APA reference list example: Work with a single author. The author is listed by last name and first initials. Smith, S. The year is 2003 in parentheses. The article title is Government and nonprofits in the modern age. The journal title is Society. It is italicized and is followed by a comma. The volume is 40 and it is italicized. It is followed by the issue number, 4, in parentheses, followed by a comma. The pages are 36-45.