Updated October 2014
APA Referencing: The Answers
Task One - Book
Surname of author(s) – comma - initial(s) - full
stop
Year of publication in brackets – full stop
Title - (in italics, with the first letter capitalised)
– full stop
Place of publication (only the first city or town)
- colon
Publisher’s name – full stop
Evans, M. & Whittaker, A.
(2010).
Sensory awareness and social work.
Exeter:
Learning Matters Ltd.
In-text citation: (Evans & Whittaker, 2010)
Full reference: Evans, M. & Whittaker, A. (2010). Sensory awareness and social work. Exeter:
Learning Matters Ltd.
Task Two - Chapter in edited book
Surname of the author(s) of the chapter, comma initial(s) - full stop
Year of publication in brackets – full stop
Title of the chapter, with only the first letter
capitalised (unless a proper name) – full stop
“In”
Initial of the editor(s) of the book – full stop surname(s)
“Eds.” in brackets to indicate that they are editors
- comma
Title of the book, in italics (with the first letter of
the title and subtitle capitalised)
Page numbers – starting with pp. – in round
brackets - full stop
Place of publication (only the first city or town) colon
Publisher’s name – full stop
Smith, L.
(1999).
Rembrandt van Rijn.
In
S. Macmillan, L. Bertolini & F. Mazza
(Eds.),
Art history: The great masters
(pp. 74-92).
New York:
Pegasus Books.
In-text citation: (Smith, 1999)
Full reference: Smith, L. (1999). Rembrandt van Rijn. In S. Macmillan, L. Bertolini & F. Mazza
(Eds.), Art history: The great masters (pp. 74-92). New York: Pegasus Books.
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Task Three – Journal article
Surname of author(s) – comma - initial(s) - full
stop
Year of publication in brackets – full stop
Title of the article with the first letter of the
title and subtitle capitalised – full stop
Title of the journal, in italics with all main
words capitalised - comma
Volume number (in italics) Issue number in
brackets if available - comma
Page numbers – full stop
Bruck, M. & Melnyk, L.
(2004).
Individual differences in children’s
suggestibility: A review and synthesis.
Applied Cognitive Psychology,
18,
947-996.
In-text citation: (Bruck & Melnyk, 2004)
Full reference: Bruck, M. & Melnyk, L. (2004). Individual differences in children’s suggestibility: A
review and synthesis. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18, 947-996.
Task Four – E-journals
Surname of author(s) – comma - initial(s) full stop
Year of publication in brackets – full stop
Title of the article, with the first letter of the
title and subtitle capitalised – full stop
Title of the journal, in italics with all main
words capitalised - comma
Volume number (in italics), Issue number in
brackets if available - comma
Page numbers – full stop
Retrieved from URL
Chheang, V.
(2009).
State and tourism planning: A case study of
Cambodia.
Tourismos: An International Multidisciplinary
Journal of Tourism,
4(1),
63-82.
Retrieved from
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/hospitali
ty-tourism-complete.
In-text citation: (Chheang, 2009)
Full reference: Chheang, V. (2009). State and tourism planning: A case study of Cambodia.
Tourismos: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, 4(1), 63-82. Retrieved from
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/hospitality-tourism-complete.
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Task Five – E-books
Surname of author(s) – comma - initial(s) - full
stop
Year of publication in brackets – full stop
Title - (in italics, with the first letter of the
title and subtitle capitalised) – full stop
Retrieved from URL
Wells, H. G.
(1895).
The time machine: An invention.
Retrieved from http://openlibrary.org
In-text citation: (Wells, 1895)
Full reference: Wells, H. G. (1895). The time machine: An invention. Retrieved from
http://openlibrary.org.
Task 6 – Webpages/web documents
Author/editor (if available) – comma initial(s) - Or name of organisation if no
author/editor - full stop
Year of publication or last update (in
brackets) – full stop
Title of the web page/web document
Retrieved from URL
Burrus, C. S.
(2006).
What is engineering?
Retrieved from
http://cnx.org/content/m13680/latest/
In-text citation: (Burrus, 2006)
Full reference: Burrus, C. S. (2006). What is engineering? Retrieved from
http://cnx.org/content/m13680/latest/.
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Final Exercise
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Nalluri, R. & Featherstone, E. (2001). Civil engineering hydraulics: Essential theory
with worked example (4th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Witterbrood, K. (2003). Juvenile crime and sanctions in the Netherlands. Journal
of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 19(11), 435-453.
Shelly, G. B. & Rosenblatt, H. J. (2009). Systems analysis and design. Boston:
Cengage Learning.
Creton, R. (2009). Automated analysis of behavior in zebrafish larvae. Behavioural
Brain Research, 203(1), 127-136. Retrieved from http://0-www.sciencedirect.com
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Dyson, J. R. (2007). Accounting for non-accounting students (7th ed.). Harlow:
Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Pratt, A. C. (2009). Urban regeneration: From the arts `feel good' factor to the
cultural economy: A case study of Hoxton. Urban Studies, 46(5-6), 1041-1061.
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Shaw, I. S. (2009). Towards an African journalism model: A critical historical
perspective. International Communication Gazette, 71(5), 491-510.
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Pearson, A. (2008). Refrigeration with ammonia. International Journal of
Refrigeration, 31(4), 748-756.
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Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. (2009). National Curriculum terms and
conditions. Retrieved from http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/
Fernandes, G. (2008). Challenges in foot care for people with diabetes in Ghana.
The Diabetic Foot, 11(3), 112-115.
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