APA GENERAL FORMAT: REFERENCE LIST | FORMAT

REFERENCE LIST | FORMAT

In APA Style, the Reference List section begins after the text or main body of the paper and before any figures, tables or appendices.

Order of Pages

References are covered in Chapters 9 and 10 of the APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition

Some basic Reference List formatting:

• The Reference List section should begin on a new page.
• Title this section “References” – centered, capitalized and bolded.
• Use the hanging indent format (i.e., the first line of each reference is set flush left with subsequent lines indented 0.5 in.)
• Double-space all reference entries.
• If there is no date provided, use “n.d.” (n.d. = no date).
• Missing Reference Information

Sample papers formatted in 7th edition APA Style (you’ll find the “References” section at the very end of the “sample papers”):
 

For more on the Reference List:

References

Basic Principles of Reference List Entries

Elements of Reference List Entries

Reference Examples

(Examples given include journal article, dictionary entry, government report, YouTube video, Facebook post, and more.)

Reference Lists Versus Bibliographies