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Necessary Elements On-line abstract On-line journal article E-mail article FTP article Electronic data file or database Abstract on CD-ROM Computer program or language

These examples are from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, fourth addition.

Necessary Elements

Author, I. (date). Title of article. Name of Periodical [On-line], xx.
Available: Specify path
Author, I., & Author, I. (date). Title of chapter. In Title of full work [On-line].
Available: Specify path
Author, I., Author, I., & Author,(date). Title of full work [On-line].
Available: Specify path

(date): the date of publication or the most recent update. If these are not available, use the date you found the source.

Available: the information necessary to retrieve the source. This includes the protocol, directory and file name.

Specify path: should not end with a period.

Online Abstracts
Meyer, A. S., & Bock, K. (1992). The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon:
Blocking or partial activation? [On-line]. Memory & Cognition. 20.
715-726. Abstract from: DIALOG File: PsycINFO Item: 80-16351

Online Journal Article
Central Vein Occlusion Study Group. (1993,October 2). Central vein
occlusion study of photocoagulation: Manual of operations [675 paragraphs]. Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials [On-line serial]. Available: Doc. No. 92

Include article length and document number if the source is only available to subscribers.

E-mail Article
Funder, D. C. (1994, March). Judgmental process and content: Commentary on
Koehler on base-rate [9 paragraphs]. Psycoloquy [On-line serial], 5(17). Available E-mail: psyc@pucc Message: Get psyc 94-xxxxx

FTP Article
Funder, D. C. (1994, March). Judgmental process and content: Commentary on
Koehler on base-rate [9 paragraphs]. Psycoloquy [On-line serial], 5(17). Available FTP: Hostname: princeton.edu Directory: pub/harnad/Psycoloquy/1994.volume.5 File: psycoloquy.94.5.17.base-rate.12.funder

Electronic Data File or Database
National Health Interview Survey--Current health tonics: 1991--Lonaitudinal study of aging
(Version 4) [Electronic data tape]. (1992). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics [Producer and Distributor].

Abstract on CD-ROM
Author, I. (date). Title of article [CDROM]. Title of Journal. xx. xxx-xxx.
Abstract from: Source and retrieval number
Meyer, A. S., & Bock, K. (1992). The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon:
Blocking or partial activation? [CD-ROM]. Memory & Cognition. 20. 715-726. Abstract from: Silver Platter File: PsycLIT Item: 80-16351
Bower, D. L. (1993). Employee assistant programs supervisory referrals: Characteristics
of referring and nonreferring suDervisors [CDROM]. Abstract from: ProQuest File: Dissertation Abstracts Item: 9315947

Computer Program, Software or Programming Language
Bender report [Computer software]. (1993). Melbourne, FL: Psychometric
Software.
Breckler, S. J., & Pratkanis, A. R. (1985). Experiment Command Interpreter
for the IBM personal computer [Computer programming language]. Baltimore: Authors.
Miller, M. E. (1993). The Interactive Tester (Version 4.0) [Computer software].
Westminster, CA Psytek Services.