A Sample References Page - APA
The American Psychological Association format calls the list of sources the "References" page. A sample "References" page has certain general characteristics:
- sources are listed alphabetically, by authors' last names
- sources without authors are listed alphabetically by either the editor's last name or by the title of the work (disregarding the words "a," "an," and "the")
- author's first names are always abbreviated by using the first letter
- each source entry starts at the left margin
- Second (2nd) & subsequent lines of each entry are indented 5 spaces
- capitalize the first word and all proper nouns in the titles and subtitles of books and articles
- do not put article titles in quotation marks
Note: The below examples have been typed on one line. Depending upon your screen resolution, you may see them on one line or on two. If you see these examples on two lines, then please note that the second and subsequent lines of each entry are supposed to be indented 5 spaces. For a more complete listing of citation examples from A Writer's Reference (2003, Fifth Edition) by Diana Hacker, please bookmark her Research and Documentation site: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
A sample "References" page in APA format looks like this.
References
Baker, H. A., Jr. (1984). Blues, ideology, and Afro-American literature: A vernacular theory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Bloom, H. (Ed.). (1987). Zora Neale Hurston's their eyes were watching God. New York: Chelsea House.
Hurston, Z. N. (1937). Their eyes were watching God. Online. U of Minnesota Lib. Internet. 26 July 1995. Available: gopher.cic.net.
Raye, L., and Knight, S. (1995). Somebody's watching, God: A collection of essays on Zora Neale Hurston. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Wolff, M. T. (1982). Listening and living: reading and experience in their eyes. Black American literature forum, 16 (1), 29-33.
