APA is an acronym for American Psychological Association. It is one of the referencing styles used while writing academic papers. It was revised according to the 6th edition of APA manual. There are over 100 styles depending upon the format used by different colleges and universities. But it is important to understand and follow the specific one that goes well with your assignment so that you don’t mix it with others. Consistency is the key to score top-grades.
The information that every reference list must contain is mentioned below:
Remember the following points while citing a book in APA format.
Author, A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.
Pegrum, M. (2009). From blogs to bombs: The future of electronic technologies in education. Crawley, W.A: UWA Publishing.
E-book stands for “electronic book.” It is a digital book that can be read on a computer, or other electronic device.
Author, A. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-Reader Version]. Retrieved from http://xxxx or DOI:xxxx
Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The story of success [Kindle DX version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com
Author, A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Retrieved from http://xxxx or DOI:xxxx
Sayre, Rebecca K., Devercelli, A.E., Neuman, M.J., & Wodon, Q. (2015). Investment in early childhood development: Review of the world bank’s recent experience. DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0403-8
Note: A DOI (digital object identifier) is an assigned number which helps to place its location on the Internet. Therefore, it is important to provide it in citation. They always begin with a 10 and are separated by a slash.
The rules are same as books- in case of three or more authors, names should be mentioned on first citation, and the first author's name should be cited in-text followed by 'et al.' And all authors should be named in the order of the credit in the original work. In case of eight or more authors, they should be formatted as below:
Last name, First initial. (Year). Article Title. Journal name, Volume (Issue), Page/s.
Nevin, A. (1990). The changing of teacher education special education. Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, 13(3-4), 147-148.
Last name, First initial, Last name, First initial, Last name, First initial, Last name, First initial, Last name, First initial, Last name, First initial, … Last name, First initial. (Year). Article Title. Journal name, Volume (Issue), Page/s.
Sohrabi, H. R., Weinborn, M., Badcock, J., Bates, K. A., Clarnette, R., Trivedi, D., … Martins, R. N. (2011). New lexicon and criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Lancet Neurology, 10(4), 299-300.
Complete author list: Sohrabi, H. R., Weinborn, M., Badcock, J. Bates, K. A., Clarnette, R., Trivedi, D.,Verdile, G., Sutton, T., Lenzo, N. P., Gandy, S. E., Martins, R. N.
