The Reference list appears as its page at the end of a research paper. It lists all of the resources cited with in-text citations within the text of the paper. Its purpose is to provide the reader with enough information to retrieve the source material cited in the paper.
An APA reference is composed of four elements:
Learn more about the elements of an APA reference in the following Academic Writer quick guide.
Listed below are formatting rules that you should keep in mind when creating your reference list:
Spend some time in these Academic Writer quick guides on creating APA references and listing them alphabetically.
A hanging indent is an APA guideline for formatting your reference page. What does a hanging indent look like? The first line of your reference citation will line up with the left margin, and each line after will be indented one-half inch from the left margin. It is the opposite of a standard paragraph where you indent the first line.
To see how to create a hanging indent in Microsoft Word, visit the following FAQ: