APA citations

General Guidelines

• References page should be a separate page from the rest of your paper
• References should be centered and bolded at the top of the page
• Every in text citation should have a corresponding complete citation
• Indent: After the first line of the citation, indent each line 1/2" thereafter. This is called a Hanging Indent.
• Multiple authors:
  • Last name and first initial(s) for all authors of a single work up to and including 20.
  • Separate with commas
• Use an ampersand (&) before the last author in the list
• Order: Entries are alphabetized by author last name. Works without an author are alphabetized by title of the work.
• Capitalization: Titles of books, book chapters, articles (journal and online), reports, and websites: capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title (and subtitle) and any proper nouns
  • Exception: Capitalize all major words in the title of a journal
• Italicize titles of journals

Hanging Indents

In Microsoft Word:

1. From the Home tab, click the small arrow for Paragraph Settings.
2. In the Indentation section of the box that appears: from the Special drop-down box, click Hanging.
3. Click Ok.

In Google Docs:

1. From the Format menu, click Align & Indent. Then click Indentation Options.
2. From the Special Indent drop-down list, click Hanging.
3. Click Apply.