APA Style for Citing from Online Periodical Indexes

An Electronic Book or Book Chapter:

Otterbourg, R.K. (2003). Becoming your own boss. In Switching careers. Washington, D.C.:
     Kiplinger. Retrieved April 4, 2006, from Business Source Premier database.

Schroeder, A. (2001). Presidental debates: forty years of high-risk TV .
      New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved March 28, 2006, from
      Columbia International Affairs Online database.

Burns, L.C. (2002). The life of Pat Conroy. In Pat Conroy. Westport, CT:
     Greenwood Publishing. Retrieved March 28, 2006, from Critical Companions
     to Popular Contemporary Authors database.

Smith, A. A.(1841). Journal and correspondence of Miss Adams, daughter of John Adams,
      second president of the United States. New York: Wiley and Putnam. Retrieved February 7,
      2007, from History Resource Center database.

Buranelli, V. (1999). Fiction themes. In Edgar Allan Poe. New York: G.K. Hall.
     Retrieved April 16, 2006, from Literature Resource Center database.

Giles, D. (2003). Media psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Eribaum.
     Retrieved November 11, 2003, from NetLibrary.

An Article from a Reference Book:

Wal-mart Stores, Inc. (2004). In International directory of company histories (Vol. 63). St. James
      Press. Retrieved March 28, 2006, from Business and Company Resource Center database.

Arnold, F. (2003). Demographic and health surveys. In P. Demeny & G. McNicoll (Eds.),
     Encyclopedia of population (Vol. 1, pp. 202-204). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.
     Retrieved March 28, 2006, from Gale Virtual Reference Center database.

Frey, R. (2001). Anxiety. In J.L. Longe (Ed.), Gale encyclopedia of medicine. Farmington Hills, MI:
     Gale Group. Retrieved May 4, 2004, from Health and Wellness Resource Center database.

Separation of church and state. (1999). In American journey online: civil rights in America.
      Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. Retrieved February 7, 2007, from History Resource Center
      database.

Simal, B. (2005). Gish Jen. In D.L. Madsen (Ed.), Dictionary of literary biography: Vol. 312. Asian
     American writers (pp. 142-154). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved April 4, 2006, from Literature Resource
     Center database.

Berger, P. M. (n.d.). [Review of the test Coping Scale for Adults]. In The fifteenth mental
     measurements yearbook. Retrieved February 8, 2007, from Mental Measurements Yearbook
     database.

Coping scale for adults. (n.d.). In The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved
    February 8, 2007, from Mental Measurements Yearbook database.

Dream analysis. (2001). In A. Coleman (Ed.), A dictionary of psychology. Oxford University Press.
     Retrieved March 28, 2006, from Oxford Reference Online database.

Hemingway, Ernest (Miller) (1898-1961). (2000). In The Cambridge guide to literature in English.
      New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved February 7, 2007, from Xreferplus database.

Magazine article:

Setoodeh, R. (2005, March 14). Penmanship, the newest SAT worry. Newsweek, 48.
     Retrieved March 22, 2005, from Academic Search Premier database.

Shea, R. H. (2003, April 14). Being a student in the era of terror. U.S. News and World Report, 52.
      Retrieved April 30, 2004, from Expanded Academic ASAP Plus database.

The chip-top laboratory. (1998, February 21). Economist, S6. Retrieved July 5, 2001, from InfoTrac
      OneFile Plus database.

Normile, D. (2006, December). 39th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
     International Gymnast, 5. Retrieved February 8, 2007, from SPORTDiscus database.

Journal article:

Halachmi, A. (2005). Governance and risk management: challenges and public productivity.
     International Journal of Public Sector Management, 18(4), 300-317. Retrieved April
     16, 2006 from Business Source Premier database.

Kohn, A. (2007). The Goldilocks paradox. American Schoolboard Journal, 194(2), 30-31.
     Retrieved February 8, 2007, from Education Research Complete database.

Quimby, K. (2003). The story of Jo: literary tomboys, Little Women, and the sexual-textual
     politics of narrative desire. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 10(1), 1-22.
     Retrieved February 8, 2007, from e-Duke Scholarly Collection database.

Butler, J. C. (1997). Factor analysis of physique-stereotyped traits. Journal of Social Psychology,
     137(3), 392-395. Retrieved July 5, 2001, from Expanded Academic ASAP Plus database.

Fairfield, K. M., & Fletcher, R. H. (2002). Vitamins for chronic disease prevention
      in adults: scientific review. JAMA, 287 (23), 3116-3126. Retrieved July 2, 2002,
      from Health Reference Center Academic database.

Butler, J. C. (1997). Factor analysis of physique-stereotyped traits. Journal of Social Psychology,
     137(3), 392-395. Retrieved July 5, 2001, from InfoTrac OneFile Plus database.

