Publisher locations in the United States of America (U.S.A)
Some rules apply when referencing publisher locations within the U.S.A. When citing U.S.A. publisher locations in your reference list, give the city and state abbreviation (American Psychological Association, 2012, p. 187), followed by the name of the publisher. For example:
Publisher locations outside the U.S.A.
When citing publisher locations outside the U.S.A. in your reference list, give the city and the country name (American Psychological Association, 2012, p. 187), followed by the name of the publisher. For example:
| State | Abbreviation |
| Alabama | AL |
| Alaska | AK |
| Arkansas | AR |
| American Samoa | AS |
| Arizona | AZ |
| California | CA |
| Colorado | CO |
| Connecticut | CT |
| Canal Zone | CZ |
| District of Columbia | DC |
| Delaware | DE |
| Florida | FL |
| Georgia | GA |
| Guam | GU |
| Hawai'i | HI |
| Iowa | IA |
| Idaho | ID |
| Illinois | IL |
| Indiana | IN |
| Kansas | KS |
| Kentucky | KY |
| Louisiana | LA |
| Massachusetts | MA |
| Maryland | MD |
| Maine | ME |
| Michigan | MI |
| Minnesota | MN |
| Missouri | MO |
| Mississippi | MS |
| Montana | MT |
| North Carolina | NC |
| North Dakota | ND |
| Nebraska | NB |
| New Hampshire | NH |
| New Jersey | NJ |
| New Mexico | NM |
| Nevada | NV |
| New York | NY |
| Ohio | OH |
| Oklahoma | OK |
| Oregon | OR |
| Pennsylvania | PA |
| Puerto Rico | PR |
| Rhode Island | RI |
| South Carolina | SC |
| South Dakota | SD |
| Tennessee | TN |
| Texas | TX |
| Utah | UT |
| Virginia | VA |
| Virgin Islands | VI |
| Vermont | VT |
| Washington | WA |
| Wisconsin | WI |
| West Virginia | WV |
| Wyoming | WY |