Clovis Community College Library
Style Guide for APA References List
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 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
• All lines after the first line of each source should be indented 0.5” (hanging indent)
• References are double-spaced within and between entries
For other APA format questions, copies of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition are available in the library.
Citation help links and this handout are available on the library’s How to Cite
page on the college website.
APA References Examples
Books & E-books
Generic Format for a Book in Print
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year). Title of book. City, State of Publication: Publisher.
Book in Print - Two Authors
Gale, R. P., & Lax, E. (2013). Radiation: What it is, what you need to know. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
Book in Print, 2nd Edition
Eskilson, S. J. (2012). Graphic design: A new history. (2nd ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Article in a Book in Print (Anthology)
Daines, R. F. (2012). The flu vaccine should be mandatory for health care workers. In N. Merino (Ed.), Vaccines. Detroit, MI: Greenhaven.
E-book from eBooks on Ebscohost
Cember, H. (2009). Introduction to health physics. Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com
Journal Articles
Generic Format for a Journal Article from a database
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), pages. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) OR Retrieved from web
address of journal’s homepage
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Journal Articles cont.
Journal Article from Database with DOI
Armour, K. C., Bitz, C. M., & Roe, G. H. (2013). Time-varying climate sensitivity from regional feedbacks. Journal of Climate, 26(13), 4518-4534. doi:
10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00544.1
Journal Article from Database without DOI
Abdrabbo, M. A., Ouda, S., & Noreldin, T. (2013). Modeling the irrigation schedule on wheat under climate change conditions. Nature & Science, 11(5),
10-18. Retrieved from http://www.sciencepub.net/nature
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Generic Format for a Magazine Article from Database/Web
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Volume(Issue), pages. Retrieved from magazine’s homepage
Magazine Article from Database/Web
Rosin, H. (2013, April). The touch-screen generation. The Atlantic, 311(3), 56-65. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/
Generic Format for a Newspaper Article from Database/Web
Author Last Name, First Initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of newspaper. Retrieved from web address of newspaper’s homepage
Newspaper Article from Database/Web
Schuessler, J. (2017, December 11). “Gabriel García Márquez’s archive freely available online.“ The New York Times. Retrieved from
https://nytimes.com.
Websites
Generic Format for an Article/Page on a Website
Author Last Name, First Initials (or corporation). (Year, Month Day). Title of article/page. Retrieved from website for article/page.
Article on a Website
Goldman, D., & Cowley, S. (2012). Apple’s value soars to $600 billion. Retrieved from
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/10/technology/apple_market_cap/index.htm
Article without author or date on a website
New child vaccine gets funding boost. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/13718.asp
Entire Website
Just give the address of the website in the text of your paper. Do not list it in your references.
In-text citation of an entire website
The Purdue Online Writing Lab is a useful resource for students needing help with research papers and citation styles.
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/)
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