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APA – Format for Reference Page -- APA
General notes on Works Cited or Bibliography Pages:
• “Hanging” Indentation should be selected in Word under Format Paragraph.
• Use the author’s first and middle initials, not the first name. If there are multiple authors, use &
between the names, not and. Remember that authors can be organizations. Invert all names (put the last
name first), but do not invert the names of organizations.
• Alphabetize your Works Cited Page according to the authors’ names, not according to the format.
• If an article is “unsigned” – that is, there is no author given, -- then begin with the title. Put the year
after the title, then and alphabetize the work by the title.
• Dates are usually written in the following form: “2001, 1 January.” Write out the date.
• Italics are preferred over Underlines in this style.
Online resources Non-print Media Newspaper
Magazine
Webpage Encyclopedia Book
Last, First Initial. (Date). Title. City: Publisher.
Example: Byles, M. (1994). Experiment with Plants. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications.
Last, First Initial (if given). (Date). Article Title. In Title of encyclopedia (Vol. volume number, pp.
page range). Place: Publisher.
Example: DiMichele, W. (1998). Plant. In The World Book Encyclopedia (Vol. 15, pp. 516-549).
Chicago: World Book.
Last Name, First Initial (if given). (Date). Title of Webpage. Retrieved Month Day, Year from
Websource. **Use (n.d) for no date.**
Example: Ockerbloom, J. (2001) Banned Books Online. Retrieved April 5, 2001 from
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html.
Last, First Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of Article. Name of Magazine, volume number, (issue
number), page range.
Example: Moffett, M. (2000, May). Ants and Plants: Tree Fortresses. National Geographic, 197 (5), 84-
97.
Last, First Initial (if given). (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, p. Section and
Page. (pp. if it’s more than one page. Separate the pages by commas if they aren’t consecutive:
pp. A2, A13-A14).
Example: McHugh, D. (2001, August 24). Once-battered euro stages a comeback. The Prince George’s
Journal, p. A7.
Last name of primary contributor, First Initial. (Job title). (Date). Title. [Type of media (for example,
Videocassette, CD-ROM, etc.)]. Location: Distributor.
Example: Kane, D. (Executive Producer). (1987). Rocky Mountain Beaver Pond. [Videocassette].
United States: National Geographic.
Last, First Initial (if given). (Date). Article Title. Title of source, pages of the original article, if
available. Retrieved month day, year from source.
Example: Flowers, M. (1995, January). The Private Life of Plants. BBC Wildlife, 29-50. Retrieved
January 26, 2001 from SIRS Knowledge Source.
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References
Byles, M. (1994). Experiment with Plants. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications.
DiMichele, W. (1998). Plant. In The World Book Encyclopedia (Vol. 15, pp. 516-549).
Chicago: World Book.
Flowers, M. (1995, January). The Private Life of Plants. BBC Wildlife, 29-50. Retrieved
January 26, 2001 from SIRS Knowledge Source.
Kane, D. (Executive Producer). (1987). Rocky Mountain Beaver Pond. [Videocassette].
United States: National Geographic.
McHugh, D. (2001, August 24). Once-battered euro stages a comeback. The Prince George’s
Journal, p. A7.
Moffett, M. (2000, May). Ants and Plants: Tree Fortresses. National Geographic, 197 (5), 84-
97.
Ockerbloom, J. (2001) Banned Books Online. Retrieved April 5, 2001 from
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html.
Note that the sources are arranged in alphabetical order regardless of
their format. Also notice that the second lines are indented. This is
done by choosing “Hanging” indent in Paragraph under Format.