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APA Referencing: Reference List

This Guide will help you to correctly reference your assignments using the APA style.

Reference List Rules

  • A reference list contains only the resources you have cited in your assignment.
  • The list of references is created on a separate page.
  • The heading is centred at the top of the page and is titled References.
  • Arrange entries by in alphabetical order according to the surname of the author followed by the author's initials. If there is no author, list according to the first main word of the title.
  • For each reference, maintain the order of authors’ surnames as they are expressed in the source material. 
  • Use hanging indents (1.25 cm) for each reference, meaning that the first line of each reference is left margin aligned and subsequent lines are indented.
  • Emphasise main titles in italics
  • Double space all reference entries.
  • Do not include personal communications such as private letters, telephone conversations, emails etc. Cite these references in text only
  • Maintain the same format for all URL's.  Recommend to have as underlined hyperlinks.

Reference List Example

REFERENCES

 

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).

 

Butler, G. (2023, September 16). Hazard burns could be fuelling the fire danger: Indigenous practices offer another way. SBS News. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/hazard-burns-could-be-fuelling-the-fire-danger-indigenous-practices-offer-another-way/pevprmc3f

 

Chapman River estuary. [Photo].  (n.d.).  City of Greater Geraldton. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/residents/community-engagement/current-community-engagement-activities/chapman-river-estuary-action-plan.aspx

 

Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Obesity.  In Britannica Academic. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/obesity/56643

 

Harvey, J. (2008). Principles of refrigeration (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.

 

Juniper, R. (1989). Crocodile and water nymphs at Willie Creek [Oil on canvas]. Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, W.A, Australia. https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects/11711/crocodile-and-water-nymphs-at-willie-creek

 

MacKenzie, D. (2006, June 3). Putting a face to a skull. New Scientist, 190(2554), 26-27.

 

Moore, T.L., & Syed, R. (2023). Viruses that cause arthritis. UpToDate. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from  https://www-uptodate-com.elogin05.dtwd.wa.gov.au

 

Morton, S.R., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Lindenmayer, D. B., Olson, M. H., Hughes, l., McCulloch, M.T., McIntyre, S., Nix, H.A., Prober, S.M., Saunders, D.A., Andersen, A.N., Burgman, M.A., Lefroy, E.C., Lonsdale, W.M., McMichael, A.J., Parslow, J.S., Steffen, W., Williams, J.E., & Woinarski, J.C.Z. (2009). The big ecological questions inhibiting effective environmental management in Australia. Austral Ecology, 34(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01938.x

 

Western Australia. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (2023). Leafy sea dragon. https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/wildlife-and-ecosystems/marine/marine-parks/fun-facts/leafy-sea-dragon

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