Directory to APA reference list models

General guidelines for listing authors

  1. Single author, 691
  2. Two to seven authors, 691
  3. Eight or more authors, 691
  4. Organization as author, 694
  5. Unknown author, 694
  6. Author using a pseudonym (pen name) or screen name, 694
  7. Two or more works by the same author, 695
  8. Two or more works by the same author in the same year, 695
  9. Editor, 695
  10. Author and editor, 696
  11. Translator, 696
  12. Editor and translator, 696

    Articles and other short works

  13. Article in a journal, 697
    1. Print, 697
    2. Web, 697
    3. Database, 701
  14. Article in a magazine, 701
    1. Print, 701
    2. Web, 702
    3. Database, 702
  15. Article in a newspaper, 702
    1. Print, 702
    2. Web, 702
  16. Abstract, 703
    1. Abstract of a journal article, 703
    2. Abstract of a paper, 703
  17. Supplemental material, 703
  18. Article with a title in its title, 703
  19. Letter to the editor, 704
  20. Editorial or other unsigned article, 704
  21. Newsletter article, 704
  22. Review, 704
  23. Published interview, 705
  24. Article in a reference work (encyclopedia, dictionary, wiki), 705
    1. Print, 705
    2. Web, 705
  25. Comment on an online article, 705
  26. Testimony before a legislative body, 706
  27. Paper presented at a meeting or symposium (unpublished), 706
  28. Poster session at a conference, 706

    Books and other long works

  29. Basic format for a book, 706
    1. Print, 706
    2. Web (or online library), 708
    3. E-book, 708
    4. Database, 708
  30. Edition other than the first, 708
  31. Selection in an anthology or a collection, 708
    1. Entire anthology, 709
    2. Selection in an anthology, 709
  32. Multivolume work, 709
    1. All volumes, 709
    2. One volume, with title, 710
  33. Introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword, 710
  34. Dictionary or other reference work, 710
  35. Republished book, 710
  36. Book with a title in its title, 710
  37. Book in a language other than English, 710
  38. Dissertation, 711
    1. Published, 711
    2. Unpublished, 711
  39. Conference proceedings, 711
  40. Government document, 711
  41. Report from a private organization, 712
  42. Legal source, 712
  43. Sacred or classical text, 712

    Web sites and parts of Web sites

  44. Entire Web site, 713
  45. Document from a Web site, 713
  46. Section in a Web document, 713
  47. Blog post, 716
  48. Blog comment, 716

    Audio, visual, and multimedia sources

  49. Podcast, 716
  50. Video or audio on the Web, 716
  51. Transcript of an audio or a video file, 717
  52. Film (DVD, BD, or other format), 717
  53. Television or radio program, 718
    1. Series, 718
    2. Episode on the air, 718
    3. Episode on the Web, 718
  54. Music recording, 718
  55. Lecture, speech, or address, 718
  56. Data set or graphic representation of data (graph, chart, table), 719
  57. Mobile application software (app), 719
  58. Video game, 719
  59. Map, 720
  60. Advertisement, 720
  61. Work of art or photograph, 720
  62. Brochure or fact sheet, 720
  63. Press release, 721
  64. Presentation slides, 721
  65. Lecture notes or other course materials, 721

    Personal communication and social media

  66. E-mail, 721
  67. Online posting, 721
  68. Twitter post (tweet), 722
  69. Facebook post, 722