Apa Style Guide

APA Style Guide

References Page or Bibliography

References include only sources that are cited in the text of your paper and this is usually what is required for APA style. If you are asked to include all sources you used as evidence of wider reading then you must create a Bibliography

o At the top of the page, write References or Bibliography, centered.

o Do not use all capital letters.

o Do not use italics.

o List the reference entries in alphabetical order according to the first word in each entry.

o Start each entry on a new line, using a hanging indent. (In a hanging indent, the first line of the entry starts at the left margin. The remaining lines are indented one tab stop. To get a hanging indent in Word, select the entire reference entry, then go to Format—Paragraph—Direction and Indents—Special—Hanging.)

References

The following are examples of each type of reference you may need to include in your bibliography. Follow the examples below, using the information from your own sources. (Note: Italicize the titles of books, titles of periodicals, and periodical volume numbers.)

Books

Author(s) given:

Author(s). (Year). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher.

No author given:

Title of book. (Year). Place of publication: Publisher.

Chapter in a book:

Author(s). (Year). Title of chapter. In Name of editor (Ed.), Title of book (pages). Place of publication: Publisher.

Encyclopedias

Author(s) given:

Author(s). (Year). Title of article. In Title of encyclopedia (volume, pages). Place of publication: Publisher.

No author given:

Title of article. (Year). In Title of encyclopedia (volume, pages). Place of publication: Publisher.

Online Encyclopedia:

Title of article. (Year). In Title of online encyclopedia. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from Title of Online Encyclopedia URL

Videos

Name of producer (Producer). (Year). Title of video [Videotape]. Place of production: Publisher or Distributor.

Interviews

Not included in list of references/bibliography. Cite in-text only.