APA STYLE 7TH EDITION
MR. RENZ A. CAMAYA, LPT
How to put references
using APA 7th Edition?
Authors
Single Author
○ Last name first, followed by author initials.
Example:
Brown, E. (2013). Comedy and the feminine middlebrow
novel. Pickering & Chatto.
Two Authors
○ List by their last names and initials. Separate author
names with a comma. Use the ampersand (&) instead
of "and."
Example:
Soto, C. J., & John, O. P. (2017). The next big five inventory (BFI-2):
Developing and assessing a hierarchical model with 15 facets to enhance
bandwidth, fidelity, and predictive power. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 113(1), 117-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000096
Three to Twenty Authors
○ List by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while
the last author name is preceded again by ampersand. This is a
departure from APA 6, which only required listing the first six
authors before an ellipsis and the final author's name.
Example:
Nguyen, T., Carnevale, J. J., Scholer, A. A., Miele, D. B., & Fujita, K. (2019).
Metamotivational knowledge of the role of high-level and low-level
construal in goal-relevant task performance. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 117(5), 879-899.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000166
More Than Twenty Authors
○ List by last names and initials; commas separate author names. After the first 19
authors’ names, use an ellipsis in place of the remaining author names. Then, end
with the final author's name (do not place an ampersand before it). There
should be no more than twenty names in the citation in total.
Example:
Pegion, K., Kirtman, B. P., Becker, E., Collins, D. C., LaJoie, E., Burgman, R., Bell, R.,
DelSole, R., Min, D., Zhu, Y., Li, W., Sinsky, E., Guan, H., Gottschalck, J., Metzger, E. J.,
Barton, N. P., Achuthavarier, D., Marshak, J., Koster, R., . . . Kim, H. (2019). The
subseasonal experiment (SubX): A multimodel subseasonal prediction experiment.
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100(10), 2043-2061.
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0270.1
Group Author
○ Group authors can include corporations, government agencies,
organizations, etc. Entries in reference works ( e.g. dictionaries,
thesauruses, and encyclopedias) without credited authors are also
considered works with group authors.
Example:
Merriam-Webster. (2008). Braggadocio. In Merriam-Webster’s Advanced
Learner’s English Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
Two or More Works by the Same Author
○ Use the author's name for all entries and list the entries by the year
(earliest comes first). List references with no dates before references
with dates.
Example:
Ben, P. J. (n.d.).
Ben, P. J. (2011).
Ben, P. J. (2015).
Two or More Works by the Same Author
○ When an author appears both as a sole author and, in another citation, as
the first author of a group, list the one-author entries first.
Example:
Agnew, C. R. (2014). Social influences on romantic relationships: Beyond the
dyad. Cambridge University Press.
Agnew, C. R., & South, S. C. (2014). Interpersonal relationships and health:
Social and clinical psychological mechanisms. Oxford University Press.
Two or More Works by the Same Author in the
Same Year
Example:
Berndt, T. J. (2004a). Children’s friendships: Shifts over a half-century in
perspectives on their development and their effects. Merrill Palmer
Quarterly, 50(3), 206-223.
Berndt, T. J. (2004b). Friendship and three A’s (aggression, adjustment, and
attachment). Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 88(1), 1-4.
Books
Basic Format for Books
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also
for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)
Example:
Stoneman, R. (2008). Alexander the Great: A life in
legend. Yale University Press.
Note: Italicize the title of the book. Add the DOI or URL if it is online.
What is Digital Object Identifier (DOI)?
○ When sources are published electronically, they are assigned DOIs—a unique
series of letters and numbers set by the International DOI Foundation.
○ Every DOI begins with the number 10, and can generally be found on the first
page of the digital article.
When to use DOI and URL?
○ Use DOI if the source (online) has it. If none, just use the URL instead.
Articles in
Periodicals
Article in Print Journal
Example:
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. Purdue Printed Journal
of Service-Learning and International Engagement, 15(3), 5–13.
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Article
Name of the Journal (italicized)
Volume Number (italicized)
Issue Number
Page Number/s
Article in Electronic Journal
Example:
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. Purdue Journal of
Service-Learning and International Engagement, 15(3), 5–13.
https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316979
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Article
Name of the Journal (italicized)
Volume Number (italicized)
Issue Number
Page Number/s
DOI/URL
Article in a Printed Magazine
Example:
Worland, J. (2021, April 15). The pandemic remade every corner of
society. Now it’s the climate’s turn. Time, 197(15), 20–21.
Author and Date of Publication
Title of the Article
Name of the Magazine (italicized)
Volume Number (italicized)
Issue Number
Page Number/s
Article in an Online Magazine
Example:
Worland, J. (2021, April 15). The pandemic remade every corner of
society. Now it’s the climate’s turn. Time, 197(15).
https://time.com/5953374/climate-is-everything/
Author and Date of Publication
Title of the Article
Name of the Magazine (italicized)
Volume Number (italicized)
Issue Number
URL
Article in a Printed Newspaper
Example:
Gonzales, C. (2021, April 16). DOH reports 10,726 new COVID
infections; active cases now at 193,476. Philippine Daily Inquirer,
1(2), 12-13.
Author and Date of Publication
Title of the News Article
Name of the Newspaper (italicized)
Volume Number (italicized)
Issue Number
Page Number/s
Article in an Online Newspaper
Example:
Gonzales, C. (2021, April 16). DOH reports 10,726 new COVID infections;
active cases now at 193,476. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1420020/doh-reports-10726-new-covid-
infections-active-cases-now-193476
Author and Date of Publication
Title of the News Article
Name of the Newspaper (italicized)
URL
Dissertation/
Master’s Thesis
(Published)
Dissertation (Published)
Example:
Angeli, E. L. (2012). Networks of communication in emergency medical
services (Publication No. 3544643) [Doctoral dissertation, Purdue
University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Dissertation (italicized)
Dissertation’s Publication Number
Type of Thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree
Database or Archive Name
Note: If the dissertation or thesis is not published in a database, include the URL of
the site where the document is located.
