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APA style references for other, miscellaneous sources
Occasionally, you’ll use a source that doesn’t fall into a convenient category. Carmun calls these “Other.” Lumped into this “we don’t know what else to call it” group, you might put unpublished letters, dissertations, or theses; court and other public documents; papers delivered at a meeting; and so on. With Other, you’ll need the standard stuff or whatever you can get.
Author
Editor
Title
Edition
Volume and issue numbers
Number of pages
Page numbers
Publisher
Place of publication
Publication date
Don’t panic if you can’t find some of the nonpublication facts. You’ve always got your friends, n.p. and n.d. to bail you out.
A very scintillating-sounding paper that appeared in an unpublished dissertation abstract reads like this with APA formatting.
Crenshaw, M. B. "Evaluation of lunch menus planned by childcare facilities participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program." Masters Abstracts International, 42 2004. 1647.
It’s great that you can recognize APA references. No need to ever compose one yourself. Let carmun do it.
