Quick Guide to Referencing: APA 6th

The APA 6th style of referencing uses the author-date system.

• Information sources are cited in-text and in a reference list
• The Reference List contains all in-text references in alphabetical order at the end of the work

• The APA 6th Style reference list requires:

  • the word 'References' (in upper and lower case) centered at the top of the page
  • all reference entries to be double-spaced
  • references are in a 'hanging indent' format.
    • (The first line of each reference is flush against the left margin and the subsequent lines of each reference are indented or .5 inch or 1.27 cm). 

The UON Library holds the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

Check out the American Psychological Association's Basics of APA6th tutorial .