Chapter 9: Academic Integrity and Style Rules (APA 6th edition)

Sample Reference Page

References

Barker, E. T., & Bornstein, M. H. (2010). Global self-esteem, appearance satisfaction, and self-reported dieting in early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 30(2), 205–224.

Bell, J. R. (2006). Low-carb beats low-fat diet for early losses but not long term. OBGYN News, 41(12), 32. doi:10.1016/S0029-7437(06)71905-X

Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Lapum, J. (2018). Deepening the mystery of arts-based research in the health sciences. In P. Leavy (Ed.), Handbook of arts-based research (pp. 526-545). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

St-Amant, O. (2014). A critical examination of the social organizations within Canadian NGOs in the provision of HIV/AIDS health network in Tanzania. Retrieved from Western Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 2092.

Travan, C., Mart, B., Civa, L., Lewis, S., Mac, D., Asgarrd, D., … Borno, D. (2019). Effects of drinking on quality of life. Journal of Health Living, 6(2), 252-256.

U.S. Census Bureau. (2002). The decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000 (Publication No.POL/02-MA). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Offices.

 

***NOTE:  the reference list above should be double spaced with a hanging indent of 0.5 inches for each subsequent line of a citation

 

Student Tip

Have you ever wanted to reference something from your instructor’s powerpoint slide or something they said during class or something an expert said at a conference. First, make sure what you want to reference is an original idea from your instructor and not just something from your required readings that they have repeated in class. You always want to go to the primary source if possible, and avoid citing your instructor’s powerpoint slides.

If it is something they said, you reference it as a Personal Communication in the text only; this means it does not need to go in your reference list (APA, 2010). You must ask their permission to reference them. Here is an example:

  • L. Santos (personal communication, November 4, 2019) indicated that it is best to use a trauma-informed nursing approach with all clients.

For a powerpoint slide, you want to provide as much information as possible even if it archived information that is not retrievable. You can indicate that it was powerpoint slides in brackets. Note the URL if one is provided. For example, you may use the following format:

  • Morrita, S. (2019). How to cite APA [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from URL

 

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