How To Cite In APA Style Format?

In-text citation (author–date): (Author, Year)

In-text citation (direct quote): (Author, Year, p. PageNumber)

In-text citation (two authors): (Author1 & Author2, Year)

In-text citation (three or more authors): (Author et al., Year)

In-text citation (corporate author): (Organization, Year)

In-text citation (no author): (“Title,” Year)

In-text citation (no date): (Author, n.d.)

Reference list entry (book): AuthorLastName, A. A. (Year). *Title of book*. Publisher

Reference list entry (journal article): AuthorLastName, A. A., & AuthorLastName, B. B. (Year). Title of article. *Title of Journal, Volume*(Issue), PageRange. https://doi.org/xxxx

Reference list entry (webpage): AuthorLastName, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. URL

Reference list entry (website with no date): AuthorLastName, A. A. (n.d.). Title of page. Site Name. URL

Reference list entry (report/gray literature): AuthorLastName, A. A. (Year). *Title of report* (Report No. if available). Publisher/Organization. URL

Reference list entry (thesis/dissertation): AuthorLastName, A. A. (Year). *Title of dissertation or thesis* (Doctoral dissertation/Master’s thesis). Institution. URL

Reference list entry (DOI format): https://doi.org/xxxx

Reference list formatting: Alphabetize by author last name

Reference list formatting: Use sentence case for titles (capitalize only first word and proper nouns)

Reference list formatting: Use hanging indent (first line flush left, subsequent lines indented)

Reference list formatting: Journal titles and volume numbers italicized; issue numbers not italicized (APA 7)