Citing different source types in APA style:

Cite a book in APA format

Author’s surname, initial(s). Year. Title of the book (ed.). Location of publisher: Publisher

(Italicised) (Not for the first (1st) edition)

For example:
Rai, S. (1995). Research management. Delhi, India: Home Publisher
Rai, S., & Mahajan, A. (1995). Research management (2nd ed.). Delhi, India: Home Publisher

(Chapter title is not italicised in this case)

Edited book:
Rai, S. (1995). Research management. In A., Mahajan (Ed). Information management (2nd ed.,
pp. 40-96). Delhi, India: Home Publisher
(Initial(s) come before surname)

Cite a Journal Article (Print or Online) in APA format

(Not italicised)

Author surname, forename. Year. Title of article. Title of publication, Volume number (Issue
-number), page number. DOI or URL
(Italicised)
(If article is available online)
Example,
Rai, S. 2020. InterPlanetary file system (IPFS). Techrxiv, 12(3), 81-97
Rai, S. 2020. InterPlanetary file system (IPFS). Techrxiv, 12(3), 81-97.
https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.12788306.

(when retrieved from internet)

Cite a Magazine Article (Print or Online) in APA
Author’s surname, forename. (Year, month day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper,
column/section of article, pp. URL
Example,
Rai, S. (1995, May, 22). Citation Analysis. Research World, Research Section, pp.11.
http://www.researchworld.com/reference-management

(If article is available online)

Cite a Website in APA Style

Author’s surname, initials. (Year, month day). Title. URL
Example,
Mahajan, A. (2020, September 7). Understanding In-text citations and referencing in your
research. https://www.geekyexpedition.com/post/understand-citations-and-referencing-in-
your-research