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APA Referencing Guide: Reference List Example

APA Reference List Example

References

Alzheimer’s Association WA. (n.d.). Early onset of Alzheimer’s disease [Brochure]. Author.

APA Style [@officialapastyle]. (2018, December 5). Welcome to the official Instagram for #APAStyle! We’re here to help you with your APA Style questions [Instagram]. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-A-dvBLiH/

Bloomfield, J., Pegram, A., Wilson R., Pearson, A., Procter, N., McGuiness, W., Stein-Parbury, J., Bristow, S., Dally, J., Gillespie, B., Hay, B., Lakeman, R., Kunst, E., Smith, Z., Norton-Westwood, D., Robertson-Malt, S., Shaban, R.Z., Mortel, T.D., Zimmerman, P., … Rushford, K. (2017). Clinical nursing skills: An Australian perspective. Cambridge University Press.

Campbell, J. (2018). Web design: Introductory text for beginners (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Cohen, B., & Hull, K. (2015). Memmler's the human body in health and disease (13th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Cox, K. (2019, Autumn). Conservation time capsules. Wildlife Australia56(1), 24–26. 

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. (2019). Closing the gap: Prime Minister's report 2019. https://www.pmc.gov.au/news-centre/indigenous-affairs/closing-gap-2019-report

Diabetes WA. (2019a). What's your risk? https://diabeteswa.com.au/whats-your-risk/ 

Diabetes WA. (2019b). Learning about diabetes prevention. https://diabeteswa.com.au/whats-your-risk/ 

Duveneck, F. (Painter). (1872). Whistling boy [Oil painting]. Cincinnati Art Museum. JSTOR. http://www.artstor.org

Holmes, B. (2013). Session 1: Sources of copyright information. http://blackboard.nmtafe.wa.edu.au  

Hughes, M., & Wilson, J. (2016).  Advocacy: An overarching approach. In E. Moore (Ed.), Case management: Inclusive community practice (pp. 143 -164). Oxford University Press.

Watson, T. (2014). Customer service in libraries: Best practices. Australian Library Journal, 63(2), 170-171.

Webb, M. (Director). (2017). Gifted [DVD]. Roadshow Entertainment.

Format Reference List

Reference Checklist

  • The reference list is the last page of your paper / assessment. 

  • References begin on a separate page from the last page of your writing.

  • Put the word References at the top of the page, centred and bold it.

  • Your reference list is alphabetized according to the first word of each end-text reference.

  • Formatted using a hanging indent of 1.27cm to each reference list entry.

  • Double space the entire reference list (both within and between references)

  • When finished, highlight the reference list and click on the arrow in the corner of the paragraph tab in Word.

  • Under Indentation, select Hanging from the drop down menu for Special 1.27cm. Then click OK.

  • Under Line spacing, select Double. Then click OK.

 

Tip: Keyboard shortcuts for hanging indents and double-spacing.

  • Highlight the Reference(s)
  • Press Ctrl+T (for Windows) or Command+T (for MAC), then
  • Press Ctrl+2 (for Windows) or Command+2 (for MAC).

This will give you the perfectly formatted reference, (provided it is in alphabetical order).

Formatting Video

Watch the video to learn how to create a hanging indent for your reference list in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.