APA Reference

List (6
th
ed.)
A Reference list

is a list of all resources that you have mentioned in your work.
appears on a separate page at the end of your work.
is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the author.
has a hanging indent after the first line of each source (Ctrl + T).
Examples:

Books
Cottrell, S. (2003). The study skills handbook (2nd ed.). New York: Palgrave
Macmillan.

Book One
Author

Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2008). Public policy in New Zealand: Institutions, processes
and outcomes. Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson Education.

Book Two
Authors
Alred, G. J., Brusaw, C. T., & Oliu, W. E. (2009). The business writers handbook. New
York, NY: St Martins Press.
Book three
seven
Authors
Watson, S., Gunasekara, G., Gedye, M., van Roy, Y., Ross, M., Longdin, L., Brown, L.
(2003). Law of business organisations (4th ed.). Auckland, New Zealand:
Palatine Press.

Book eight
or more
Authors
Sikes, P., & Potts, A. (Eds.). (2008). Researching education from the inside:
Investigations from within. London, England: Routledge.

Edited Book
Collins concise New Zealand dictionary (7th ed.). (2008). London, England: Collins.

Book no
Author
Easton, B. (2008). Does poverty affect health? In K. Dew & A. Matheson (Eds.),
Understanding health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand (pp. 97-106).
Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.

Book
chapter
New Zealand Health Information Service. (2003). Report on maternity: Maternal and
newborn information. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.

Corporate
Author
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (6
th
ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Author is
publisher
Electronic Books
Best, A. (2004). International history of the twentieth century. Retrieved from
http://www.netlibrary.com
Find and include the URL of the database. .Remove the part of the URL after the domain or host name

e-book from
library
database
Austen, J. (1853). Pride and prejudice: A novel. Retrieved from http://books.google.
co.nz/books?id=kQ0mAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=pride+and+prejudice
+austen#v=onepage&q=&f=false

e-book not
from library
database -
no doi
Journals, magazines, newspaper articles
Gage, J. (2003, November). Embracing the art and science of nursing. Kai Tiaki, 9(10),
18-19.
Note: The numbers at the end represent volume (in italics), the issue number of the journal in brackets (if
they are listed) and the articles page numbers.

Journal
article in
print
Lander, L.I., Rudnick, S.N., & Perry, M.J. (2007). Assessing noise exposure in farm
youths. Journal of Agromedicine, 12(2), 25-32. doi: 10.1300/J096v12n02_03


Journal
article doi

McGlone, M. S. (1985). Plant biogeography and the late Cenozoic history of New
Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 23, 723-749. Retrieved from
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/publish/Journals/nzjb/default.aspx

Journal
article -
online
Read, E. (2007, November). Myth-busting gen Y. New Zealand Management, 54(10),
63-64. Retrieved from http://www.management.co.nz

Magazine
article -
online
Wichtel, D. (2009, March 21). The funny business. The New Zealand Listener,
217(3593), 30-32.

Magazine
article -
print
Nuke test inquiry doubted. (2009, April 23). The Dominion Post, p. 5. Retrieved from
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/
Newspaper
article no
author
Reports, conferences
treat like a book
give the report number in parentheses immediately after the title

Author, A. A. (1998). Title of work (Report No. xxx). Location: Publisher.
Note: include a DOI or URL, if retrieved online

Conference
papers
published
Ministry of Health. (2007). Diabetes surveillance: Population-based estimates and
projections for New Zealand, 20012011 (Public Health Intelligence Occasional
Bulletin No. 46). Retrieved from http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/67
96/$File/diabetes-suveillance-population-estimates-projections-2001-2011.pdf
Note: Identify the publisher in the retrieval statement when the author of the online report is not the publisher

Online
report
Audiovisual material
American Psychological Association (Producer). (2000). Responding therapeutically to
patient expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. Available from
http://www.apa.org/videos/

DVD
Laing, J. (Producer). (2006). Outrageous fortune [Television series]. New Zealand:
South Pacific Pictures.

TV series

Norton, R. (2006, November 4). How to train a cat to operate a light switch [Video file].
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMOd9PVuKg&feature
=related
Note: Youtube videos are like blog posts where the subject line of the message is not in italics
Free online
video (e.g.
Youtube,
blogs)
Websites
Flesch, R. (n.d.). How to write plain English. Retrieved April 12, 2009, from
http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/writing_guide/writing/flesch.shtml
Webpage
author no
date
Rugby World Cup 2011 pools announced. (2008). Retrieved May 1, 2009,from
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mediazone/news/newsid =2027914.html
#rugby+world+cup+2011+pools+announced

Webpage no
author
Hirst, M. (2009, April 3). Public television for $1 a day [Web log message]. Retrieved
from http://ethicalmartini.wordpress.com/

Blog post
Ministry of Health. (2010). Customary tattooing guidelines for operators. Retrieved
from http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/10068/$File/customary-
tattooing-guidelines-for-operators-apr2010v2.pdf

PDF
document
from
website
Global warming. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved December 6, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

Wikipedia
Sources and further information
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6
th
edition). R808.06615 PUB
Library homepage (http://libraryhome.witt.ac.nz) locate APA Referencing Tab follow link to AUT

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