Quick Reference Guide

7th Edition
Quick Reference Guide
Journal
Article
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article.
Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), #–#. https://doi.org/xxxx
Invert names so that the last name comes frst,
followed by a comma and the initials. Leave a space
between initials. Retain the order of authors’ names.
Place the year
in parentheses.
End with a period.
Capitalize only the frst letter of the frst word. For a two-part
title, capitalize the frst word of the second part of the title. Also
capitalize proper nouns. Do not italicize. End with a period.
Capitalize all major words in the
periodical name. Follow with a
comma. Italicize the periodical
name (but not the comma after).
Italicize the volume number. Do not
put a space between the volume
number and the parentheses
around the issue number.
Do not italicize the issue number or
parentheses. Follow the parentheses with
a comma. No issue number? That’s okay.
Follow the volume number with a comma.
Include the article page
range. Use an en dash; do
not put spaces around the
en dash. End with a period.
Does the article have a
DOI? Include a DOI for all
works that have one. Do not
put a period after the DOI.
Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (7th ed.).
Publisher. DOI or URL

Place the copyright year
in parentheses. End with
a period.

Does the book have an edition or volume number? If so, include
the number in parentheses after the title but before the period. If both,
show edition frst and volume second, separated by a comma. Do
not put a period between the title and the parenthetical information.
Include the name of the publisher, followed
by a period. Do not include the publisher
location. Are there multiple publishers?
If so, separate them with a semicolon.
Does the book have a DOI? Include a DOI if available.
Do not include a URL or database information for works from
academic research databases. Include a URL for ebooks from
other websites. Do not put a period after the DOI or URL.
Chapter in
an Edited Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book chapter.
In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book (2nd ed., pp. #–#).
Publisher. DOI or URL
Invert names so that the last name comes frst,
followed by a comma and the initials. Leave a space
between initials. Retain the order of authors’ names.
Place the copyright year
in parentheses. End with
a period.
Capitalize only the frst letter of the frst word. For a two-part
title, capitalize the frst word of the second part of the title.
Also capitalize proper nouns. Do not italicize. End with a period.

Provide the title of the book in which
the chapter appears. Capitalize only
the frst letter of the frst word. For a
two-part title, capitalize the frst word
of the second part of the title. Also
capitalize proper nouns. Italicize the
book title.
Include the chapter page range. End with a period.
Does the book have an edition or volume
number? If so, include the number in parentheses
before the page range. If both, show edition
frst and volume second, separated by a comma,
before the page range. Do not put a period
between the title and the parenthetical information.

Does the book have a DOI or URL? Include a DOI if available.
Do not include a URL or database information for works from
academic research databases. Include a URL for ebooks from
other websites. Do not put a period after the DOI or URL.
More information on reference variations not shown here (e.g., in-press articles, articles with article numbers, articles without DOIs, books with titled volumes,
audiobooks) can be found in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) and in the Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.):

SOURCE: American Psychological Association. (2020).
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
(7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
CREDIT: MELANIE R. FOWLER, FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE

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