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APA references generally include information about the author , publication date , title , and source . Depending on the type of source, you may have to include extra information that helps your reader locate the source.
Citing a source starts with choosing the correct reference format. Use Scribbr’s Citation Example Generator to learn more about the format for the most common source types. Pay close attention to punctuation, capitalization, and italicization.
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It is not uncommon for certain information to be unknown or missing, especially with sources found online. In these cases, the reference is slightly adjusted.
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Author | Start the reference entry with the source title. | Title. (Date). Source. |
Date | Write “n.d.” for “no date”. | Author. (n.d.). Title. Source. |
Title | Describe the work in square brackets. | Author. (Date). [Description]. Source. |
On the first line of the page, write the section label “References” (in bold and centred). On the second line, start listing your references in alphabetical order .
Apply these formatting guidelines to the APA reference page:
On the reference page, you only include sources that you have cited in the text (with an in-text citation ). You should not include references to personal communications that your reader can’t access (e.g. emails, phone conversations or private online material).
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Formatting your paper, headings organize your paper (2.27), video tutorials, reference list format (9.43).
Dois and urls (9.34-9.36), in-text citations.
If you're taking courses in any of these areas, be prepared to use APA style.
For in-depth guidance on using this citation style, refer to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 7th ed. We have several copies available at the MJC Library at the call number BF 76.7 .P83 2020 .
In October 2019, the American Psychological Association made radical changes its style, especially with regard to the format and citation rules for students writing academic papers. Use this guide to learn how to format and cite your papers using APA Style, 7th edition.
You can start by viewing the video tutorial .
For help on all aspects of formatting your paper in APA Style, see The Essentials page on the APA Style website.
Student papers generally include, at a minimum:
Student papers may include additional elements such as tables and figures depending on the assignment. So, please check with your teacher!
Student papers generally DO NOT include the following unless your teacher specifically requests it:
For complete information on the order of pages , see the APA Style website.
Number your pages consecutively starting with page 1. Each section begins on a new page. Put the pages in the following order:
To see what your paper should look like, check out these sample papers with built-in instructions.
APA Style uses five (5) levels of headings to help you organize your paper and allow your audience to identify its key points easily. Levels of headings establish the hierarchy of your sections just like you did in your paper outline.
APA tells us to use "only the number of headings necessary to differentiate distinct section in your paper." Therefore, the number of heading levels you create depends on the length and complexity of your paper.
See the chart below for instructions on formatting your headings:
Placement: The reference list appears at the end of the paper, on its own page(s). If your research paper ends on page 8, your References begin on page 9.
Heading: Place the section label References in bold at the top of the page, centered.
Arrangement: Alphabetize entries by author's last name. If source has no named author, alphabetize by the title, ignoring A, An, or The. (9.44-9.48)
Spacing: Like the rest of the APA paper, the reference list is double-spaced throughout. Be sure NOT to add extra spaces between citations.
Indentation: To make citations easier to scan, add a hanging indent of 0.5 in. to any citation that runs more than one line. Use the paragraph-formatting function of your word processing program to create your hanging indent.
References generally have four elements, each of which has a corresponding question for you to answer:
By using these four elements and answering these four questions, you should be able to create a citation for any type of source.
For complete information on all of these elements, checkout the APA Style website.
This infographic shows the first page of a journal article. The locations of the reference elements are highlighted with different colors and callouts, and the same colors are used in the reference list entry to show how the entry corresponds to the source.
To create your references, you'll simple look for these elements in your source and put them together in your reference list entry.
American Psychological Association. Example of where to find reference information for a journal article [Infographic]. APA Style Center. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/basic-principles
Below you'll find two printable handouts showing APA citation examples. The first is an abbreviated list created by MJC Librarians. The second, which is more comprehensive, is from the APA Style website. Feel free to print these for your convenience or use the links to reference examples below:
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You can view the entire Reference Examples website below and view a helpful guide to finding useful APA style topics easily:
Sometimes you won't be able to find all the elements required for your reference. In that case, see the instructions in Table 9.1 of the APA style manual in section 9.4 or the APA Style website below:
The DOI or URL is the final component of a reference list entry. Because so much scholarship is available and/or retrieved online, most reference list entries end with either a DOI or a URL.
When to Include DOIs and URLs:
Format of DOIs and URLs:
Your DOI should look like this:
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040251
Follow these guidelines from the APA Style website.
APA Style uses the author–date citation system , in which a brief in-text citation points your reader to the full reference list entry at the end of your paper. The in-text citation appears within the body of the paper and briefly identifies the cited work by its author and date of publication. This method enables your reader to locate the corresponding entry in the alphabetical reference list at the end of your paper.
