APA Style 7th Edition: Reference Lists (Journal Articles, Books, Reports, Theses, Websites, more!)

[@salemccc]

Thank you for being so specific! I've only ever done MLA format (I am a sophomore in college), but tonight I have a paper due in APA style and I needed help getting the formatting down. I've always been very anal about formatting because of my secretary work and the training I received for it, so I was getting really angry with Scribbr and other sites that wouldn't give me things like indent measurements or how far down on the page something goes or other details that I need to achieve proper APA style. Thank you for being so detailed. I was beginning to wonder if modern APA style was some giant secret or something.

[@patricebarrett5845]

I'm glad you're on the right check. You may want to get the apa book as well. We have to use it for graduate school.

[@yamatsuka795]

lucky you im still on 7th grade and were already doing this complicated thing

[@LisaCoppola]

Right at 2:50! Wow, you saved me so much headache, thank you. That hanging indentation thing has been a nuisance for a long time.

[@MorningJoySC]

Oh sorry. I also meant to say - THANK YOU FOR THE ABOVE INFO - you kept it simple!!!

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been my companion for entire semesters lol

[@marianaolivieri3319]

Thank you so MUCH!!!!! This helped me tremendously and still do. I always go back to your videos to help me with APA formating. I just finished writing a paper and was unsure about my reference page and what exactly was " hanging citations thank you! I feel confident now. "

[@c3meterygirl]

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[@whenuaroa59]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge on how to create APA reference - much appreciated

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[@jyotidhanak6131]

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[@fowemag]

I looked a lot of videos since yesterday just for the reference and I finally found what I was looking on the first 10 min of this video. Thank you

[@taquitawaldorf1462]

Thank you so much! I am writing my master's thesis now and this has been very helpful!

[@staceykirvin6628]

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[@3000pants]

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[@GerardMotivations]

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[@angeliquecollie4094]

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[@gwenevere501]

Super helpful learning the APA 7th format. Thank you for these videos!

[@ganderquillip7416]

Topic about masters thesis citationwas not on our schools suidelines, this really helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@judykim3140]

Wow..your video is soooooo useful and helpfu! Thank you so much.

[@Jaimies810]

This is GREAT...however, when you are working with commas, and periods, and spaces that are incredibly precise, you need to zoom in on your example. There are people - such as myself - that are close to being legally blind. It is therefore, challenging at times to see the exact punctuation and placement. Please consider this in your next videos...thank you.

[@APAStylebySam]

Good idea, thanks.

[@makaelynbickel7109]

@@APAStylebySam I was having a very hard time reading your content during the video. It may be due to my bad wifi lol but then I noticed you put the links for the documents below. Thank you, that is so helpful!

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[@nabi6226]

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[@JeffTippett]

I appreciate your videos. Helpful!

[@ztmztm1648]

Sooo helpful ! Thanks a lot.Sir , could you please make a video about tables and figures !? .

[@APAStylebySam]

Planning to do them this summer.

[@martinrotich9182]

I found it very helpful. thank you Samuel

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[@daniellebedau7428]

Thank you so much for this! It is so helpful!

[@Dangerous275]

It is a very useful video and thanks for publishing it. Shall I ask about the book Volume location in the 7th edition? You skip it in the video.

[@APAStylebySam]

If you have a book volume, you would add Vol. # after the edition. Everything else is the same. So after the title, you'd have something like (3rd ed., Vol. 2). Exception to that is if a volume has its own title, in which case you'd write out the series title, end with a colon, then write Vol. 2. Volume title.

[@wolvesbane1748]

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[@dcaramagno]

Thank you for all of your helpful content. Does the reference page go along with the in-text citations and quotations or am I supposed to use one or the other?

[@APAStylebySam]

If you use in-text citations you should have a reference list with all the corresponding works you cited, and vice-versa.

[@Camilas9820]

why cant there just be a generator :(:(:(:(:(:(:(

[@arianavictoria4397]

scribbr has a generator and its really good! it also has multiple styles of references

[@Camilas9820]

@@arianavictoria4397 I just found out about Scribbr..... saved my life lmao

[@AhJodie]

citation machine has a generator, it is good, but not always correct so check it too.

[@arianavictoria4397]

@@AhJodie yeah i’ve tried that one but it only lets me reference in apa 6 and my school requieres apa 7 so :(

[@sjbealeelts]

Try Mendeley - takes a little bit of learning but is the best option I've found (much easier than EndNote and free version is more than enough - did my master's dissertation on it).

[@cascadelifedesignstarot1094]

Can you please post a vide on how to create a paper outline in APA 7th ed format? Thanks!

[@balbanese5]

I have a writing assignment and will only be referencing the textbook. In addition to the complete information about the book, how would I reference specific pages and/or sections? Happy I found you!

