Citation Guide

How to enter the metadata in Zotero for each citation example

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   For NPS theses, papers, and publications: to cite properly, follow these examples and apply the essential rules.

 

arXiv

Blog Post

APA blog post 

Book > Audiobook

Book Chapter in Edited Book > One author, two editors

APA book chapter in edited book 

Book Section > Three authors, one editor > From the introduction, forward, preface, etc.

APA book section introduction

Electronic Book > Chapter with DOI or URL

In-text Citations

(Bonds, 2014, p. Chapter 3, para. 1)


APA book electronic with DOI

Electronic Book > From a book provider (Kindle)

Reference Entry

Krishnan, A. (2008). War as business: Technological change and military service contracting. [Kindle DX version]. https://www.amazon.com


APA book electronic Kindle reference

Electronic Book > From a library database

APA book electronic from library database

Book > Print > One author

APA book print

Book > Print > Two authors, with edition number

 APA book print with two authors and edition number

Book > Print > Three authors

APA book print three authors

Class Notes > Published

APA class notes published 

Lecture > Published (online)

APA lecture published online 

Presentation or Workshop

APA presentation or workshop 

Computer Program / Software > Hard Copy

APA computer program hard copy

Computer Program / Software > Online

APA computer program 

Conference Proceedings (online)

APA conference proceedings online             

Conference Proceedings (print)

APA conference proceedings print 

Conference Proceedings > Paper Presented at Conference > Unpublished

APA conference paper unpublished

Data Set > Published

APA data set 

Data Set > Unpublished and Retrievable

APA data set unpublished retrievable 


APA data set unpublished retrievable 2

Dictionary

APA dictionary 

Encyclopedia

APA encyclopedia

Fact Sheet

First In-text Citation

(Department of Labor [DOL], 2008)

Reference Entry

DOL Department of Labor. (2008). The construction industry under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) [Fact sheet]. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/1-flsa-construction


 

Directive

First In-text Citation

(Department of Defense [DOD], 2005)

Reference Entry

DOD Department of Defense. (2005, December 19). Information assurance training, certification, and workforce management (DOD Directive 8570.01-M). https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/
dodm/857001m.pdf


 

Doctrine

First In-text Citation

(Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS], 2017)

Reference Entry

JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2017). Countering air and missile threats (JP 3-01). https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp3_01_pa.pdf


 

Field Manual / Military Regulation

First In-text Citation

(Department of the Army [DA], 1994)

Reference Entry

DA Department of the Army. (1994). Sniper training (FM 23-10). https://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/fm_23-10%2894%29.pdf


Government Report > CRS Report

 APA government report CRS

Government Report > GAO Report

APA government report GAO 

Government Report > Strategy Document / Other Government Report

 

Instruction

First In-text Citation

(Office of the Chief of Naval Operations [OPNAV], 2019)

Reference Entry

OPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. (2019, May 5). Navy Safety and Occupational Health program for forces afloat (OPNAVINST 5100.19F). Department of the Navy. https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Directives/05000%20General%20Management%20Security%20and%20Safety%20Services/05-100%20Safety%20and%20Occupational%20Health%20Services/5100.19F.pdf


Memorandum

Reference Entry

Takai, T. M. (2013, March 28). Adoption of the national information exchange model within the Department of Defense [Memorandum]. Department of Defense. https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/2013-03-28%20Adoption%20of%20the%20NIEM%20within%20the%20DoD.pdf


APA memorandum

Handbook > Online

APA handbook online 

Handbook > Print

APA handbook print 

Journal Article > Online > With DOI or URL

APA journal article online 

Journal Article > Online > From a library database

APA journal article from library database

Journal Article > Print

APA journal article print

Legal > Bill / Resolution > Federal enacted, published in Congressional Record

Reference Entry

S. Res. 438, 114th Cong., 162 Cong. Rec. 2394 (2016), (enacted).


APA legal bill federal enacted 

Legal > Bill / Resolution > Federal unenacted

APA legal bill federal unenacted 

Legal > Code of Federal Regulations

APA legal Code of Federal Regulations 

Legal > Congressional Hearing > Full Hearing

APA legal congressional hearing full

Legal > Congressional Hearing > Testimony within a Hearing

APA legal congressional hearing testimony 

Legal > Court Case Decision > Lower Court

Reference Entry

Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F. Supp. 1078, 1092–1104 (E.D. Wis. 1972). https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16374362071956566586


