APA Citation, 7th edition
This page will help you with APA citation for your sources. If you need further help, please use the links below or ask a reference librarian.
The American Psychological Association recently updated their Style Guide in October 2019 to its 7th edition.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Citing Your Sources in APA Style, 7th edition
Format Guidelines for Reference List:
- Double-space the References page.
- One space follows a period.
- Use a hanging indent format (first line is flush left, all other lines are indented .5 inch. In MS Word, use Format→Paragraph→Hanging Indent).
- Arrange the list of references alphabetically by authors' last names (or by title if no author).
- Authors' names are inverted, followed by the initials of their first and middle names (Last name, A.A.).
- The date of publication follows the author's name in parentheses.
- If no author is listed, list the source by title, followed by date of publication in parentheses.
- Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle of a book or article.
- Capitalize the titles of journals, magazines, and newspapers normally.
- Italicize titles of books, journals, magazines, etc., and the volume numbers of journals as well.
- Do not include "retrieved from" information, such as the name of the database, nor a URL for the source unless it is an active URL to a website.
- Do not include place of publication for books (no city and state).
Examples of APA Citations, 7th edition
Further Breakdown of Source Part of Journal Article Citation:
