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APA referencing

About reference lists

A Reference List is a list of all the sources you have cited or directly quoted within your assignment. No additional items may be included.

APA format rules

  • Reference Lists should be at the end of the assignment on a separate page titled ‘References.’
  • It should be arranged alphabetically by author.
  • Use double line-spacing between entries.
  • Second and subsequent lines of references must be indented approx. 1.27 cm or 4-5 spaces.
  • If there is more than one entry for the same author, list entries by year with the earliest first. If there is more than one entry for the same author and year, list entries alphabetically by title, and add a lower case letter to each year: ‘a’ for the first, ‘b’ for the second, etc.

Elements of a reference

APA referencing can be broken down into 4 parts

Author – who created the work. Date – when the work published. Title – what the work is called. Source – where others can retrieve the work

Example reference list

References 

 

Bodjaziski, C. (Producer & Director). (2020). Why do we fall for fake news? [Film; educational video]. In C. Bodjaziski (Producer & Director), The digital literacy series: Fake news. ClickView.

Borg, K., & Smith, L. (2018). Digital inclusion and online behaviour: five typologies of Australian internet users. Behaviour & Information Technology, 37(4), 367–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2018.1436593

Petrie, E., Reid, S., & Guzys, D. (2014). Case management. In D. Guzys & E. Petrie (Eds.). An introduction to community and primary health care. (pp. 158-169). Cambridge.

Reardon, A. [How To Cook That]. (2020, September 4). Exposing 8 viral video tricks that will blow your mind: debunking 2020 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfpjlxgJMMc