Who made the APA format?

APA Style originated in 1929, when a group of psychologists,

anthropologists, and business managers convened and sought to
construct a simple set of procedures, or style guidelines, and compiled the
many components of scientific writing to increase the ease of reading
comprehension. The first glimmer of what has become APA Style surfaced
in a seven-page article published by the Conference of Editors and
Business Managers of Anthropological and Psychological Periodicals
following a 2-day meeting in Washington, DC. This article appeared in one
of psychology’s preeminent journals, APA’s own Psychological Bulletin.
A prime stimulant for publishing that first article was to save publishers
money and time, as submitted manuscripts were often too long, erratically
formatted, and wandered through their content. The authors were
responding to a real need and mainly trying to help would-be authors as
well as improve the quality of the submissions. That they were aware that
setting guidelines has a fundamental and direct effect on those would-be
authors is evident, as is conveyed by the downright diffident tone of their
opening paragraphs. Since then, the scope and length of the Publication
Manual have grown in retaliation to the needs of researchers, students,
and educators across the social and behavioral sciences, health care,
natural sciences, humanities, and more; however, the spirit of the original
authors’ intentions remain.

How is it done?

As you are writing your paper, it is important to include citations in your text
identifying where you found the information you use. Such notations are
called in-text citations, and APA format demands that when citing in APA
format in the text of your paper, use the author's name followed by the date
of publication.

The most important rules you should keep in mind are:

 References should begin on a new page. Title the new page

"References" and center the title text at the top of the page.
 All entries should be in alphabetical order. That way it is organized
and is not difficult to understand.
 The first line of a reference should align with the left margin. Each
additional line should be indented.
 While earlier versions of APA format required only one space after
each sentence, the new sixth edition of the style manual now
recommends two spaces.
 The reference section should be double-spaced.
 Titles of books, journals, magazines, and newspapers should appear
in italics.