This section of the APA guide provides examples for commonly cited materials. It is not an exhaustive list, but a great starting place for assembling your reference list and creating in-text citations. The 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association focuses on 'elements' of citing sources, rather than on attempting to create examples for every possible type of citation applying the APA manual.
The elements of a source to include in your reference list and your in-text citations, are the
A reference list is a list of the works that you cited in your essay. (Each style has this page, but they may call it something different.) Your reader might want to do their own research, so the list is alphabetized and formatted with a 0.5" hanging indent to make it easy for them to find one of your sources. Scroll down to see a color-coded example of a reference list.
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Element Key
Example:
Writer’s Lastname, First Initial. Second Initial if given., Director’s Lastname, First Initial. Second Initial if given. (Director). (Year, Month Day). Tile of episode (Season #, Episode #) [TV series episode]. In Executive Producer First Initial. Second Initial if given. Lastname (Executive Producer), Title of TV Show. Production Company 1; Production Company 2; URL
Reference List
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