The APA Guide (6th ed.)
1. Book (format)
2. Basic rules
3. Many authors
4. Activities

Book

Author(s). (Year). Title of the book. Place of Publication: Name of Publisher.

Lukes, S. (2005). Power and the battle for hearts and minds: On the bluntness of soft power. Abingdon: Routledge.

Basic rules for a book (one author)

Fink, A. (2010). Conducting research literature reviews: From the Internet to paper (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

  1. start with the author's last name
  2. use a comma (" , ") and one space between the author's last name and the initial(s) (middle name initial is often omitted)
  3. if the author's middle name is hyphenated (Sun-Hee), use a hyphen with a full stop (" . ") after each initial (e.g. Lee, S.-H.)
  4. give the year of publication in parentheses and then use a full stop 
  5. give the title of the book in italics and then use a full stop; indicate the edition (e.g., 4th ed.) in parentheses, if applicable
  6. if the title has two parts, capitalize the first letter in a word after a colon (" : ")
  7. use a colon after the location (it can be just a city or city and state)
  8. give the name of the publisher (e.g., SAGE Publications), with a full stop
  9. capitalize all words in the name of the publisher.

Two authors

Powell, R. G., & Caseau, D. (2004). Classroom communication and diversity: Enhancing instructional practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

The same rules apply to books with two authors as to those with one author, except that:

  1. "&" (ampersand) is used to separate the two authors’ last names
  2. a comma (" , ") is used before the ampersand.

Three to six authors

Solomon, M., Bamossy, G., Askegaard, S., & Hogg, M. (2006). Consumer behavior – A European perspective (3rd ed.). Harlow: Prentice Hall.

Paige, R. M., Cohen, A. D., Kappler, B., Chi, J. C., & Lassegard, J. P. (2002). Maximizing study abroad: A students’ guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

The same rules apply to books with three to six authors. However, one should not forget to:  

  1. include all authors' last names followed by initials
  2. use one space between the authors' first and middle name initials (where applicable)
  3. use commas  (" , ") before the last name of each author
  4. use a comma and the ampersand (“&”) before the last author's last name.

 More than six authors

Acemoglu, D., James A., Anderson, J. L., Anderson, T., Hill, J., Baechler, J., ... Ronald, A. (2009). Violence and social orders: A conceptual framework for reinterpreting recorded human history. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

The same rules apply to books with more than six authors. However, one should not forget to:  

  1. if more than six authors are listed, write out the first six authors’ names
  2. add a comma (" , ") after the sixth author's name and then an ellipsis (" ... ") to show that the subsequent authors, except the last one, are omitted
  3. add the last author's name followed by initial(s) (even if that author happens to be the 20th contributor!).
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Task 3
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Task 5

Reordering elements of a reference (book)

Put the elements of the references (1 to 3) in the correct order. Drag the elements around in the box:

(1998).
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Reality by design: The rhetoric and technology of authenticity in education.
Petraglia, J.
Mahwah, NJ:
Note: Every hint in group field should be enclosed with curly braces.
Kogan Page.
London, UK:
Percival, F., & Ellington, H. (1984).
A handbook of educational technology.
Note: Every hint in group field should be enclosed with curly braces.
Newbury Park, CA:
& Corbin, J.
Sage.
(1990).
Strauss, A.,
Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques.
Note: Every hint in group field should be enclosed with curly braces.
 
 
 

Typing elements of a reference (book)

Type the elements of the reference in the correct order using the given prompts. Pretend to be using italics for italicized components of the given references:

(1990).
The logic of congressional action.
Arnold, D. R.
New Haven: Yale University Press.
CALL dimensions.
Levy, M., & Stockwell, G.
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
(2006).
Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press.
(1978).
Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes.
Vygotsky, L. S.
 
 
 

Choosing the correct reference (book)

Choose the correct reference from the options given below:

 
 

Typing a reference (a different format) (book)

Type the reference for the sources (cited in a different format) following the APA style.

Important tip: Please TYPE the elements of the reference from the prompts instead of copypasting them into the space; otherwise, your answer will be taken for an incorrect one. Pretend to be using italics for italicized components of the given references:   

APA reference:

Source: Selinger, M. and Pearson, J. (1999) Telematics in Education: Trends and Issues. Amsterdam: Pergamon.
APA Reference:

Source: Solomon, M., Bamossy, G., Askegaard, S., and Hogg, M. (2006) Consumer Behavior: A European Perspective, 3rd ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
APA Reference:

Source: Jansson-Boyd, C. (2010) Consumer Psychology. Berkshire, UK, New York, USA: McGraw-Hill Open University Press.
 
 
 

Typing a full APA style reference (book)

Type a full APA style reference for the given sources using the prompts below. 

Important tip: Please TYPE the elements of the reference from the prompts instead of copypasting them into the space; otherwise, your answer will be taken for an incorrect one. Pretend to be using italics for italicized components of the given references:   

APA reference:

Authors: 1) R. G. Powell; 2) D. Caseau
Publication year: 2004
Title of the book: Classroom communication and diversity: Enhancing instructional practice
Location: Mahwah (city), NJ (state)
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum.
APA reference:

Authors: 1) A. Strauss; 2) J. Corbin
Publication year: 1990
Title of the book: Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques
Location: Newbury Park (city), CA (state)
Publisher: Sage.
APA reference:

Authors: 1) R. M. Paige; 2) A. D. Cohen; 3) B. Kappler; 4) J. C. Chi; 5) J. P. Lassegard
Publication year: 2002
Title of the book: Maximizing study abroad: A students’ guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use
Location: Minneapolis (city)
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press