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APA Style Overview
Section #4: References
• APA states that you list authors’ last names, followed by their initials.
• Publication year is placed in parentheses, followed by a period.
• Authors must be listed in alphabetical order.
• If more than one work by an author is cited, the earliest dated work must be first.
• Use hanging indents (i.e., first line aligned left with each subsequent line indented).
• Do not use a hyphen to break a URL— use a soft return (SHIFT + RETURN) after a slash (/) or
before a period.
APA Reference List Examples:
Type of Source
Format
Example
Article in Journal with Multiple Articles
Last name, Initials (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page numbers in journal.
Sampson, R. (1988). My life: A slam dunk. Journal of Basketball Wisdom, 22, 786–798.
Article in a Magazine
Last name, Initials (year, date of issue). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume number, page numbers in magazine.
Alderman, E. and Kennedy, C. (1979, April 22). The right to privacy. Life, 34, 87–92.
Article in a Newspaper
Last name, Initials, (year, date of issue). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, page numbers (pp.) and section.
Fielding, W. (1945, December 2). Real estate hard knocks: Avoid the money pit. The New York Times, pp. 3D–5D.
Book Review
Last name, Initials (year). Title of Article. [brief description of the topic of
the article]. Title of Journal, volume number, page numbers in journal.
Smith, W. (1969). Breaking down a stereotype [Review of the book Street Hockey: The Game of Life]. Sportswriting Today, 334, 24–28.
Books: Basic Format
Author, Initials. (Year of Publication). Title of work: Subtitle of work. Location: Publisher.
Boyardee, C. (2004). Eating your way to the outside: An encyclopedia of food. Boston, MA: Hardcore.
Book with an Editor but no Author
Editor Last name, Editor Initials. (Ed.). (Year). Title of Work. City: Publisher.
Cheung, D. (Ed.). (2003). A Survey of World Civilizations Today. Shanghai: Jiangsu Press.
A Book with an Editor and an Author
Author Last name, Author Initials. (Year). Title of Work. Name of Editor, (Ed.). City: Publisher.
Poe, E.A. (1867). Scary Stories and Terrible Tales. J.B. Davis, (Ed.). Boston, MA: Harbor Press.
Entry in an Encyclopedia
Last Name, Initials. (Year). Article title. Encyclopedia Title (Vol., Pages). City: Publisher.
Cohen, H. (1952). Great Teachers of History. Encyclopedia of History (Vol. 24, pp. 545). Los Angeles, CA: World Book Encyclopedia.
Article in Online Periodical
Author, Initials. (Date of publication). Title of Article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number. Retrieved from URL.
Taft, W. H. (2008). The progressive era. Encyclopedia Britannica Online, 93. Retrieved from http://www.britannica. org:143/prog/art.htm
Government Document
Name of Government Organization. (Year). Name of article (Publication Information about Article). City: Publisher.
National Board of Geriatric Safety. (1998).
Telling grandma when to throw away the meat in her fridge (NBGS Publication No. SPC 87-1345). Washington, DC: United States Congressional Press.
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