The Writer's Handbook

APA Documentation Guide

This section provides a quick resource for citing references in papers using the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2009).

Orientation to APA
Parenthetical Citations

Where to place citations
One or two authors
Three or more authors
No authors
Multiple sources in one reference
Electronic sources

Reference List

Book
Dissertation
Government report
Journal article
Magazine or newspaper article
Publication, private organization
Conference paper or poster session
Electronic source
Format the references list

Format and Headings

Title page
Page numbering and page header
Margins
Headings
Spacing

Usage and Style

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Cite a source with no author

A source with no author

Use the first few words of the title--in quotation marks for article or chapter, in italics for self-contained item

(Research initiatives,, n.d.)

(Sleep Medicine, 2001)

An edited work with no author

Use editor(s) names in the author position

See guidelines for citing authored works