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Referencing Guide: Book With One Author

This document provides a short guide on how to reference sources in APA style, including how to format in-text citations and references lists. It covers books with one, two, or three authors, websites, and journal articles. Examples are provided of the proper citation format for each source type, as well as what a complete references list would look like.

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Referencing Guide: Book With One Author

This document provides a short guide on how to reference sources in APA style, including how to format in-text citations and references lists. It covers books with one, two, or three authors, websites, and journal articles. Examples are provided of the proper citation format for each source type, as well as what a complete references list would look like.

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Referencing Guide

This is a short guide on how to reference, that is, how to place in-text citations (inside
your essay) and references (at the end of your essay on the references page) for a few types of
publications using APA 6th edition citation style.
NB: The sources listed in this guide are fictional. They have been used only for
instructional purposes. When writing a real academic paper, avoid giving fake or nonexistent sources since doing so is an egregious academic crime.

Book with One Author


In-text
According to Guthrie (2002), cryptographic algorithms are
Or
Cryptographic algorithms are ..(Guthrie, 2002).
References Page
Guthrie, M. K. (2002). Cryptographic algorithms: Limitations and possible enhancements.
Sebastopol, CA: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.

Book with Two Authors


In-text
According to McManus and Nakamura (2001), health care systems
Or
Health care systems (McManus & Nakamura, 2001).
References Page
McManus, J. D., & Nakamura, K. (2001). Achieving universal health care. London, England:
McMillan Publishers.

Book with Three Authors


In-text
First Time You Cite in Your Essay
According to Borland, Williams and Forrester (2004), white Gaussian noise in optical
communication .
Or
White Gaussian noise in optical communication (Borland, Williams, & Forrester,
2004).
Subsequent Citations
Borland et al. (2004) further noted that optical fibers are
Or
Optical fibers are (Borland et al., 2004).
References Page

Borland, C. T., Williams, V., & Forrester, R. (2004). Signal propagation in channels affected by
white Gaussian noise. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Website
In-text
In-text citations should take the same form as those of books. Therefore, see the different
sections for a book with one author, two authors and so on.
References Page
Levin, J. (2010). Engaging examples. Retrieved from http://www.example.com

Journal Article
In-text
Citations should take the same form as those of books.
References Page
General (Just a General Journal Reference)
Surname1, K. N., Surname2, P., & Surname3, M. N. (Year of Publication). Title of journal.
Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number), Pages.
Example
Fukushima, J. L., Nakamura, P., & Suzuki, N. (1999). Demystifying global warming. Journal of
Natural Sciences, 5(2), 23-24.
NB: It is the name of the journal (and not the title) and the volume number that are italicized
here.
NB: If the source has no year of publication, use n.d. (meaning no date) instead, for
example, (Guthrie, n.d.).

All References Put Together (How Reference Page Should Be)


Should start on a fresh page
Should have the word References center-aligned at the top
Should use hanging indents
References should be arranged in ascending alphabetical order.
See next page for an example of a References page consisting of all the example sources used in
this guide.

References
Borland, C. T., Williams, V., & Forrester, R. (2004). Signal propagation in channels affected by
white Gaussian noise. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Fukushima, J. L., Nakamura, P., & Suzuki, N. (1999). Demystifying global warming. Journal of
Natural Sciences, 5(2), 23-24.

Guthrie, M. K. (2002). Cryptographic algorithms: Limitations and possible enhancements.


Sebastopol, CA: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.
Levin, J. (2010). Engaging examples. Retrieved from http://www.example.com
McManus, J. D., & Nakamura, K. (2001). Achieving universal health care. London, England:
McMillan Publishers.

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