How To Do A Reference Page In APA Format?

Start the reference page on a new page

Center the title References at the top

Use double spacing throughout

Use 1-inch margins on all sides

Use a hanging indent for each reference entry

Alphabetize references by the first author’s last name

List authors by last name followed by initials

Use an ampersand before the last author’s name in a reference entry

Italicize book titles, journal titles, and volume numbers

Capitalize only the first word of titles and subtitles, and proper nouns

Include the publication year in parentheses after the author name

Include the DOI or URL when available

Use a DOI in URL format when provided

Do not include a period after a DOI or URL

Match every in-text citation with a reference entry

Include only sources cited in the paper

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