Chapter in an edited book: include chapter author(s),
Retrieved
year, chapter title, editor(s), book title, page numbers, place
of publication and publisher.
Fitzgerald, J., & Hayward, P. (2009). Inflamed: Synthetic
folk music and paganism in the island world of The Wicker
Man. In P. Hayward (Ed.), Terror tracks: Music, sound and
horror cinema (pp. 101-111). London: Equinox.
Electronic books: include author(s), year, title, edition
(other than first edition), and the DOI, if available, or the web
address from which it was retrieved. If an eBook is also
available in print it is acceptable to reference it as for print.
Melchers, G., Shaw, G., & Shaw, P. (2013). World Englishes
(2nd ed.). Retrieved from http://lib.myilibrary.com
Miller, D. (2016). Social media in an English village. https://
doi.org/10.14324/111.9781910634431
Journal, magazine and newspaper articles: include
author(s), year, title of article, full journal or magazine title,
volume number, issue number and page numbers. For
newspaper articles give the full date and page number.
Jones, P. (2011). Revisit: Reframing Park Hill. Architectural
Review, 230(1376), 83-93.
Harford, T. (2010, May 29). Does free Internet access
really exist? Financial Times, p. 14.
Electronic journal, magazine and newspaper
articles: give the same details, where available, as for print
but add the DOI. If there is no DOI give the web address of
the article or the service used to access it.
Shute, V. J., Wang, L., Greiff, S., Zhao, W., & Moore, G. (2016).
Measuring problem solving skills via stealth assessment in
an engaging video game. Computers in Human Behavior,
63, 106 -117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.047
Hobson, R. (2016, June 4). MCC could cut bats down to
size. The Times. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com
Web pages: include the author(s), year, title and the web
address. If you cannot identify an author, reference the web
page by title. For some sources, it may be appropriate to
include the full date if available, e.g. blog posts. Advice on
using italics when referencing web pages can vary . Best
practice is not to use italics for web page titles.
British Film Institute. (2016). BFI Film Fund.
from http://www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-film/film-fund
Young, H. (2016, June 2). What do ‘skills’ mean for school
governing bodies? [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://
ioelondonblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/what-do-skills-
mean-for-school-governing-bodies/
Act of Parliament: If you refer to a UK Act of Parliament,
your citation should include the full title of the Act plus the
date. Include the section when relevant. You do not need to
include the Act in your list of references. This is because the
APA
information given in the citation will allow your reader to
locate the full text of the Act in a variety of different formats.
According to the Mental Health Act 1983…
As stated in the Licensing Act 2003 (s. 14)...
Referencing
A quick guide
Online video: include the name of the person or
organisation that has uploaded the video, with their screen
name in square brackets if they have one. Give the date the
video was uploaded, the title and the web address.
TED. (2007, January 6). Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill
creativity? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
Help
You can find more information and
resources, including online tools,
on the Help with Referencing guide
on the Library Gateway:
libguides.shu.ac.uk/referencing
For further help go to libguides.shu.ac.uk/help/contact for
information about support from our Helpdesks, in person
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Introduction
Clear and consistent referencing is essential in all academic
work. This leaflet sets out the basics of the APA referencing
style (6th edition). Some lecturers may require you to use a
different method or style.
Include page numbers, if available, for direct quotations or Reference lists
when referring to a particular part of the source. At the end of your work,there should be a reference list.
Your reference list should include details of each source you
Gibbs (2009, p. 2) states that "..." have quoted or referred to in the body of your text.

Whenever you use work by someone else, you must For two authors, give the family names of both authors References should be arranged in one alphabetical
acknowledge it in two places: linked by & inside brackets or and outside brackets. sequence, by name of author or corporate author. If there is
no author, list the source by title. Use authors' initials rather
• By citation in the main body of your text. Citations than full given names in your reference.
Experiments were carried out... (Jindal & Kapoor, 2015)
should enable a reader of your work to find the full
details of your sources in your reference list. Jindal and Kapoor (2015) observed… The table below gives examples of how to reference authors
in most situations. This is the same for all sources.
• By reference in a list at the end of your work.
References should enable a reader of your work to If you cannot identify the year, use (n.d.
n.d.)
n.d. to show that there Number of authors Exam p le of n am e s at t he st a rt
locate your sources. is no date. Usually you will be able to find the year. of reference
Up to seven authors - Brown, C. V., DeHayes, D. W.,
You are strongly advised to keep detailed records of all the list all Hoffer, J. A., Martin, W. E., &
(Smith, n.d.)
sources you use. Perkins, W. C. (2009)
The table below shows how to cite different numbers and Eight or more authors - Paredes, B., Widera, A., Murg, V.,
Online tools types of authors. list first six, link Mandel, O., Fölling, S., Cirac, I., …
APA is a widely recognised style supported by Library Search and
with ... then add last Bloch, I. (2004)
a range of tools including ProQuest RefWorks. You can find
Authors Example citations author
information and resources on the Help with Referencing guide at
libguides.shu.ac.uk/referencing
One (Gibbs, 2009) or Corporate author British Airways. (2015)
Using online tools can make your referencing easier. Take care to Gibbs (2009) No author whole work Dictionary of Biology. (2004)
check the accuracy of the references and citations produced and Two (Jindal & Kapoor, 2015) or
make corrections when necessary. No author part of work Editorial. (2015)
Jindal and Kapoor (2015)
Many referencing tools allow you to share documents. Please Three, four, or five - (Klitzke, Schroeder, Selinka, Examples
note that sharing documents without permission from rights first citation Szewzyk & Chorus, 2015) or These are the most frequently referenced types of resource.
holders may be a breach of copyright law. You can find more examples in the Help with Referencing guide
Klitzke, Schroeder, Selinka, at libguides.shu.ac.uk/referencing
Citing sources in your work Szewzyk and Chorus (2015)
Electronic sources: Include the DOI (Digital Object
Referring to someone else’s work or ideas in the main body of
Three, four or five - (Klitzke et al., 2015) or Identifier) if you have it. If there is no DOI, include a web
the text of your work is known as 'citing'. In the body of your
later citations Klitzke et al. (2015) address.
text, cite by giving both the author’s family name (usually
their last name) and the year of the source. Six or more - every (Shirokova et al., 2013) or Books: include the author(s), year, title, edition (if it is not
You can put your citation in brackets, citation Shirokova et al. (2013) the first edition), place of publication and publisher. You will
usually find the relevant information on the title page and
Corporate author or (British Airways, 2015) or following pages. If a book is an edited collection, show this
Reform of the organisation was necessary (Jeffreys, 2014). organisation British Airways (2015) by adding (Ed.) or (Eds.) after the last editor's name.
No author whole work - (Dictionary of Biology, 2004) or Rees, A. L. (2011). A history of experimental film and video:
or you can identify the author in a sentence and put the year
cite the title Dictionary of Biology (2004) From the canonical avant-garde to contemporary British
in brackets.
practice (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
No author part of work- ("Editorial," 2015) or
Gibbs (2009) has argued... cite the title "Editorial" (2015) Hall, A., Scott, S., & Buckland, M. (Eds.). (2016). Clinical
immunology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.