The 7th edition of the APA Style Manual was released October 1, 2020. Please check with your instructor as some may continue to require the 6th edition this semester. Information within this guide reflects only the 7th edition.
If your instructor requires the 6th edition, there are copies of the manual on reserve in the library, and it can also still be accessed HERE until 2021.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Ed. by 
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Ed. by Click the image for an informative example of an APA student research paper with explanations of APA formatting:
Please note that APA 7th edition also provides a sample professional paper. Be sure to ask your instructor for their preference. For additional information, please see OWL Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th edition)
The last page of your essay is called the "References" list. This is where you list the full citation of your sources in APA format. Click the page below for additional information in preparing your references.
For additional information, please see OWL Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th edition)
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/XXXXXX
George, M. W. (2008). The elements of library research: What every student needs to know. Princeton University Press.
(George, 2008)
Kleiser, G. (2008). Fifteen thousand useful phrases. Funk & Wagnalls; Project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18362 (Original work published 1917)
(Kleiser, 1917/2008)
Samanez-Larkin, G. R. (Ed.). (2019). The aging brain: Functional adaptation across adulthood. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000143-000
(Samanez-Larkin, 2019)
Note: When citing in-text, it can be difficult if your eBook does not have a page number (most PDF books do). In this case, try to get as specific as possible by mentioning chapter, section, and paragraph numbers.
One of the author's main points is that "people don't rise from nothing" (Gladwell, 2008, Chapter 1, Section 2, para. 5).
Source: Publication Manual, 10.2 (examples 20-26); Book References [APA Style]
Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Johnson, C. L., & Tuite, C. (Eds.). (2009). A companion to Jane Austen. Wiley-Blackwell.
(Johnson & Tuite, 2009)
Source: Publication Manual, 10.2 (example 25)
Author of Chapter, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Shephered, S. (1988). Shakespeare's private drawer: Shakespeare and homosexuality. In G. Holderness (Ed.), The Shakespeare myth (pp. 96–110). Manchester University Press.
(Shephered, 1988).
Source: Publication Manual, 10.3 (examples 38-46); Edited Book Chapter References [APA Style]
Anthologies
Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Grene, D. & Lattimore, R. (Eds.). (1959). The complete Greek tragedies. University of Chicago Press.
(Grene & Lattimore, 1959)
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. XX–XX). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Ibsen, Henrik. (2002). A doll's house. In R. S. Gwynn (Ed.), Drama: A pocket anthology (2nd ed., pp. 209–277). Longman. (Original work published 1879)
(Ibsen, 1879/2002)
Source: Publication Manual, 10.2 (example 34) and 10.3 (example 46)
For additional information, please see OWL Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th edition)
What You Need to Write a Reference Entry
To write a reference entry for an article you need the following pieces of information:
Examples:
Arnec, A., & Lavbic, D. (2017). Social network aided plagiarism detection. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(1), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12345
Begley, S. (2018, January 15). What happens to big-league books when scandal knocks. Time, 191(1), 51-53.
Eret, E., & Ok, A. (2014). Internet plagiarism in higher education: Tendencies, triggering factors and reasons among teacher candidates. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 39(8), 1002-1016. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2014.880776
For additional information, please see OWL Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th edition)
What You Need to Write a Reference Entry for a YouTube Video
To write a reference entry for a YouTube video you need the following pieces of information:
Example:
Young, A. (2016, May 1). Plagiarism 101: Lesson one [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly_AeH14t5M
What You Need to Write a Reference Entry for a Podcast
To write a reference entry for a podcast you need the following pieces of information:
Example:
Farley, K., & Lipton, R. (Hosts). (2016, October 1). Plagiarism (No. 10) [Audio podcast episode]. In Lemonade: When life gives you lemons make a podcast.
What You Need to Write a Reference Entry for a Movie
To write a reference entry for a movie you need the following pieces of information:
Example:
Reitman, I. (Director). (1984). Ghostbusters [Film]. Columbia Pictures.
What You Need to Write a Reference Entry for a Webpage
To cite a webpage you need the following pieces of information:
Example:
Kent State University. (2015, March 1). Administrative policy regarding student cheating and plagiarism. https://www.kent.edu/policyreg/administrative-policy-regarding-student-cheating-and-plagiarism
What You Need to Write a Reference Entry for a Story on a News Website
To write a reference entry for a story on a news website (like CNN) you need the following pieces of information:
Example:
Ganim, S. (2015, August 12). NCAA punishment is anyone's guess. CNN. https://www.https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/us/ncaa-academic-fraud/index.html