Two or more works by the same author in the same year (APA)

Reference list entry

Bower, B. (2012a, December 15). Families in flux. Science News, 182(12), 16.

Bower, B. (2012b, November 3). Human-Neandertal mating gets a new date. Science News, 182(9), 8.

Explain

  • If the reference list includes two or more works by the same author in the same year, list the works alphabetically by title.
  • In the parentheses, following the year, add “a,” “b,” and so on.
  • Use these same letters when giving the year in the in-text citation.