Each work you cite must appear in the reference list, and each work in the reference list must be cited in the text (or in a table, figure, footnote, or appendix) except for the following (See APA, 8.4):
Parenthetical and Narrative Citations: ( See APA Section 8.11)
In APA style you use the author-date citation system for citing references within your paper. You incorporate these references using either a parenthetical or a narrative style.
In narrative citations, the author name or title of your source appears within your text and the publication date appears in parentheses immediately after the author name.
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This guide to the APA 7th edition is based on the APA 7th edition Publication Manual. Further details, explanations and examples are available in the manual. For other referencing styles and some general information on referencing go to the main Referencing & Citing guide.
Please check your Subject Outline, assessment guides or with your subject lecturers regarding the appropriateness of the various types of sources that can be used in your assignments.
The APA referencing style is an author-date citation style with two main features:
Further Information about APA 7:
This guide will provide you with detailed style notes and examples of how to cite different sources using version seven of the APA Style.
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Introduction to Referencing
Referencing is an important skill to learn at university. You are required to reference all your sources including quotes, paraphrases, data, images, and diagrams. Marks are often given for accurate referencing as this allows you to:
This guide explains how to reference your sources in the APA referencing style (7th edition). Click on the videos below to learn more about APA referencing or explore the sections below.
What is APA referencing?
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This is a short reference in the body of your assignment which includes the author’s family name or organisation’s name, the date, and where applicable, the page number. In-text citations are generally formatted in the same way, regardless of what type of source you have used.
You must give an in-text citation for a direct quote, and when paraphrasing, summarising, reproducing data, using an image etc.
Every in-text citation must match an entry in the reference list.
There are two ways to write an in-text citation:
Both types of citation are acceptable to use, and you will probably find that you switch between both in your assignments.
The information is placed in brackets, and normally at the end of a sentence before the full stop. However, the citation can be elsewhere in the sentence if this makes the reference clearer.
(Author, year) or (Author, year, p. x)
Example 1 (A summary of a whole book)
Data analysis uses an innovative technique for data mining (Tuccitto, 2017).
Example 2 (A direct quote)
The new technique makes "a dataset much more manageable than the giant original raw data" (Tuccitto, 2017, p. 5).
The author's name is in the structure of your sentence followed by the date in brackets. The page number is also in brackets at the end of the quote or paraphrase. If this is at the end of the sentence, it is before the full stop.
Author (year) or Author (year) “Quote” (p. x).
Example 1 (A summary of a whole article)
Launer (2022) argues that reflection is an important skill in healthcare.
Example 2 (A paraphrased section across multiple pages)
Launer (2022) discusses how working cultures can be transformed by good conversation amongst colleagues (pp. 5-6).
You may need to cite more than one source in the same sentence, for example, when showing that multiple authors agree.
Example 1 (Multiple parenthetical citations)
Studies have shown work-life balance is important for productivity (Beverley, 2021; Hill, 2016; Veltri, 2017).
Example 2 (Multiple narrative citations)
Robinson (2023) and Ibrahim et al. (2022) found that . . .
Example 3 (Multiple narrative citations by the same author)
According to Gonzalez (2017, 2020, 2024) . . .
Sometimes, you may use more than one sentence to paraphrase, summarise, or discuss a source. If referring to the same source, you only need to include the citation in the first sentence. In subsequent sentences, to show that you are continuing to draw from the same source, you can mention the author’s name or use a phrase like “the study” to refer to the source. An example of a long paraphrase can be found on the APA blog .
If you continue that discussion into a new paragraph, or return to a source later in your assignment, give the full citation again.
Page numbers should always be included in your citation when quoting (if a page number exists). APA also encourages the use of page numbers when paraphrasing, although this is not essential. We suggest using page numbers when quoting and paraphrasing, unless otherwise directed by your module leader.
The reference list gives the full details of every source to match your in-text citations. It provides the reader with the information to check the source themselves. If you have referred to the same source multiple times, you only need to include the source once in your reference list.
The information required for a reference will change depending on the type of source. Refer to the A-Z page to find specific reference examples for the different source types.
The reference list is in alphabetical order by the author's last name. There is an option in Word to sort the list automatically . Your references should be in one long list - you do not need a separate list for books, articles etc. unless specified by your module leader.
Each entry in your reference list should have a hanging indent. This means that the first line of each reference is in line with the margin of the page, and any lines afterwards are indented away from the edge. The paragraph formatting tool in Word can do this automatically for you.
A reference will generally have four components: author, date, title, and source, with the first two components included in the in-text citation. The information in the reference will vary depending on the information available and the source type. The general format is discussed below, though refer to the A-Z page for examples of how to reference specific sources.
