APA Referencing
It is American Psychological Association referencing style and is generally used in social sciences. It is more or less similar to Harvard referencing.
Referencing a Book
- Author's surname and initials, followed by a full stop
- Publication year in brackets, followed by a full stop
- Title of text in italics followed by a full stop
- Place of publication followed by a colon
- Name of publishers followed by a full stop
Taylor, T. (2008). How to Reference. London: Macmillan.
Referencing a Journal
- Author of article, surname and initials followed by a full stop
- Date of publication in brackets followed by a full stop
- Title of article followed by a full stop
- Title of journal in italics followed by a full stop
- Issue number followed by a full stop
- Page numbers followed by a full stop.
Taylor, T. (2008). Good Referencing. Referencing Today. 2. 11-26.
Referencing an electronic source
- Author of article, surname and initials followed by a full stop
- Date of publication in brackets followed by a full stop
- Name of article followed by a full stop
- Name of website in italics followed by a full stop
- Date retrieved followed by a full stop
- Website URL
Taylor, J. (2007). APA Referencing. Online Referencing Guide. Retrieved March 12, 2008, from
Citation in APA is done in similar manner to Harvard referencing.
