Important note about APA Reference Examples
According to APA Publication Manual, 7th ed., rule 9.43, the entire References list is double spaced. Due to space limitations, the example APA references provided are single spaced.
According to Rule 9.34, "For works without DOIs from most academic research databases, do not include a URL or database information in the reference because these works are widely available....The reference should be the same as the reference for the print version of the work" (APA, 2020, p.299).
APA does allow institutions to modify rules in some instances. When a resource from a library database does not have a DOI and a permalink for that resource is available, the permalink is included in the source element of the reference.
References are composed of four elements:
Author. (Date). Title. Source.
Use the chart below to identify the pieces of information needed to create a reference for an eBook.
Note: Each element of the reference ends with a period except URLs or DOIs.
Note. Adapted from Reference Examples, Textual Works, section 10.1 in the Publication Manual (7th ed.) (American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 321).
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Find example references for a wide variety of resource types in APA Academic Writer. Click on the Learn tab, then click on the Go to Sample References button. Scroll through the alphabetical list of resource types and click on the type that matches the resource you are citing to view an example reference. Click the Learn More link for additional information.