Author. (Date). Title [Format]. Publisher. www.website.co.uk
Almost all references start with an author. This is the creator of the work, (writer, artist, director, presenter, etc.), and might be a person/people or an organisation. The latter is sometimes known as a "corporate author".
The in-text citation will include the author's family name (last name) or the organisation’s name. In your reference list, the initial(s) of the author's first or given name(s) are also included when it is a named author.
Reference: O’Connor, P. (2020). Skateboarding and religion. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24857-4
Reference: Tesco. (2023). Annual report & financial statements 2023. https://www.tescoplc.com/media/u1wlq2qf/tesco-plc-annual-report-2023.pdf
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The second element is the date the source was published, updated, or completed. The date is in brackets, followed by a full stop.
Reference: Li, Y. (2024). Oil spill detection, identification, and tracing. Elsevier.
Reference: DHL Group. (n.d.). Our sustainability roadmap. https://group.dhl.com/en/sustainability/sustainability-roadmap.html
Reference: London Stock Exchange. (2024). FTSE 100. Retrieved 28 March, 2024, from https://www.londonstockexchange.com/indices/ftse-100
Titles are formatted as follows in the reference list:
Lia, P. (2020). Simplify your study: Effective strategies for coursework and exams. Red Globe Press.
Cairns, J. (2024). Phases of the Buddhist approach to the environment. Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 31.
FAME. (n.d.). [Top 25 UK companies by turnover]. Retrieved April 10, 2024, from https://fame-r1.bvdinfo.com/version-20240321-1-1/fame/1/Companies/List
The source format is not included in every reference type. Sometimes, it can be helpful to explain the type of source in a reference and this is placed in square brackets, e.g. [Presentation] or [Video] after the title. If this is required, the full stop that would normally go after the title moves to after the source format.
Coventry University. (n.d.). CMI referencing [Presentation]. Aula. https://files.coventry.aula.education/3a4c8b7c5cbc31be645c1a955a068dadcmi_library_resources_feb2024.pptx
Example 2 (Video on a video sharing platform)
TED. (2024, February 5). How babies think about danger | Shari Liu | TED [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6djPLVa9aQ4
This component is primarily used for published books or where a source has been published, produced, or made available by an organisation and that organisation is not listed as the author.
Smithers, G. W. (2024). Encyclopaedia of food safety (2nd ed.). Academic Press.
Dois (digital object identifier) or web addresses.
DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier and is a string of numbers and letters. It is a unique, persistent number that is given to many online journal articles, books and other material, found on the title page or with the bibliographic information. If an electronic source has a DOI, use that number rather than the web address.
Example 1 (e-book with a doi).
Sully, A. (2024). Interior design: Conceptual basis (2nd ed.). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51410-4
Nguyen, T. L. (2024). The hybrid languages of love and comics. World Literature Today, 98 (1), 42–43. https://doi.org/10.1353/wlt.2024.a916069
Web addresses
When an electronic source does not have a DOI, give the web address. This will normally be the full web address to the exact page you have used. There are two exceptions to this:
Example 1 (website link).
Reliance Industries. (n.d.). Decarbonisation: Our carbon reduction strategy. https://www.ril.com/sustainability/decarbonisation
Euromonitor International. (2024). World in 2040: The future demographic. https://www.portal.euromonitor.com/portal/analysis/tab
When citing multiple authors, list the authors in the order they appear on the source.
Two authors: (Mankiw & Taylor, 2022) or Mankiw and Taylor (2022) discuss ...
Three or more authors: (Willey et al., 2023) or Willey et al. (2023) compare ...
Two authors: Mankiw, N. G., & Taylor, M. P. (2023). Economics . Cengage.
Three or more authors: Willey, J., Sandman, K., & Wood, D. (2022). Prescott's microbiology (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Twenty-one authors or more: Ong, K. L., Stafford, L. K., Cruz, J. A., Aali, A., Abate, M. D., Abd ElHafeez, S., Adane, T. D., Adekanmbi, V., Agudelo-Botero, M., Ahmadi, A., Akinyemi, R. O., Al Hamad, H., Alvis-Guzman, N., Amusa, G. A., Anyasodor, A. E., Areda, D., Armocida, B., Arumugam, A., Aryan, Z., … Belete, M. A. (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 402 (10397), 203–234. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01301-6
Where possible, always read the original source and reference that source. For example, if you read a point of view by Tang in a book written by Khan, go to the original source written by Tang. Sometimes this may not be possible. For example, the original source could be out of print, or it could be written in another language. In this case create a secondary citation for your in-text citation.
