Apa Reference Style Guide

The “APA Reference Style Application” is an author-date style for citing and referencing information in assignments and publications. This guide is based on the American Psychological Association’s Publication Manual, apa version 6th edition. With the available apa style citation format and guildlines, it will help your citation and how to reference with examples and detailed explanation.This app also has some quizzes to test your apa reference skills.
It includes: BookElements of the citationOne authorTwo authorsThree to five authorsSix or more authorsNo authorAuthor Identified As AnonymousAuthors With Same Last NameMultiple works by the same authorMultiple works by the same author, published in the same yearBook by an organisation or institution (corporate author)Different EditionsEdited BookElectronic version of print bookElectronic-only bookTranslation of a book

Chapter in a bookElements of the citationChapter in an edited bookChapter from an electronic book without DOIChapter from an electronic book with DOIReview from the Mental Measurements Yearbook database

Dictionary or EncyclopediaElements of the citationDictionary or Encyclopedia – print versionEntry from Electronic dictionary or encyclopedia

Journal ArticleElements of the citation Journal article with DOI (print or electronic)Elements of the citation without DOI and journal retrieved onlineJournal article from print journal, no DOIJournal article (print or electronic) with DOI – one author – paginated by issueJournal article with DOI – two authorsJournal article with DOI–three to five authorsJournal article with DOI – six authors or moreJournal article with DOI
- continuous pagination throughout volumeJournal article with DOI – available in advance in an online publication (before it is assigned a volume, issue or page numbers)Cochrane Review with DOIJournal article accessed electronically, without DOIJournal article – in pressArticle from UQ eReserve

Conference papers and proceedingsElements of the citationPublished conference paperUnpublished conference paperConference paper from proceedings published regularly online

Newspaper and magazine articlesElements of the citationNewspaper article with authorNewspaper article, no authorMagazine articleElectronic newspaper or magazine articleNewspaper article from fulltext database

Government publicationsElements of the citationGovernment reportOnline report

ThesisElements of the citation for a thesisThesis
- retrieved from institutional or personal websiteThesis – retrieved from database

DatasetElements of the citationDatasetDataset with DOI

InterviewElements of the citationTranscription of a recorded interview, no recording availableInterview recorded and available in an archiveInterview with participant(s), as part of your own research

WebpageElements of the citationWeb page
- with authorWebpage – no authorWebpage – no dateWebpage – corporate authorImage on a webpage

Other internet sourcesElements of the citationPodcastsEmail or personal communicationMessage posted to a newsgroup, online forum or discussion groupBlog PostEmail Discussion List – Web ArchiveEric document (limited circulation book or monograph, from electronic database)Eric document (informally published or self-archived)YouTube video

BrochureElements of the citationBrochure

Lecture NotesElements of the citationLecture notes
- printLecture notes
- online

Video or DVDElements of the citationVideo or DVD

Television programElements of the citationTelevision or radio program

Indirect Citation

Direct quotation

Citing works in non-English languagesJournal article from print journal, no DOIBook with one author