[@APAStylebySam]

You would just reference the textbook itself. If it's an edited book, then you could reference specific chapters following those guidelines.

[@BeautyByTami]

This was so awesome thank you

[@Nat-nq9gi]

Hi there, can you please shed some light as to why titles/source titles vary on when to italicize and when not to? I own the 7th edition Publication Manual and there is no clarity on this topic. I've searched the internet and cannot find an answer either. What is your take on the use of italics in the reference list?

[@Nat-nq9gi]

I found the answer to my question! APA 7th edition follows two formats; italic title or italic source. Works that stand alone use the italic title format. Works that are apart of a greater whole use the italic source. Here is the blog post from APA that explains this (sorry if you cover this in your video and I missed it lol) apastyle.apa.org/blog/two-reference-formats

[@APAStylebySam]

The 7th Edition actually does address this, starting on page 285. The short of it is that each reference entry has four pieces to it: author, date, title, and source. The source - journal, book, newspaper, website, etc. - is typically always italicized, while the actual title of the work is not. That's why the chapter title of an edited book is plain, but the book title is in italics, and why the article title is plain, but the journal title is in italics. Of course there are dozens of permutations that might alter that specific format, but that's the gist of it.

[@Nat-nq9gi]

@@APAStylebySam Yea, I read that portion in the manual but I didn't find it to be a clear answer that I could give to students in a way they could easily grasp it. I emailed the APA Association and they led me to that blog post that I commented above. Yes, all references contain the 4 elements on the foundational level BUT on the formatting level, APA reference fall under two categories. Works that stand alone = italic title. Works that are part of a greater whole = italic source. To me, that explains why a book reference has an italic title element but an edited book chapter contains an italic source element. Book = work that stands alone. Edited book chapter = work thats part of a greater whole. (most works stand alone which is why most have italicized titles) Regardless, thanks for your input!

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[@wannybashizi8965]

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[@bettychebitok4593]

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[@perlamendiola5263]

Thank you so much. Your video was very helpful. How do I do a reference without an author? Please help me.

[@APAStylebySam]

If there's no author, move the title to where the author would be.

[@Flowerhgg2523]

Great video. I've questions, Q1. can I write et al. to reduce many authors name in reference list, say, Gibb, B., Alloy, L., Rose, D., et al. (2001) in APA 7th edition? Q2. what date to be written in reference if no date is written on website, plz exemplify. Q3. how to make reference if neither author nor date is available on website ? exemplify plz. Q4. isn't it cumpulsary to mention the date of accessed website or webpage in reference ? if yes, how , exemplify plz. Q5. can I reduce the name of journal, i.e journal of psychiatry = journ. of psych. ? Q6. when to write " retrieved from" .and "date" in reference list when referring website ?

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[@AhJodie]

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[@nadikeat7130]

Extremely helpful!

[@jjjjjane]

Thanks!!! Helps a lot!!

[@alexandragibson1251]

Hello, thank you for your video. If a reference is split among two pages (half on the bottom of the first page, half on the top of the second page), would you leave it as is or move it all onto the second page?

[@APAStylebySam]

Leave it as is...APA Style does not like extra spaces between lines.

[@sunnygrey7479]

Thank you so much for your explanations! May I ask you one more question: what if the Author part consists of individual names and organization at the same time? How can I format the reference?

[@APAStylebySam]

If the report is by an organization, you replace the author names with the organization. If the report is by individual authors part of an organization, cite the authors and put the organization name after the title. If you're just referring to author affiliations, ignore those and cite the authors themselves.

[@MorningJoySC]

...why is there NO up to date Writing Format web program with the 7th edition available, as if students don't already have enough work to do - now we have to correct the computer program 6th edition APA work :-(

[@pjgdba306]

Really good - I needed to reference a doctoral dissertation - excellent coverage.

[@lisaordell2467]

