APA 7th Edition Reference Formatting Quiz

Reference List Formatting (APA 7th Edition)

• Reference list placed at the end of the paper.
• New page titled "References" (bold, centered).
• Double-spaced, same as rest of paper.
• Hanging indentation (all lines after the first are indented 0.5 inches).

Basic Rules for Most Sources

• Author names inverted (last name first).
• Initials for first & middle names.
• List up to 20 authors, separating with commas; use & before last author.
• For 21+ authors, use ellipsis after 19th author, and then add the final author's name.
• Alphabetized by first author's last name.
• Multiple articles by same author/same order: list chronologically.
• Titles: Capitalize only first word of title and subtitle, first word after a colon/dash, & proper nouns.
• Longer works italicized (e.g., books, journals).
• Shorter works (e.g., chapters, essays) are not italicized, underlined, or in quotes.

Basic Rules for Journal Articles

• Journal titles are presented fully and italicized.
• Journal titles maintain all non-standard punctuation and capitalization. (e.g. PhiloSOPHIA, Past & Present).
• Capitalize all major words in journal titles.
• Journal article titles: capitalize first word of title/subtitle, first word after a colon/dash and proper nouns.
• Do not italicize or underline journal article titles.
• Do not put journal article titles in quotes.

General Formatting Notes

• APA manual has examples for common sources, but not all possible sources.
• If a source isn't covered, find a similar example and use its format.
• Refer to the Publication Manual (7th ed.) page 282 for further details.