Citation Styles: APA citations

When you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or refer to another source, you should include an in-text citation. For each in-text citation, you should also include an entry on your reference list.

An in-text citation should include the last name(s) of the author(s) and the year of publication.

• If it is a direct quote, you should also include a page number.
• If there is no author, you can use a short form of the title.
• If there is no date, you should use n.d.

Examples:

• In his study, Smith (2008) found that many employers consider good organizational skills to be essential.
• Jones and Stevens (2007) have conducted many studies on this topic, but their results have been inconclusive.
• Fugate, Evans, and Hammons (2012) investigated student use of library sources. 
• According to Katt (2010), "following APA format is not difficult if one is careful" (p. 200).

A reference list should be provided at the end of your paper. The references provide the reader with the ability to locate any of the sources you cited in your paper.

References should be listed in alphabetical order, and should contain several elements, including author name(s), title of the work, publication date, and other information, depending on the type of source.

The links below provide further information on how to format your reference list.