More than 100 reference examples and their corresponding in-text citations are presented in the seventh edition Publication Manual. Examples of the most common works that writers cite are provided on this page; additional examples are available in the Publication Manual.
7th edition - Do not include database information for works obtained from most academic research databases or platforms because works in these resources are widely available. This includes journal articles, books, and book chapters from academic research databases.
APA Style Common Reference Examples Guide [PDF]Reference examples for the seventh edition of the Publication Manual, including journal articles, magazine sections, newsletter articles, blog posts, reports, book chapters, and more.
Journal Article Reference ChecklistThis checklist, based on Chapter 9 of the Publication Manual and the Concise Guide, includes general guidelines for creating APA Style references for journal articles and correctly formatting the four reference elements: author, date, title, and source (including the journal name, volume number, issue number, page range, and DOI or URL).
The checklist also includes reference examples and links to more detailed guidelines for cases not covered in the checklist.
Bibliography manager saves your citations and formats them into APA, MLA, or other styles.
This web-based bibliography manager lets you save citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more into your personal online database. You'll be able to quickly link to online articles, organize and share your references, and automatically create formatted bibliographies in all the major citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. Off-campus users, see the Using RefWorks at UNLV page for special instructions.
A bibliography manager that saves your citations and formats them into APA, MLA, or other styles, and allows you to share citation lists with groups.
This bibliography manager uses both web-based and desktop software to save citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more into your personal database. You'll be able to quickly link to online articles, organize and share your references, and automatically create formatted bibliographies in all the major citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. Use your UNLV email address to receive an updated account. See the Mendeley guide for more information.