Updated: Dec. 18, 2019
To ensure consistency for students, modifications to citation examples are made
only between semesters.
This guide is representative of the 6th edition Publication Manual of APA.
APA examples are not exhaustive and focus on referencing and citations. Assistance from your professor and/or Writing Centre is suggested for clarification.
Users are responsible for interpretation of APA style guidelines and to seek further assistance when necessary.
Effective October 1, 2019.
Georgian will be adopting the 7th edition Publication Manual of APA in September 2020. (posted February 24, 2020)
An APA citation consists of a number of different parts/elements that are required to properly attribute information to an original source. Many of these elements repeat, even across citations for different types of sources like books, articles and websites.
Most APA citations include at least:
In the examples below, common APA citation parts are highlighted as they appear in the Library's MultiSearch tool.
The more accurate your APA citation, the easier it is for a reader to check your sources.
The above parts go together in the following way to create an APA reference page entry:
Subapriya, K. K. (2009). The importance of non-verbal cues. ICFAI Journal of Soft Skills, 3(2), 37-42.
The above parts go together in the following way to create an APA reference page entry:
Morrison, T. & Conaway, W. A. (2012). Kiss, bow, or shake hands : sales and marketing : the essential cultural guide--from presentations and promotions to communicating and closing. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
The parts of the citation identified above go together to form the following reference page entry:
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. (2014). Cost of healthy eating. Retrieved from http://www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/HealthyEating/FoodSecurity/CostofHealthyEating.aspx .
