APA Referencing Tutorial

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Books (Print and Online)

 Arthor, A.A. (year). Title of

work. doi:
 Author, A.A. (year). Title of
Work. Location. Publisher.
 Author, A.A. (year). Title of
work. Retrieved from
http://www.xxxx
 Author, A.A. (year). Title of
Work. Retrieved from xxx
database.
 Includes subtitles. All titles
must be italicised.
 doi: digital object
identifier is a unique
name assigned by
the International DOI
Foundation that
provides a persistent
link to its location on
the internet.
Example: Books (Print & Outline)

 Leaver, B.L., Ehrman, M., & Shekhtman, B.

(2005). Achieving success in second language
acquisition. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511610431
 Burton, R. (1832). The anatomy of melancholy.
Retrieved from http:xxxxxxx

When a DOI is not available, use the URL

Journal and Newspaper Articles

 Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C.

(year) Article title. Journal Title, volume number
(issue number), page numbers. doi:xxxxxx
 Author, A. A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C.
(year). Article title. Journal Title, volume
number (issue number), page numbers.
Retrieved from http://www.xxx
Examples:
Journal and Newspaper Articles

 Radford, M. (2001). Aesthetic and religious

awareness among pupils: Similarities and
Differences. British Journal of Music Education,
18(2), 151-159.
doi:10.1017/s0265051701000249
 Rindermann, H., & Cecil, S.J. (2009)
Educational policy and country outcomes in
international cognitive competence studies.
Perspective on Psychological Science. 4(6),
551-568. doi:10.111/j1745-6924.2009.01165.x
Web Document and sites

 Follow the format of author, date, and title

elements.
 The date element should indicate the year of
publication or, if the source undergoes regular
revision, the most recent update.
 Provide addresses that work as possible.
Examples:
Web Document and other sources

 Author, A. A. (year). Title of Work. Retrieved

month day, year from source.
 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
(2011). Australia’s health 2004. Retrieved June
24, 2008, from http://xxxx
 No Author given: Title of work. (year). Retrieved
month day, year, from source
 Psychological Perspectives (n.d.). Retrieved
June 2, 2001, from http://xxx
Electronic Media Examples

 Streaming Video:
– Sarra, C. (2010). Elders and Community [Video].
Retrieved from http://xxxx
– William James: The psychology of possibility
(Giants of Psychology) [Video]. (2011). Ava from
http://xxxxx
How to cite references within text
assignment:

 Paraphrasing:
– In reference to the general theme of a book or
article:
 Brown (1991) investigated the effects of…
 An investigation into the effects of maternal age (Brown,
1991) found that….
When to include page numbers: Soil layers below the well tip
contribute relatively little water (Kozeny, 1988, pp. 223-224)
Kozeny (1988, p. 223) found soil layers, below the well tip
contributed little.
How to cite references within text
assignment continues:

 One or two authors: (cite name every time the

reference occurs)
– Smythe and Jones (2001) found … (subsequent
citations) … as has been shown (Smythe & Jones,
2001).
How to cite reference within text
assignment continues:

 More than two authors: (Cite all authors in the

first instance, thereafter, only first author
followed by “et al.”
– Campbell, Brady, Bradley, and Smithson (1991)
found… (first citation)
– Campbell et al. (1991) found… (subsequent
citations)
– Experiments confirmed the phenomenon (Campbell
et al., 1991)
Reference

 University of Southern Queensland. APA

Referencing Guide. Retrieved January 15,
2016, from
https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/apa-
referencing-guide

The links at times may give an error so copy and

paste into browser or do a search on google.