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Core Elements for References List
The References List - APA Style 7th Edition
APA In-Text Citation
This guide is a brief introduction to some of the most common types of citations using APA style. This guide is a modification of the rules of citing materials using APA style, which were developed by the American Psychological Association (APA). For specific examples not included in this guide, or for an accurate electronic resource representation, please consult the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, available at BF76.7 .P83 2019, or consult the APA Style Blog at blog.apastyle.org.
Smith (2019) said, “Quote in quotation marks is all that is needed.”
She said that all sentences that do not explicitly mention the author, or alternately, are a
student’s paraphrase, should have the author’s last name and year in parentheses at the end of the
sentence (Smith, 2019).
Smith stated in 2019 that you don’t need to include parenthetical information.
Only include page numbers for large works or specific sections that are cited (Smith, 2019,
pp.120-127).
If no author names are available, use the title of work how it will list in references list (“APA
Guideline”, 2019).
Author Last Name, F. M., & Author Last Name, F. M. (date). Title of article or chapter in
sentence case. Title of main work in italics: Subtitle of main work in italics, volume #
in italics (issue #), page-range. Publisher. https://doi:###.#####.#### or http://
journalURL with no punctuation following
Basic APA citation for the Reference List
Cypress College Library library.cypresscollege.edu
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Common Sources Found in the Cypress College Library
EXAMPLES
Book with 1 Author
Cullen, D. (2019). Parkland: Birth of a movement. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Book with 2 to 20 Authors
Khan-Cullors, P., & Bandele, A. (with Davis, A.). (2018). When they call you a terrorist: A Black Lives
Matter memoir. St. Martin’s Press.
Note: Use commas to separate author names, and an ampersand before the last author listed. If more 21 or more authors, list the first 19
followed by an ellipses (…) before the last author listed.
Chapter, Essay, or Other Work that Appears in an Anthology
Damon, A. (2018). The United States has used hacking as an excuse to subvert democracy. In Lusted, M.
A. (Ed.), Hacking and freedom of information (pp. 103-107). Greenhaven Publishing. (Reprinted
from “The Wiki Leaks revelations and the crimes of US imperialism,” 2017, March 9, World
Socialist Web Site, https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/09/pers-m09.html
Article in a Specialized Encyclopedia or Dictionary
Reyhner, J. A. (2019). California. In Reid-Merrittt, P. (Ed.), A state-by-state history of race and racism in
the United States (pp. 85-106). Greenwood.
Note: If an author’s name is not given, begin your citation with the name of the article.
Film on DVD or in Theater
Peele, J. (Write, Producer, & Director). (2019). Us [film]. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Television Series Episode
Fogelman, D., Freeman, E. (Writers), & Fletcher, A. (Director). (2019, February 19). Our little island girl
(Season 3, Episode 13) [TV series episode ]. In Fogelman, D. (Creator), & Aptaker, I. (Executive
Producer), This is us. National Broadcasting Company.
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Cypress College Library Database Sources
Scholarly Journal Article Accessed via Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost)
Olson, K. R., & Gülgöz, S. (2018). Early Findings From the TransYouth Project: Gender Development in
Transgender Children. Child Development Perspectives, 12(2), 93–97. https://doi.org/10.1111/
cdep.12268
Newspaper Article Accessed via US Newsstream (Proquest)
Hayes, C. (2019, Dec 10). Trump impeachment: House democrats to announce at least 2 articles of
impeachment tuesday. USA Today (Online). http://ezproxy.cyclib.nocccd.edu/docview/2322966502?
accountid=41682
Article in a Specialized Encyclopedia via Gale E-Books
Skrabec, Q. R., Jr. (2017). The Great Depression and Wall Street Crash, 1929. In D. A. Dieterle (Ed.),
Economics: The Definitive Encyclopedia from Theory to Practice (Vol. 1, pp. 192-195). Greenwood.
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX7352800097/GVRL?u=cypressc&sid=GVRL&xid=84763a26
Viewpoint Article in Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Wolverton II, J. (2019). Is There a Constitutional Right to Homeschool? In Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online
Collection. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. (Reprinted from Is There a Constitutional Right to
Homeschool?, The New American, 2018, October 29) Retrieved from
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/DXSDVW670108701/OVIC?u=cypressc&sid=OVIC&xid=dfe46449
Newsletter Article via Nexis Uni
(April 8, 2019 Monday). LA public health official urges phasing out MHF chemical at Torrance, Wilmington
refineries. Pharma & Healthcare Monitor Worldwide. https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.cyclib.nocccd.edu/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5VV5-1V51-
JDJN-6053-00000-00&context=1516831
Film Accessed via Films on Demand
Can you fix a brain like mine [Video file] . (2017). https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?
wID=15985&xtid=145852
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Webpage
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Childhood obesity facts. Retrieved from http://
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm.
Video Accessed via Youtube
The Nature of Writing. (2019, November 7). APA essay format (7th ed.) [Video file]. YouTube. https://
youtu.be/Mrh5OC3T6dc
Television Show on Netflix
Lyonne, N. (Writer, Director, Creator, Actor), Headland, L. (Writer & creator), & Poehler, L. (Creator). (2019,
February 1). Ariadne (Season 1, Episode 8) [TV series episode] In Netflix’s Russian Doll.
Tweet
Witherspoon, R. [@ReeseW]. (2019, December 11). To be in a room filled with so many passionate, talented
women in our business was truly an honor and a thrill! I am humbled by the stories I heard and am
excited for the future of change-makers! Thank you @THR for the Sherry Lansing Leadership award...
it is such an honor! [Tweet] . Twitter. https://twitter.com/ReeseW/status/1204862907453825025
Podcast
Dunn, G. (Host). (2019, December 3). The happiest countries on Earth. [Audio podcast episode]. In Bad with
Money. The Panoply Network. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/bad-with-money/e/65769547
Center the title, References, under the header.
Use double spacing throughout.
Begin each entry at the left margin. If an entry runs more than one line, indent the subsequent lines one-half inch from the margin as hanging.
For titles of works, capitalize the first words in titles and subtitles, and proper nouns only.
Alphabetize entries by the author’s last name or, if no author, by the first main word in the title.
Overall Look Checklist
Other Common Sources
Additional Help Current Cypress College students have access to NoodleTools, a comprehensive tool for creating bibliographies in a variety of formats, including APA. DOI Lookup—www.crossref.org/guestquery/
OWL at Purdue—https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/
purdue_owl.html
APA Style Blog—https://apastyle.apa.org/blog
Updated:12/13/2019