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APA Referencing Guide

This online guide is an abridged version of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2020a) 7th edition manual.

Database

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for Anatomy TV. It reads: Primal Pictures. (Date Updated). Title of entry. Anatomy TV.

 


Reference list entry:

Primal Pictures. (n.d.). 3D atlas. Anatomy TV.


Narrative citation:

Primal Pictures (n.d.)


Parenthetical citation:

(Primal Pictures, n.d.).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for Martindale. It reads: Title of entry. (Date Updated). In R. Buckingham (Ed.). Martindale: The complete drug reference. Pharmaceutical Press.


Reference list entry:

Warfarin. (2022, March 8). In R. Buckingham (Ed.). Martindale: The complete drug reference. Pharmaceutical Press.


Narrative citation:

“Warfarin” (2022)


Parenthetical citation:

(“Warfarin”, 2022).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for MIMs Online. It reads: MIMS Australia. (Date Updated). Title of entry. MIMS Online.

 


Reference list entry:

MIMS Australia. (2022, March). Warfarin sodium. MIMS Online.


Narrative citation:

MIMS Australia (2022)


Parenthetical citation:

(MIMS Australia, 2022).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for Natural Medicines. It reads: Therapeutic Research Center. (Date Updated). Title of entry. NatMed.

 


Reference list entry:

Therapeutic Research Center. (2021, April 11). Red clover. NatMed.


Narrative Citation:

As Therapeutic Research Center (TRC, 2021) states... [for the first in-text citation]

TRC (2021) [for subsequent citations] 


Parenthetical Citation:

... has been shown (Therapeutic Research Center [TRC], 2021). [for the first in-text citation]

(TRC, 2021) [for subsequent citations]


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for nPod. It reads: Naturopathic Product Database. (Date Updated). Title of entry.

 


Reference list entry:

Naturopathic Product Database. (n.d.). Astragalus/huang qi (Astragalus membranaceus) 1:2 liquid extract.  


Narrative citation:

Naturopathic Product Database (n.d.)


Parenthetical citation:

(Naturopathic Product Database, n.d.).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for Nutrition Reference Centre. It reads: Author, A. (Date Updated). Title of entry (E. Editor, Ed.). Nutrition Reference Center.

 


Reference list entry:

Dixon, S., & Marcel, C. (2019). Folic acid (D. Pravikoff, Ed.). Nutrition Reference Center.  


Narrative citation:

Dixon and Marcel (2019)


Parenthetical citation:

(Dixon & Marcel, 2019).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for Probiotic Advisor. It reads: Illuminate Natural Medicine. (n.d.). Title of entry. Probiotic Advisor.

 


Reference list entry:

Illuminate Natural Medicine. (n.d.). Bio-Practica BioGaia Protectis. Probiotic Advisor.  


Narrative citation:

Illuminate Natural Medicine (n.d.)


Parenthetical citation:

(Illuminate Natural Medicine, n.d.).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

Some databases have specialised sections and tools, whereby you navigate away from the main database page (for an example "Nutrient Depletion" in Natural Medicines database).

 

A visual template for an example of a reference list entry for a database with a supplementary tool or section. It reads: Author, A. (Date Updated). Supplementary database/section/tool: Title of entry. Database Name.

 


Reference list entry:

Therapeutic Research Center. (n.d.). Nutrient depletionGaviscon. NatMed.


Narrative citation:

Therapeutic Research Center (n.d.)


Parenthetical citation:

(Therapeutic Research Center, n.d.).


For variations of databases please see page 28 of the referencing guide.

 

References

American Psychological Association. (n.d.-a). APA stylehttps://apastyle.apa.org/ 

American Psychological Association. (n.d.-b)Student sample paper with annotations. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/student-annotated.pdf

American Psychological Association. (2020a). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

American Psychological Association. (2020b, October 21). Student paper setup guide. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/student-paper-setup-guide.pdf

American Psychological Association. (2021a, December). Sample Tables. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/sample-tables

American Psychological Association. (2021b, December). Table setup. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/tables

American Psychological Association. (2022a, July). Appropriate level of citation. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/appropriate-citation

American Psychological Association. (2022b, July). Elements of reference list entries. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/elements-list-entry

American Psychological Association. (2022c, July). Font. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/font

American Psychological Association. (2022d, July). Headings. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings

American Psychological Association. (2022e, July). Numbers expressed in numerals. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/numbers/numerals

American Psychological Association. (2022f, July). Numbers expressed in words. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/numbers/words

American Psychological Association. (2022g, July). Paragraph alignment and indentation. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/paragraph-format

American Psychological Association. (2022h, July). Paraphrasing. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/paraphrasing

American Psychological Association. (2022i, July). Quotations. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/quotations

American Psychological Association. (2022j, July). Sample papers. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers

American Psychological Association. (2022k, July). Use of italics. APA Style.  https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/italics-quotations/italics

American Psychological Association. (2022l, August). Citing multiple works. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/basic-principles/multiple-works

American Psychological Association. (2023, March). About APA stylehttps://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style

McAdoo, T. (2023, April 7). How to cite ChatGPT. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt

Microsoft. (n.d.-a). Add a heading. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-a-heading-3eb8b917-56dc-4a17-891a-a026b2c790f2

Microsoft. (n.d.-b). Change marginshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-margins-in-your-word-document-c95c1ea1-70b1-4dde-a1da-f5aa2042c829

Microsoft. (n.d.-c). Create a hanging indent. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-hanging-indent-7bdfb86a-c714-41a8-ac7a-3782a91ccad5

Microsoft. (n.d.-d). Double-space the lines in a document. https://bit.ly/3GRcExu

PSI CHI. (2022, April 5). Webinar: So you need to write a literature review/key tasks & how to accomplish them 03/16/2022 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/LWMf-FYOpJ8