Elliot, M. (1996). Impact of work, family, and welfare receipt on women's self-esteem in young
      adulthood. Social Psychology Quarterly, 59(1), 80-95. Retrieved February 12, 2002,
      from JSTOR database.

Negredo, E., Higueras, C., Adell, X., Martinez, J., Martinez, E., Puig, J., et al. (2006). Reconstructive
      treatment for antiretroviral-associated facial lipoatrophy: a prospective study comparing
      autologous fat and synthetic substances. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 20(12), 829-837.
      Retrieved February 8, 2007, from Liebert Online database.

Miller, T., Rauh, V.A., Glied, S.A.M., Hattis, D., Rundle, A., Andrews, H., et al. (2006).
     The economic impact of early life environmental tobacco smoke exposure: early
     intervention for developmental delay. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(10), 1585-1588.
     Retrieved February 9, 2007, from MEDLINE database.

Sherbo, A. (1996). From Shenandoah: overlooked reviews of and poems by Eliot, Faulkner,
      Stevens, Hemingway, Graves, Spender, and others. Notes and Queries, 43(4), 445-447.
      Retrieved February 8, 2007, from Oxford Journals database.

Alon, S., Donahoe, D., & Tienda, M. (2001). The effects of early work experience on young
      women's labor force attachment. Social Forces, 73(3), 1005-1034. Retrieved
      April 10, 2002, from Project Muse database.

Lee, R.M., Grotevant, H.D., & Hellerstedt, W.L. (2006). Cultural socialization in families with
     internationally adopted children. Journal of Family Psychology, 20(4), 571-580.
     Retrieved February 9, 2007, from PsycARTICLES database.

Hanks, W.F. (2005). Explorations in the deictic field. Current Anthropology, 46(2), 191-212.
     Retrieved February 8, 2007, from PsycINFO database.

Squires, J., & Kaplan, P. (2007). Developmental outcomes of children born after assissted
     reproductive technologies. Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal
     of Special Care Practices, 20(1), 2-10. Retrieved February 9, 2007, from Psychology
     and Behavioral Sciences Collection database.

Pesa, J. A., Syre, T.R., & Jones, E. (2000). Psychosocial differences associated with body
      weight among female adolescents: the importance of body image. Journal of Adolescent
      Health, 26(5), 330-337. Retrieved July 5, 2001, from ScienceDirect database.

Sisneros, J.A., & Nelson, D.R. (2001). Surfactants as chemical shark repellents: past, present, and
     future. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 60(1-3), 117-130. Retrieved March 25, 2005 from
     SpringerLink database.

Fulkerson, J.A., Keel, P.K., Leon, G.L., & Dorr, T. (1999). Eating-disordered
      behaviors and personality characteristics of high school athletes and nonathletes.
      International Journal of Eating Disorders, 26(1), 73-79. Retrieved March 24,
      2005 from Wiley InterScience database.

Pamphlet:

Newspaper:

The ordinance of 1787. (1856, October 2). The Pittsfield Sun. Retrieved April 16, 2006 from
     Early American Newspapers database.

Vedantam, S. (1995, November 10). San Diego Zoo is preserving hundreds of species' DNA.
      Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, p. 110K3288. Retrieved July 5, 2001, from Expanded Academic Index ASAP      Plus database.

Rothacker, R. (2006, October 10). BofA revs ties to NASCAR. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved
     February 8, 2007, from LexisNexis Academic database.

Shapiro, T. (2004, March 7). Failure to read well by third grade makes it difficult for kids
      to catch up. Honolulu Advertiser, 6A. Retrieved May 4, 2004 from Newsbank
      Newsfile database.

Heller, D. (2007, January 29). Lombardi hiring in ’59 pointed Packers to glory.
      The (DC) Washington Times. Retrieved February 8, 2007, from Regional
      Business News database.

Court Case from LexisNexis:

General BusinessFile ASAP Company Profiles:

Investext Report:

ERIC Document:

Bacon, B. (2001, April). Increasing safety in America's public Schools: Lessons from the Field.

Work of Art/Illustration:

Duveneck, F. (1872). Whistling boy. [Painting]. Cincinnati, OH; Cincinnati Art Museum.

Duveneck, F. (1872). Whistling boy. [Poster of painting]. Conway, SC; Coastal Carolina University, Kimbel Library.

Van Gogh, V. (1889). Starry night. [Online image]. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from ARTstor.


To do an APA style citation, start with the format of the original article, whether it is a book, magazine article, journal, etc. In the second half of the citation indicate the name of the database that it is full-text from and the date that you retrieved the article from the index.

For additional APA formats, check the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, located on Library Reserve, call number: BF 76.7 P83 2001 or the APA web site.

For additional examples of citing business sources in APA format, try Kimbel Library's Citing Select Business Resources Using APA Style