List of References: APA

A list of references is generally provided for academic work, and contains details only of those
works actually cited in the document. Sometimes the term Bibliography is used; however this
refers to a list of related source material that is not necessarily cited in the document.
Remember:
• A list of references should appear on a separate sheet of paper at the end of an assignment
and is generally titled References.
• This list contains bibliographic details of every work cited in your assignment.
• The list must be arranged alphabetically by authors’ surnames. If there is more than one
work by the same author, then arrange chronologically i.e. earlier publication dates before
later dates.
• All reference sources (e.g. books, journal articles, websites etc.) are listed together in one continuous reference list.
• Correct punctuation is important.
• Note minimal capitalisation of book titles and maximal capitalisation of journal titles.
Example:

Website	APA Online. (2003). Electronic references. American Psychological Association. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Journal article	Becher, T. (1990). The counter culture of specialisation. European Journal of Education, 25(3), 330–336.
Book - two authors & a subsequent edition	Biggs, J. & Moore, P. J. (1993). The process of learning (3rd ed.). Sydney: Prentice-Hall.
Published conference proceedings	Bourassa, S. D. (1999). Effects of child care on young children. Proceedings of the third annual meeting of the International Society for Child Psychology, International Society for Child Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia, 44-46.
Radio Program	Brown, J. (Producer). (1998, March 24). The search for meaning [Radio program]. Sydney: ABC Radio.
Book - one author & first edition	Covey, S. (1991). The 7 habits of highly effective people. Sydney: The Business Library.
CD-ROM	Dr Brain thinking games [CD-ROM]. (1988). Torrance, California: Knowledge Adventure Inc.
Chapter in an edited book	Entwistle, N. (1998). Approaches to learning and forms of Understanding. In B. Dart & G. Boulton-Lewis (Eds.), Teaching and learning in higher education (pp. 212–243). Melbourne: ACER.
Document produced for a government agency	Health Promotion Committee. (2000). The funding of anti-smoking campaigns. Brisbane: Department of Health.
Consultants' report	Lowe, D. & Cotton, R. (1999). Hepatitis C: A review of Australia's response. Canberra: Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC).
Newspaper – no author	Meeting the needs of counsellors. (2001, May 5). The Courier Mail, p. 22.
Brochure – corporate author	Research and Training Centre on Independent Living. (1993). Guidelines for reporting and writing about people with disabilities (4th ed.) [Brochure]. Lawrence, KS. Author.
Motion picture	Scorsese, M. (Producer) & Longergan, K. (writer/Director). (2000). You can count on me. [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.
Message posted to online forum or discussion group	Simons, D. (2000, July 14). New resources for visual cognition [Msg 31]. Message posted to http://groups.yahoo.com.group/visualcognition/message/31.
Electronic journal retrieved from a database.	Smith, D., Campbell, J. & Brooker, R. (1999). The impact of students’ approaches to essay writing on the quality of their essay writing. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 24(3), 327-338. Retrieved August 10, 2003, from Proquest 5000 database.
Lecturer’s study guide (fictional)	Smith, L. (2003). An introduction to academic writing: Module study guide. Learning Assistance: Southern Cross University.
Dictionary	The Oxford guide to the English language. (1984). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Newspaper – author (see above for newspaper with no author)	Towers, K. (2000, January 18). Doctor not at fault: Coroner. The Australian, p. 12.