Master’s Thesis (Published)
Example:
Tosuncuoglu, I. (2019). English language and literature students'
perceptions towards english language teacher identity (Publication No.
EJ1217899) [Master’s thesis, Karabuk University]. ERIC Institute of
Education Sciences.
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Master’s Thesis (italicized)
Thesis’ Publication Number
Type of Thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree
Database or Archive Name
Note: If the dissertation or thesis is not published in a database, include the URL of
the site where the document is located.
What if the paper was not a master’s
thesis or a dissertation?
Article in Print Journal
Example:
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. Purdue Printed Journal
of Service-Learning and International Engagement, 15(3), 5–13.
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Article
Name of the Journal (italicized)
Volume Number
Issue Number
Page Number/s
Article in Electronic Journal
Example:
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. Purdue Journal of
Service-Learning and International Engagement, 15(3), 5–13.
https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316979
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Article
Name of the Journal (italicized)
Volume Number
Issue Number
Page Number/s
DOI/URL
Other Sources
Printed Dictionary/Thesaurus
Example:
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. (2013). Perception. In Merriam Webster’s
collegiate dictionary (10th ed., pp. 499-500). Merriam-Webster,
Incorporated.
Organization/Agency and Year of Publication
Title of the entry
Title of the Printed Dictionary/Thesaurus (italicized) with edition no., page no.
Publisher
Online Dictionary/Thesaurus
Example:
Merriam-Webster. (2021, April 16). Perception. In Merriam-Webster.com.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perception
Organization/Agency and Date of Retrieval
Title of the entry
Title of the Online Dictionary/Thesaurus (italicized)
URL
Report by a Government Agency/Organization
Example:
Department of Education. (2021). Supplemental guidelines on the grant of
cash allowance to teachers. https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-
content/uploads/2021/03/DO_s2021_013.pdf
Organization/Agency and Year of Publication
Title of the Report (italicized)
URL
Report by Individual Author/s at Government
Agency/Organization
Example:
Briones, L. (2020). Educational continuity amid challenges. Department of
Education. https://www.deped.gov.ph/2019/11/20/briones-ensure-
educational-continuity-amid-challenges/
Author and Year of Publication
Title of the Report (italicized)
Organization/Agency
URL
Wikipedia Article
Example:
Quantum mechanics. (2019, November 19). In Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quantum_mechanics&ol
did=948476810
Title of the Article and Date of Publication
Webpage (Wikipedia) (italicized)
URL
Webpage or Piece of Online Content
Example:
Price, D. (2018, March 23). Laziness does not exist. Medium.
https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-exist-
3af27e312d01
Author and Date of Publication
Title of the Content (italicized)
Webpage Title
URL
New Sources
Twitter
Example:
National Geographic [@NatGeo]. (2020, January 12). Scientists knew African grays
are clever, but now they’ve been documented assisting other members of
their species—even strangers [Tweet].
Twitter. https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1216346352063537154
Author with username inside brackets
Date of Posting
Content (italicized) with [Tweet] if text, [photo/video] if there is an attached
photo/video
Social Media App
URL
Facebook Post
Example:
U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020, January 10). Like frosting on a cake, snow
coats and clings to the hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park in
Utah [Image attached] [Status update].
Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/USInterior/photos/a.155163054537
384/2586475451406120/?type=3&theater
Author
Date of Posting
Caption (italicized) with [photo/video attached] if there is an attached photo/video;
[type of post]
Social Media App
URL
Instagram Post
Example:
BBC [@bbc]. (2020, January 12). Skywatchers have been treated to the first full
moon of 2020-known as a “wolf moon”-at the same time as a as a lunar
eclipse. [Photograph].
Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OkWqbBwcf/
Author with username inside brackets
Date of Posting
Content/Caption (italicized) with [photograph/video]
Social Media App
URL
Blog Post
Example:
Axelrod, A. (2019, August 11). A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its
rejection of racial equality. Code Switch,
NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/11/742293305/a-
century-later-the-treaty-of-versailles-and-its-rejection-of-racial-equality
Author
Date of Posting
Title of the post
Publisher (italicized)
URL
Youtube or Other Streaming Video
Example:
Lushi, K. [Korab Lushi]. (2016, July 3). Albatross culture 1 [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AMrJRQDPjk&t=148s
Author with [username]
Date of Posting
Title of video [Video] (italicized)
Social Media App
URL
TED Talk
Example:
Al-Mutawa, N. (2010, July). Superheroes inspired by Islam [Video].
TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/naif_al_mutawa_superheroes_inspired_b
y_islam#t-4909
Author/Speaker
Date of Posting
Title of talk [Video] (italicized)
Social Media App
URL
TED Talk on Youtube
Example:
Tedx Talks. (2011, Nov. 15). TEDxHampshireCollege - Jay Smooth - How I learned to
stop worrying and love discussing race [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbdxeFcQtaU
Username on Youtube
Date of Posting
Title of talk [Video] (italicized)
Social Media App
URL
Podcast Episode
Example:
Prime, K. (Host). (2019, March 29). For whom the cowbell tolls [Audio podcast
episode]. In Radiolab. WNYC
Studios. https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/whom-cowbell-tolls
Host’s Name with [Host]
Date of Posting
Title of episode with [Audio podcast episode]
Name of Podcast (italicized)
Publisher
URL
