APA referencing style
 

Main Contents Page

Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting information sources

Reading and making notes

Compiling the bibliography

Example

Elements required

Harvard style

APA style

Vancouver style

Chicago style

Abbreviations for USA

Other links

Quiz

In-text referencing

Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

Example

- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

 

Book: Edition
Authors. Date. Title: subtitle. Edition. Place: Publisher.

APA
example
a) Brunner, H. (1972). Hieroglyphic writing: The Egyptian legacy (3rd rev. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

b) Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Notes
  • Subtitle: separated from the title with a colon.
  • The first word of the subtitle starts with a capital letter.
  • No full stop at the end of the title before the edition statement.
  • Note the correct abbreviations used in the edition statement.

Back to list of examples