You are a hero! Thank-you for your good work! I have a couple of questions regarding an in-text citation, and referencing quotes from a Foreword, written by the translator of a translated book, that has a few editions, which was written by several authors. It has taken me hours, literally, to try to figure it out on my own and I am still not sure that I have nailed it. To tell the truth, I am pretty certain that I have not come anywhere close to nailing anything because I have taken two different instructions and tried to meld them together, somehow, and I am pretty sure that this is just not copacetic. I just wanted to give it a go before I asked for help, so as to not appear overly lame. I have pasted the whole kit and kaboodle, my goofball attempt, and the source of the trouble, I mean the book, below. Please note that the title of the book, in my Reference creation, was italicized but this platform will not translate that fact. Same goes with proper hanging indentation of lines following the first in my patch-work end result. Halps, please Author(s) of the book. (Year of publication). Title of the book (Translator(s) of the book, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year of original publication) Author(s) of the introduction. (Year of publication). Title of the introduction. In Editor(s) or Author of the book, Title of the book (Edition number ed.,pp. Page numbers). Publisher. Carter, Erica. (1999). Translator’s Foreword. In Andresen, S., Bünz-Elfferding, A., Haug, F., Hauser, K., Lang, U., Laudan, M., Lüdemann, M., Meir, U., Nemitz, B., Niehoff, E., Prinz, R., Räthzel, N., Scheu, M., & Thomas, C., Female Sexualization A Collective Work of Memory (3rd ed., pp. 11-19). (E. Carter, Trans.). Verso Classics. (Original work published 1983) ***books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jTamzTCvjs4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA7&dq=Haug,+F.+(1992).+Female+sexualization+(E.+Carter,+Trans.).+London:+Verso.+(Original+work+published+1987)&ots=78JUoJS4Hz&sig=QsRQcVmD6KPvKRj20Glvditw2cI#v=onepage&q&f=false

[@APAStylebySam]

Wow, that is quite the reference you need! From glancing through it, this does not appear to be an edited book for two reasons: there is no editor listed and the chapters do not have unique authors. So, I think you just need to follow the guidelines for a translated book, which means your reference should be set up like this: Original Authors. (Year). Book title in italics (Translator, Trans.; # ed.). Publisher. (Original work published ####). For in-text citations, cite the original authors and put both the original publication year and translated publication year in the citation, with the original publication year first, as such: (Authors, ####/####)

[@lisaordell2467]

@@APAStylebySam Thank-you, so much, for getting back to me! Yes, it is a pretty crazy-ass reference, for sure! So, just to confirm, even though I am citing the translator, herself, in her Foreword to the book, she is not named either in the reference section, or the in-text citation?

[@APAStylebySam]

The translator is in the reference before the edition, but not the in-text citation.

[@lauriebentley3228]

How do I reference a citation in a textbook? Do I use the citation's reference at the end of the textbook?

[@baymax9616]

Hi, I am currently doing a report, was wondering is APA style the same as MLA style for websites such as online magazines and etc.

[@Charlie19Potter]

Hello, Mr. Forlenza. What about the titles of the webpages, when they are in capital letters, how should I reference it?

[@APAStylebySam]

Convert it to sentence case.

[@makaelynbickel7109]

How would I make a reference and citation to your video when writing a paper about 7th edition APA format?

[@makaelynbickel7109]

would this be it? its missing the hanging indent and italices for the title of course. Forlenza, S. [Samuel Forlenza, PhD] (2020, January 25). APA style 7th edition: Reference lists (Journal articles, books, reports, theses, websites, more!) [Video]. KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpaoo6t6frWDa68

[@APAStylebySam]

Looks right, just need a period after the second bracket for the author.

[@nadineee_12]

Can I use this when I citate in Powerpoint Presentation?

[@christopherloth6232]

Hello- Many thanks for posting such quality material. In a reference list I am compiling I have to cite a "table" from a university database and I really cannot pinpoint a format I am supposed to use. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[@meganharris9386]

This way great!! Thank you so much!! My only question is how do you reference your own notes from class?

[@FullyLovingYourself]

I have a question: do you have to list the date when you retrieved the information when citing a webpage?

[@APAStylebySam]

Retrieval dates are only necessary if you expect the information on that page to change. For example, if the site regularly updates/changes a specific page, a Google Map might change over time, etc. In the reference, you would put it before the URL, "Retrieved November 15, 2020, from URL". Otherwise, they are not needed.

[@zan417]

Thank you very much for the series of videos about APA th7. They are very helpful. I would like to share these videos with more people, so I was wondering if I could reupload your videos (if necessary, I may add some subtitles) to bilibili, a popular Chinese video sharing site. I will include a link to the videos and author's name, and not use your videos for commercial purposes. I would appreciate it if you could give me the copyright of your videos. Thank you again！

[@clare3453]

Thank you for your help.

[@MsOritz]

Thank you so much for this detailed video, I was wondering would you reference a report paper as the thesis/dissertation?

[@APAStylebySam]

Reports have their own way of being referenced, and how it is referenced depends on the type of report. I would either look at the Style Manual itself or the Purdue OWL to see how the report you're looking at should be referenced.

[@onedail]

Could you tell me, what you suggest as the difference between a conference presentation and a proceeding?

[@APAStylebySam]

I believe that proceedings refer to works presented at the entire conference, while presentations refer to one specific work, like a poster or oral presentation.

[@jiayinruan9282]

So useful!!

