schmidt, 1972)
Federal Regulations: The Federal Register
Name, Volume number Source xxx (Month, Date, Year) (to be codified at X C.F.R. pt. xxx).
Volume number Source xxx (Month, Date, Year) (to be codified at X C.F.R. pt. xxx).
In-Text Citation Formats
The in-text citation format for a named regulation follows the standard name–date format used in APA Style. Here’s the format and a sample citation:
Name (Year) or (Name, Year)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2013) or (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2013)
If the name is particularly long, you can shorten it, provided that the shortened name clearly identifies the appropriate reference list entry.
If you have an unnamed regulation, use this in-text citation format:
Volume number Source xxx (year) or (Volume number Source xxx, year)
Compare this to the format for the Code of Federal Regulations. Note the lack of a section symbol, the differences in the date format, the addition of parenthetical information after the date, and the abbreviation of part as pt.
Here’s a reference example from the Federal Register:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parametersfor 2012, 78 Fed. Reg. 15410 (March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155,156, 157, & 158).
Code of Federal Regulations
Name, Title number Source § xxx (Year). Title number Source § xxx (Year).
Here are reference examples from the Code of Federal Regulations:
Financial Assistance to Individuals, 45 C.F.R. § 234 (2012). 7 C.F.R. § 319 (2000).
In-Text Citation Formats
Named regulations. The in-text citation format for a named regulation follows the standard name–date format used in APA Style. Here’s the format and a sample citation:
Name (Year) or (Name, Year) Financial Assistance to Individuals (2012) or (Financial Assistance to Individuals, 2012)
All legal examples from the APA Official blog at http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/legal/