Apa Citation Example Reference List

See an example in the sample paper reference list box on this page.

Apa citation example reference list. Unless otherwise advised the apa style above should be used. This page reflects apa 6 which is now out of date. The following rules for handling works by a single author or multiple authors apply to all apa style references in your reference list regardless of the type of work book article electronic resource etc. For a complete list of examples please consult publication manual of the american psychological association 6th ed.

Additional examples are available in the publication manual. Mitchell 2017a or mitchell 2017b. Many more samples of citations presented in the apa style can be found in the publication manual of the american psychological association please consult this book or a librarian for help with unusual resources. Your research paper ends with a list of all the sources cited in the text of the paper.

Here are eight quick rules for this list. Feel free to ask for help at the library s reference information desk 585 785 1432 or at the write place 585 785 1601. For every in text citation in your paper there must be a corresponding entry in your reference list. The equivalent apa 7 page can be found here.

These letters are assigned within the reference list which is sorted alphabetically by the surname of the first author. This resource revised according to the 7 th edition apa publication manual provides fundamental guidelines for constructing the reference pages of research papers. If the journal article does not have a doi and is from an academic research database end the reference after the page range for an explanation of why see the database information page the reference in this case is the same as for a print journal article. Gelspan 2007 these are the most common examples cited.

This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual i e apa 7 which released in october 2019. If a journal article has a doi include the doi in the reference. When formatting a citation in apa style pay particular attention to italics punctuation indentation and capitalization. Citing authors with multiple works from one year.

It will remain online until 2021 but will not be updated. Works should be cited with a b c etc following the date. The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here. Start a new page for your reference list e g if your paper is 4 pages long start your references on page 5.

Ref bf 76 7 p83 2010. This means that the first line of each reference is flush against the left margin and the subsequent lines of each reference are indented. This is called references. The sample reference list below is only in single line spacing to conserve room on this page for display.

Always include the issue number for a journal article. To find the reference example you need first select a category e g periodicals and then choose the appropriate type of.