 

Legal > Court Case Decision > Supreme Court

APA legal court supreme 

Legal > Executive Order > Basic Format

APA legal executive order basic 

Legal > Executive Order > Extended Format

APA legal executive order extended 

Legal > Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

 APA legal FAR

Legal > Public Law > U.S. Code

First In-text Citation

(National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA],1969)

Reference Entry

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4331 (1969).


Legal > Public Law > U.S. Statutes at Large

APA legal public law Statutes 

Magazine Article > Online > DOI or URL > No author

APA magazine no author 

Magazine Article > Online > From a library database

Reference Entry

Katz, F. (2020, January–March). You're grounded for life. Parenting Highlights Quarterly112(1), 22–27. ProQuest


APA magazine article from library database 

Magazine Article > Print

APA magazine author given 

Map > Google Map

APA map

Multimedia > Film

 APA film

Multimedia > Podcast

Reference Entry

McBracket, D. (Host). (2020, January 7). Taking the sigh out of citation (No. 846) [Audio podcast episode]. In Team Citation presents. Komodo Studios. https://www.komodo-studios.com/podcasts/10486/firstnamelastlastnamefirst.html


APA podcast 

Multimedia > Video

APA multimedia video

Newspaper Article > Online > DOI or URL > Author given

APA APA newspaper article with DOI or URL

Newspaper Article > Online > DOI or URL > No author

 APA newspaper no author

Newspaper Article > Online > From a library database

APA newspaper article from library database 

Patent

 

Photograph

APA photo 

Report > Research Report / Think Tank Report / White Paper

Reference Entry

Dixon, L., Clancy, N., Miller, B. M., Hoegberg, S., Lewis, M. M., Bender, B., Ebinger, S., Hodges, M., Syck, G. M., Nagy, C., & . . . Choquette, S. R. (2017). The cost and affordability of flood insurance in New York City (Report No. RR1776-NYCEDC). RAND. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1776.html


APA report research 

Report > Technical Report > Author given (online)

APA report technical 

Report > Technical Report > Organization as author (online)

First In-text Citation

(National Toxicology Program [NTP], 2012)

Reference Entry

NTP National Toxicology Program. (2012). Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of trimethylolpropane triacrylate (technical grade) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1/N mice (dermal studies) (Report No. TR-576). National Institutes of Health. https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/tr576abs


Report > Technical Report > Author given (print)

APA report technical author print 

Secondary / Indirect Source

APA secondary source 

Social Media

In-text Citations

(Babygiraffe [@babygiraffehaslastlaugh], 2020)


APA social media Instagram

Speech

APA speech 

Thesis / Dissertation > From a commercial database > Dissertation

APA dissertation from commercial database 

Thesis / Dissertation > From an institutional archive > Dissertation

APA dissertation from institutional archive

Thesis / Dissertation > From an institutional archive > Thesis

APA thesis from institutional archive

Unpublished Work > Accepted for publication (online)

APA unpublished work accepted for publication 

Unpublished Work > Not submitted for publication (print)

APA unpublished work not submitted for publication 

Unpublished Work > Submitted for publication (online)

APA unpublished work submitted for publication 

Website / Webpage > Author given

APA website author given 

Website / Webpage > Organization as author

First In-text Citation

(Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], 2017)

Reference Entry

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2017, April 6). Forging papers to sell fake art. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/forging-papers-to-sell-fake-art


Website > No date given

APA website no date 

Website > Janes Example

 

Wikipedia

APA wikipedia 

Working Paper / Occasional Paper

APA working paper