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Clovis Community College Library
Style Guide for APA 7th References List
This style guide has been updated to include changes to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (APA 7th). The following are
some notes about these changes:
• One major change to the APA format introduced in the 7th edition is the new Student Paper format. For an example, please see pages 61-67 of the APA 7th, or
from the Purdue Online Writing Lab at APA 7 Sample Student Paper
.
• The APA 7th does not distinguish between print or non-print versions of resources. Instead, there is a distinction between resources 1) without a Document
Object Identifier (DOI), 2) with a DOI, or 3) electronic resources without a DOI but with a non-database Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
o Materials in print, including books, can have a DOI associated, which should be provided when available.
o When providing the DOI or URL, include the entire address and hyperlink.
o When citing an article from an academic research database, generally do not reference the database. See APA 7th, p.296, for more information.
For other APA format questions, copies of the APA 7th are available in the library. The Purdue Online Writing Lab
is a useful resource for students needing help with
research papers and citation styles. Citation help links and this handout are available on the library’s How to Cite page on the college website. Also, you can Book-a-
Librarian appointment for individual help.
General Guidelines for References List:
• References begin on a separate page at the end of the paper.
• Heading (References) is centered at the top with no underlining, italicizing, bolding, or quotation marks.
• Alphabetize sources by author’s last name; for works without an author, alphabetize by title.
• Generally, italicize titles of books and journals. Do not italicize the title of journal articles.
• All lines after the first line of each source should be indented 0.5” (hanging indent).
• References are double-spaced within and between entries. (The examples below are not double-spaced.)
• All entries should use an accessible font (example: 12-point Times New Roman or 11-point Calibri).
APA References Examples
Journal Articles and Magazine Articles
Generic Format for a Journal Article or Magazine Article without a DOI (In print or in database.)
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year OR Year, Month Day OR Year, Season). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), pages.
Journal Article or Magazine Article with DOI (In print or in database.)
Armour, K. C., Bitz, C. M., & Roe, G. H. (2013, July 3). Time-varying climate sensitivity from regional feedbacks. Journal of Climate, 26(13), 4518-4534.
https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00544.1
Journal Article or Magazine Article without DOI, with a nondatabase URL
Benzon, P., & Hauser, K. (2019, Fall). Visual literacy across the disciplines: From faculty engagement to general education and beyond. Peer Review, 21(4), 16-19.
https://www.aacu.org/peerreview/2019/fall/Skidmore
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Newspaper Articles & News Website
Generic Format for a Newspaper Article in Print or from Database
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, Page.
Newspaper Article from the Web
Schuessler, J. (2017, December 11). Gabriel García Márquez’s archive freely available online. The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/arts/gabriel-garcia-marquez-archive-online.html
Webpage on News Website
Mayer, P. (2020, June 30). Rudolfo Anaya, a founding father of Chicano literature, dies at 82. NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/30/885760327/rudolfo-anaya-a-
founding-father-of-chicano-literature-dies-at-82
Books
Generic Format for a book without a DOI (In print or in database.)
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year). Title of book. Name of Publisher.
More than one author and second edition
Helms, J.L., & Rogers, D. T. (2015). Majoring in psychology: Achieving your educational and career goals (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Citing an article in an anthology
Daines, R. F. (2012). The flu vaccine should be mandatory for health care workers. In N. Merino (Ed.), Vaccines (pp. 42 – 60). Greenhaven.
Book with a DOI (In print or in database. This is the same formatting as above but with the DOI added. Below is an example of an edited book.)
Woo, S. E., Tay, L. & Proctor, R.W. (Eds.). (2020). Big data in psychological research. American Psychological Association. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000193-001
Ebook or audiobook without a DOI, with a nondatabase URL (for when to distinguish use of ebook or audiobook see page 332 of APA 7th)
Baldwin, J. (2016). If Beale Street Could Talk (B. Turpin, Narr.). Blackstone Publishing. https://www.blackstonelibrary.com/if-beale-street-could-talk?sp=61409
(original work published 1974).
Webpage or Online Content and Media
Generic Format for an Article/Page on a Website
Author Last Name, First Initials (or organization). (Year, Month Day). Title of article/page. Site name. URL
Article without author or date on a Website (Use retrieved date when content changes over time.)
Processes: Simplification. (n.d.). Infogineering. Retrieved July 7, 2020 from
http://www.infogineering.net/simplification.htm
TED Talk (The first example is from the TED website and the second is from YouTube.)
McGhee. H.C. (2019, December). Racism has a cost for everyone [Video]. TEDWomen 2019.
https://www.ted.com/talks/heather_c_mcghee_racism_has_a_cost_for_everyone
TED. (2020, July 6). Lucy Hone: 3 secrets of resilient people [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-5SMpg7Q0k
Podcast Episode
Goldstein, J. & Smith, R. (Hosts). (2020, July 1). Inflation, Deflation [Audio podcast episode]. In Planet Money. NPR. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/886036317
