Use a hanging indent for each reference entry
Double-space the reference list
Alphabetize entries by the first author’s last name
Include the author’s last name and initials
Include the publication year in parentheses
Italicize book titles and journal titles
Capitalize only the first word of titles and subtitles, and proper nouns
Include the source information needed for the specific type of text
For in-text citations, use the author’s last name and year
For direct quotations, include the page number or paragraph number
Use quotation marks for short quotations
Block indent quotations of 40 words or more
Match every in-text citation to a reference list entry
Match every reference list entry to an in-text citation