Common References
A book:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI if available.
Example:
American Psychological Association (2020). Reference Examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
A webpage on an website:
Author, A. (date). Title of document. Retrieved date, from http://URL
American Psychological Association (2020). Reference Examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
A government report:
Agency responsible for the report. (date). Title of report. (Publication. No.) Parent agencies not present in the group author name. http://URL
Example:
American Psychological Association (2020). Reference Examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
Journal article:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI if available
American Psychological Association (2020). Reference Examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
Newspaper article:
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. http://URL
Example:
American Psychological Association (2020). Reference Examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
An entry from a dictionary/encyclopedia:
Entry name. (n.d.). Word. In Dictionary/Encyclopedia Name. Retrieved date, from http://URL
Example:
American Psychological Association (2020). Reference Examples. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
Guidelines for additional help consult the APA Style and Grammar Guidelines Page on References