Common Reference Entries
• Include the names of the rst 20 authors of a work, then leave the rest out with an […].
• Book and article titles are in sentence casing (only the rst word is capitalized, not every word) and journal
names are in title casing (every word capitalized).
• Book titles and journal names are italicized, and article titles are not.
• References should be listed in alphabetical order with a 0.5 inch hanging indent.
CITING A BOOK:
Lastname, F. N. (2016). Title of the book: Subtitle of the book. Publisher.
CITING A CHAPTER IN A BOOK WITH EDITOR(S):
Lastname, F. N. (2016). Title of the chapter. In F. N. Lastname & S. N. Lastname (Eds.) Title of
the book: Subtitle of the book (pp. 1-20). Publisher.
CITING AN ONLINE JOURNAL ARTICLE:
Lastname, F. N. (2016). Title of the article: Subtitle of the article. Journal Name, 1(2), 123-456.
https://doi.org/0123456789
CITING A NEWS ARTICLE ONLINE (“Retrieved from” is not required):
Lastname, F.N. (2016). Title of the article. Site Name. https://www.website.com
CITING A WEBSITE WITH NO AUTHOR:
Title of the website. (2016, Month 12). https://www.fullwebsitegoeshere.com
Formatting
Setting up PAGE NUMBERS and the TITLE PAGE:
Insert → Page number → Place page numbers at the top right of the page
In the top half of your title page, type the following, centered and double-spaced:
• The full name of your paper in bold
• Your rst and last name
• Your aliated university
• The course number and name
• Your instructor’s name
• The assignment’s due date
Additional Resources
APA Style Site: https://apastyle.apa.org/
Excelsior College Online Writing Lab: https://owl.excelsior.edu/citation-and-documentation/apa-style/
Note that APA 7 has dierent requirements for student
and professional papers. This formatting is the APA 7
standard for student papers.
Student papers only include a running head if the pro-
fessor requires it.