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Citing & Referencing: APA 7th Style

Reference List: Author/Authors

List the full last name, a comma, and then the initials of the author, with a space between the initials.

  • William Shakespeare → Shakespeare, W.
  • Louisa May Alcott → Alcott, L. M.
  • Leonardo da Vinci → da Vinci, L.
  • George W. Ogden → Ogden, G. W.
  • Jean-Luc Lebrun → Lebrun, J.-L.

 

Do not use courtesy or academic titles in your citations. Do include suffixes such as Jr., Sr., III, etc.

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle → Doyle, A. C.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. → King, M. L., Jr.
  • Ronald C. White, Sr. → White, R. C., Sr.

 

Some authors use non-standard capitalization. Retain that capitalization.

  • bell hooks → hooks, b.
  • danah boyd → boyd, d.

 

Some names, such as those with religious or nobility titles, may need to be listed differently in the References page in order to preserve the meaning.

  • Pope Francis
  • Queen Raina
  • Plato

 

Source: https://sfcollege.libguides.com/apa/components#:~:text=All%20APA%20reference%20list%20entries,date%2C%20title%2C%20and%20source.

Last name first, followed by author initials.

Author, A. A. (Date). Title. Source.

List by their last names and initials. Separate author names with a comma. Use the ampersand instead of "and."

Author, A. A., & Author, B.B. (Date). Title. Source.

 

 List by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand. 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., & Author, Z.Z. (Date). Title. Source.

 

If there is no listed author or editor, start your reference with the title, place the date after the title, and continue the reference as normal.

Title. (Date). Source.

Some resources may be attributed to a group or organization, instead of a specific person or persons. In this case, give the name of the group or organization, capitalized as needed. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, October 3). Outbreak of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping. Retrieved October 8, 2019, from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html

Source: https://sfcollege.libguides.com/apa/components#:~:text=All%20APA%20reference%20list%20entries,date%2C%20title%2C%20and%20source.