[@andiem3385]

Could you do a video on how to format tables on SPSS and Excel in APA 7th ed

[@APAStylebySam]

I'm planning to do separate videos for tables and figures this summer.

[@andrebuu]

Thank you so much!

[@juhikiran2468]

Thankyou so much😊

[@alicialalas6083]

Do you have an example of creating an Appendix?

[@APAStylebySam]

Check the links in the video description for setting up student/professional papers.

[@kristenmcguinness5412]

If there is no doi for a journal, just a permalink, do you include that in place of the doi link?

[@APAStylebySam]

As long as it is a permalink, i.e. the link will not change, then yes that is okay. Otherwise, just leave it out.

[@KK_183]

Dr. Forlenza, do you know how to make DOI a feature that's included within the bibliography system of Microsoft Word?

[@adrianamorales8951]

When citing a website do we have to list the day it was retrieved ?

[@APAStylebySam]

You only need to do a retrieval date if you expect the content of the webpage to change or be updated.

[@meghan7847]

When there are quotations within a reference are the words in quotations capitalized as written in the reference title?

[@APAStylebySam]

The capitalization rules still apply: only capitalize proper nouns, first word after a colon/dash, and the first word of a title/subtitle.

[@shakiron5913]

Aloha Dr. forlenza, can you go over a body paper APA format also MLA format Please. Thank you.

[@APAStylebySam]

Check the video description for a link to student paper formatting, which goes over the body of the paper. I do not have any MLA videos.

[@shakiron5913]

Mahalo! Dr. Forlenza.

[@skyhamzic6335]

THANK YOU!!💗

[@nylevelyns]

Do I have to include page numbers for the reference list like in the rest of the text?

[@APAStylebySam]

Do you mean page numbers at the top of the page? If so, yes, the page numbers should still be there.

[@nylevelyns]

@@APAStylebySam yes, thank you!

[@mrwhite3337]

Please can you tell me how to download apa 7th edition

[@shradharai1446]

thank you soo much

[@imanhameed8849]

Thanks alot sir. If you please, try to use a slow description.

[@nectarchaser_30]

Dr. Forlenza, should the title of web articles be italicized?

[@APAStylebySam]

If it's a web page, yes. If it's a research article that is accessed electronically, it's cited like any other research article.

[@agroskynd6596]

insanely complex system for such a simple task, do they ever plan to make it more simplistic?

[@APAStylebySam]

No idea. Definitely has too many parentheses for my liking.

[@dawoodhameed6922]

Is doi is optional or it is compulsory in APA 7th edition formatting

[@APAStylebySam]

If there's a doi you should include it. If there isn't one, leave it out.

[@rababatwi857]

Can you please create a video on how to create tables for graduate school research papers

[@APAStylebySam]

It's in the works. =)

[@gopalkarunanithi2032]

very useful

[@chrisrostrn]

how PDF is considered when adding it?

[@Endoe.McKronic]

So, my Professor is mainly going off with this: owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_sample_paper.html

[@APAStylebySam]

Yup, the Purdue OWL is a great online resource, and it looks like they updated it for the 7th Edition too.

[@mytheymousey9379]

@@APAStylebySam Sir can I use you video to be use by myself to my students in Philippines..Thanks for updating me..I appreaciate if you update me sir..

[@mytheymousey9379]

@@APAStylebySam with your permission sir I will cite your name and youtube channel for my videos...Thanks..looking forward to work with you sir

[@emersonsrandomvideos248]

I think it would have greatly help if there is visual aid along with the audio. I'm not really into books but i have to. Referencing is as equally frustrating as reading books.

[@APAStylebySam]

There's a link to the Google Doc I used in the video description.

[@alisun6364]

Am I the only one confused as to why the first author in the journal reference page has a last name starting with V? is it alphabetical or by the first author cited?

[@afrojakhanam9426]

how can I add the reference page to my main document?

[@APAStylebySam]

Just start it on a new page after the body.

[@afrojakhanam9426]

@@APAStylebySam thanks

[@fmarganda8397]

Thankyou

[@abdullahbatis6780]

which one would work for conference paper?

[@APAStylebySam]

Look at the entries for presentations. If the paper is published in a journal though, or a published abstract in a journal, go with that instead.

[@thomasradford2497]

What to do when there is not an author listed?

[@monethefner5484]

How do you reference PDF with no year or author

[@ProfeMaestroRo]

In the date you put (n.d.) and if you don´t have an author, you omite this information and mention the title of the document.

[@jehadaldebes4430]

i unfortunately did not understand well, or havent found what I was looking for, it looked like I have to citate manually

[@brianklosterman1869]

What if the middle name of the author is unknown?

[@APAStylebySam]

No need to include a middle initial if there isn't a middle name presented.