APA referencing list 7th ed Style

References are the list of consulted works. It is written at the end of the academic text. References include sources that have been directly
cited in your paper. For each source, you will have at least one in-text citation in the body of your paper.
Some of the common references are shown below.
Electronic resources

Jones, J. (2016, March 23). Guided reading: Making the most of it [PowerPoint slides].
SlideShare. https://www.slideshare.net/hellojenjones/guided-reading-making-the-most-
PowerPoint slides available online of-it
When the slides are available online to anyone, provide the site name on which they are
hosted in the source element of the reference, followed by the URL of the slides.

Blog Post Rutledge, P. (2019, March 11). The upside of social media. The Media Psychology Blog.
http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2019/03/11/the-upside-of-social-media
Online Dictionary Entry Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Existential. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved June
15, 2024, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/existential
Online Magazine Article Gander, K. (2020, April 29). COVID-19 vaccine being developed in Australia raises
antibodies to neutralize virus in pre-clinical tests. Newsweek.
https://www.ntewsweek.com/australia-covid-19- vaccine-neutralize-virus-1500849
Report by a Group Author World Health Organization. (2014). Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal,
infant and young child nutrition.
 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/113048/WHO_NMH_NHD_14.1_
eng.pdf?ua=1
Press Release American Psychological Association. (2020, March 2). APA reaffirms psychologists’ role
in combating climate change [Press release].
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/03/combatingclimate-change
Dissertation From a Database Horvath-Plyman, M. (2018). Social media and the college student journey: An
examination of how social media use impacts social capital and affects college choice,
access, and transition (Publication No. 10937367) [Doctoral dissertation, New York
University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
YouTube Video Above The Noise. (2017, October 18). Can procrastination be a good thing? [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMwmBNNOnQ
Infographic American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Data sharing [Infographic].
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ data-sharing-infographic.pdf
Webpage Chandler, N. (2020, April 9). What’s the difference between Sasquatch and Bigfoot?
howstuffworks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-
creatures/sasquatch-bigfoot-difference. htm
Webpage With a Retrieval Date Center for Systems Science and Engineering. (2020). COVID-19 dashboard. Johns
Hopkins University. Retrieved May 6, 2020, from https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
TedTalk on YouTube TED. (2016, April 6). Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=arj7oStGLkU
Instagram Vogue [@voguemagazine]. (2020, October 7). It has never been easy for Black women
to lead in America. Those who have done so have endured great [Photograph].
Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDaLBKplB-/
X Post James, L. [@KingJames]. (2024, March 30). My community means the world to me!! I
hope and pray we ALL WIN!!! 💚👑 [Post]. X.
https://x.com/KingJames/status/1774087404787237286

Reference
______Common Reference Examples Guide. APA Style (7th ed). https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf
 Exercise
1.Rewrite the following references in correct seventh edition APA Style. Pay attention to both the
order and format of elements in each reference.
Journal Article
Lachner, Andreas; Backfisch, Iris; Hoogerheide, Vincent; van Gog, Tamara; & Renkl, Alexander. Timing
Matters! Explaining Between Study Phases Enhances Students’ Learning. Journal of Educational
Psychology, Volume 112, Issue 4, 2020, pp. 841–853. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000396

Online Magazine Article

KASHMIRA GANDER, 4/29/20, COVID-19 VACCINE BEING DEVELOPED IN AUSTRALIA RAISES
ANTIBODIES TO NEUTRALIZE VIRUS IN PRE-CLINICAL TESTS, Newsweek,
https://www.newsweek.com/australia-covid-19-vaccine-neutralize-virus-1500849

Blog Post
The Media Psychology Blog. (2019, March 11). Rutledge, P. The Upside of Social Media.
http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2019/03/11/the-upside-of-social-media

Report by a Group Author

World Health Organization 2014. COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ON MATERNAL, INFANT
AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION, World Health Organization.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/113048/WHO_NMH_NHD_14.1_eng.pdf?ua=1
Dissertation From a Database
Social media and the college student journey: An examination of how social media use impacts social
capital and affects college choice, access, and transition. Horvath-Plyman, Melissa. ProQuest Dissertations
and Theses Global, (Publication No. 10937367). [Doctoral dissertation, New York University]. 2018

YouTube Video
Above The Noise. (10/18/2017). Can procrastination be a good thing (Video)? YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMwmBNNOnQ

PowerPoint Slides From a Classroom Website

Mack, R. and Spake, G. (2018). [PowerPoint slides] Citing open source images and formatting references
for presentations. Canvas@FNU https://fnu.onelogin.com/login

Webpage
Nathan Chandler (2020 April 9). howstuffworks. (https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-
myth/strange-creatures/sasquatch-bigfoot-difference.htm). What's the difference between Sasquatch and
Bigfoot?
 APA Referencing exercises

2.What's wrong with this journal article reference? (APA Style 7th ed.)
Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544–547.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Regarding the author's name:

It is correct
Only the initial should be provided for the first name: Godfrey, D.
There should be a comma after the period, but everything else is correct

Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544–547.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Regarding the publication date:

It is correct
It is missing the month and day of publication
It is missing a period after the closing parenthesis, but is otherwise correct

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544–547.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Regarding the article title:

It is correct
It should be italicized
It should be in sentence case (i.e., only the first word and proper nouns capitalized)
It should be italicized and in sentence case

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544–547.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Regarding the journal title:

It is correct
It should be italicized and in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)
It should be italicized
It should be in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544–547.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Regarding the volume number:

It is correct
It should not be italicized
It should be provided in the same parentheses as the issue number
There should be a period after the volume number
Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544–547.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Regarding the issue number:

It is correct
It should be italicized
No parentheses are necessary
There should be a period, not a comma, after the closing parenthesis