In-text citations briefly identify the source of information in the body of the text. They correspond to a complete reference entry at the end of your article. In-text APA citations include the author's last name and year of publication. When citing a specific part of a source, also include a page number or range, e.g. Parker, 2020, p. Recommendations include Calibri, Arial, Lucida, Times New Roman, Georgia or Computer Modern, LaTeX. The reference list is double-spaced between each reference AND within the reference. A list of references is arranged alphabetically by author last name. Each reference appears on a new line.APA Formatting and Style 7th ed. for student documents. NAU Guide to the APA. Examples of reference pages - Books and reference works. Authored book, edited book Each source listed on the reference page must match at least one in-text citation in the body of the article. Only reference a chapter if it has individual authors for each chapter in the book. Use sample books if there are no chapter authors. Chapter authors: last name and initials, use amp for multiple authors. Year. Chapter title. In the publisher - initials and last name - of the book Ed. ~ The APA reference style is an author-date style, so the in-text citation consists of the author and the year of publication indicated in whole or in part in parentheses. Use only the author's last name followed by a comma and the year of publication. Include page, chapter or section numbers if you need to be specific, for example. This article reflects the editing guidelines of the APA Publication Manual. An APA-style reference page is arranged alphabetically according to the first item in the reference entry, usually the last name of the first author. Smith, BH precedes Thompson, AG In more complex situations, this basic guideline may not be sufficient. If there are a colon in the title, capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. You will also capitalize proper nouns. Italicize book titles. Do not italicize titles of book chapters or essays, poems, and short stories that are part of a larger book publication. Use Ed. for a publisher.