Parenthetical citation: (Original author, original year, as cited in author, year) Narrative citation: Original author (original year, as cited in author, year)
Parenthetical citation: (Tang, 2005, as cited in Khan, 2024) Narrative citation: According to Tang (2005, as cited in Khan, 2024) . . .
In your reference list, reference only the source you have read (i.e. Khan).
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Headings and subheadings provide structure to a document. They signal what each section is about and allow for easy navigation of the document.
APA headings have five possible levels. Each heading level is formatted differently.
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As well as the heading styles, there are some other guidelines to keep in mind:
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Depending on the length and complexity of your paper, you may not use all five heading levels. In fact, shorter student papers may have no headings at all.
It’s also perfectly fine for some sections in your paper to go as deep as five levels, where others use only heading level 1.
Heading level 1 is used for main sections like “ Methods ”, “ Results ”, and “ Discussion ”. There is no “ Introduction ” heading at the beginning of your paper because the first paragraphs are understood to be introductory.
Heading level 2 is used for subsections under level 1. For example, under “Methods” (level 1) you may have subsections for “Sampling Method” and “Data Analysis” (level 2). This continues all the way down to heading level 5.
Always use at least two subheadings or none at all. If there is just one subheading, the top-level heading is sufficient.
In addition to regular headings, APA works with “section labels” for specific parts of the paper. They’re similar to headings but are formatted differently. Section labels are placed on a separate line at the top of a new page in bold and centered.
Use section labels for the following sections in an APA formatted paper :
Instead of formatting every heading individually, you can use the “Styles” feature in Word or Google Docs. This allows you to save the styling and apply it with just a click.
The first time you use APA Style, you need to update the default heading styles to reflect the APA heading guidelines. Click here for the instructions for Microsoft Word and Google Docs .
An added benefit of using the “Styles” feature is that you can automatically generate a table of contents .
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All types of visual displays other than tables are considered figures in APA Style. Common types of figures include line graphs, bar graphs, charts (e.g., flowcharts, pie charts), drawings, maps, plots (e.g., scatterplots), photographs, infographics, and other illustrations.
This page addresses the basics of figure setup, including figure components, principles of figure construction, and placement of figures in a paper. Note that tables and figures have the same overall setup.
View the sample figures to see these guidelines in action. Information is also available on how to use color to create accessible figures .
APA Style figures have these basic components:
This diagram illustrates the basic figure components.
Figures are covered in the seventh edition APA Style manuals in the Publication Manual Sections 7.22 to 7.36 and the Concise Guide Sections 7.22 to 7.32
The most important principle to follow when creating a figure is to present information in a way that is easy for readers to understand. Provide sufficient information in the figure itself so that readers do not need to read the text to understand it.
When creating a figure, ensure you meet the following standards:
Use graphics software to create figures in APA Style papers. For example, use the built-in graphics features of your word-processing program (e.g., Microsoft Word or Excel) or dedicated programs such as Photoshop or Inkscape.
There are two options for the placement of figures (and tables) in a paper. The first is to embed figures in the text after each is first mentioned (or “called out”); the second is to place each figure on a separate page after the reference list.
An embedded figure may take up an entire page; if the figure is short, however, text may appear on the same page as the figure. In that case, place the figure at either the top or bottom of the page rather than in the middle. Also add one blank double-spaced line between the figure and any text to improve the visual presentation.
View the sample figures for more information on figures.
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Throughout your paper, you need to apply the following APA format guidelines: Set page margins to 1 inch on all sides. Double-space all text, including headings. Indent the first line of every paragraph 0.5 inches. Use an accessible font (e.g., Times New Roman 12pt., Arial 11pt., or Georgia 11pt.).
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Double-space all references. Use a hanging indent on all references (first line is flush left, the second and any subsequent lines are indented 1.27 cm (0.5 in). To apply a hanging indent in Word, highlight all of your references and press Ctrl + T on a PC, or Command (⌘) + T on a Mac. Headings: Level 1 Heading - Centered, Bold, Title Case
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Learn how to format a paper in APA Style, including the order, structure, and appearance of headings, margins, spacing, and fonts. Find out how to adapt APA Style for different kinds of works, such as websites, posters, or presentations.
Learn how to use the author-date citation system in APA Style, which directs readers to a full reference list entry. Find out how to cite paraphrases, quotations, primary and secondary sources, and specific parts of a source.
Learn how to acknowledge the work of others in your scholarly writing with APA Style in-text citations. Find out the formats, levels, and rules for different types of sources, such as interviews, classroom and intranet sources, and personal communications.
Learn how to create and place figures in APA Style papers, including line graphs, charts, drawings, photographs, and other illustrations. Find out the basic components of figures, such as number, title, image, legend, and notes.