APA REFERENCE FORMAT

Darell Cunanan Naguit

Secondary School Teacher II
 APA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The “APA style” is an author-date style for citing and referencing
information in assignments and publications. This guide is based on the
"Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" 6th
edition (2010).
 BOOK
FORMAT:
Author, Year, Title of the Book, Page Numbers, Place of Publication,
Publisher

EXAMPLE:
De Vaus, D. A. (2014). Surveys in social research (pp. 102 – 123). Sydney, Australia: Allen
& Unwin
 WEBSITE WITH NO AUTHOR
FORMAT:
Name of Website, Year, Topic, URL

EXAMPLE:
Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. (2016). General information about GM foods.
Retrieved from
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/gmfood/gmoverview/Pages/default.aspx
 WEBSITE WITH AUTHOR
FORMAT:
Surname, Year, Topic, URL

EXAMPLE:
Welch, N. (2000). Toward an understanding of the determinants of rural
health. Retrieved from http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/welch.htm
 ONLINE JOURNAL ARTICLE
FORMAT:
Name, Year, Title, Name of Publication. Volume Number, Issue Number, URL or
DOI

EXAMPLE:
Cheung, J. M. Y., Bartlett, D. J., Armour, C. L., Laba, T. L., & Saini, B. (2018). To drug or not to drug:
A qualitative study of patients’ decision-making processes for managing insomnia.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 16(1), 1-26. doi:10.1080/15402002.2016.1163702
 ONLINE DICTIONARY
FORMAT:
Word, Year, Dictionary, URL

EXAMPLE:
Acetone. (2012). In Macmillan dictionary. Retrieved from
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/acetone
 SEATWORK
Identify referred to by the entries below.
1. Beckett, S. T. (2008). The science of chocolate (2nd ed.). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry.
2. Tranquilli, A. L., Lorenzi, S., Buscicchio, G., Di Tommaso, M., Mazzanti, L. & Emanuelli, M. (2014). Female fetuses are more reactive
when mother eats chocolate. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 27(1), 72-74. doi:10.3109/14767058.2013.804053
3. MacIntyre, S. (2008, August). Participation in the classroom, productivity in the workforce: Unfulfilled expectations . Paper
presented at the 13th Australian Council for Educational Research Conference, Brisbane Qld. Retrieved from
research.acer.edu.au/research_conference_2008/8
4. Preston, R. (2010). Observations in acute care: Evidence based approach to patient safety.  British Journal of Nursing 19, 442-447.
Retrieved from http://www.britishjournalofnursing.com
5. Ramsey, J. K., & McGrew, W. C. (2005). Object play in great apes: Studies in nature and captivity. In A. D. Pellegrini & P. K. Smith
(Eds.), The nature of play: Great apes and humans (pp. 89-112). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
6. hacker. 2011. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved May 8, 2011, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker
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