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American Psychological Association

Formatting Your References Page

  • Begin the list on a new page with the title “Works Cited” centered at the top.
  • The entire list should be double-space.
  • First line of each cited work begins at the left margin – all other lines of that cited work are indented five spaces. 
  • Authors are listed with the last name first followed by the first and middle initials (e.g., Skinner, B.F.)
  • Alphabetize the list by the last name of the first author of each citation
  • Punctuation & Capitalization:

Ø  Book Titles: Italicize the title. Capitalize only the first word of the Book title and Subtitle.  All other words should be in lowercase except for Proper Nouns.  (e.g., Universal health care: What the United States can learn from the Canadian experience) 

Ø  Article/essay/chapter titles: Capitalize only the first word of the Title and Subtitle.  All other words should be in lowercase except for Proper Nouns.  (e.g., Water: Two billion people are dying for it)

Ø  Periodical Titles: (Magazines, Journals, & Newspapers) Italicize the title. Capitalize all major words in the Periodical Title. (e.g., The New York Times)

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