This is an outline and flow-chart in one. Based on the steps as described in the “Standards for Referencing” document as posted on Blackboard, one may find examples of different types of in-text reference as well as different types of reference list entry as well as the logic underlying each. Hopefully this outline will help you compile proper reference list entries based on the knowledge you have about your sources…
There are four columns for each aspect (in-text references as well as reference list entries):
You can scroll through the cards using the arrow keys (or H, J, K, and L); your current card will light up with a green line on its left. Additionally, all supporting/underlying cards will be highlighted simultaneously (try and you see what I mean). ‘Sister’ cards will be highlighted in light blue.
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Should you wish to cite this Gingko tree for some weird reason, it would be appreciated if you would use the following reference:
Krottje, C. (2016, November 1). APA Referencing Elements [Gingko tree]. Retrieved January 13, 2017, from https://gingkoapp.com/1h4ch3
If you feel that certain vital information is missing, please let me know by sending an email with your request to c.krottje@pl.hanze.nl.
First two elements: who and when?
Third element (if relevant): specification
Include year of publication, unless unknown (n.d.)
or still awaiting publication (in press)
One author/editor
Two authors/editors
Three authors/editors
Four authors/editors
Five authors/editors
Six or more authors/editors
Group authors (easily identified through abbreviation)
Group authors (no abbreviation)
Page number
Page number range
Chapter
Paragraph (for online texts if the paragraphs are numbered)
Heading plus paragraphs (for online text where no paragraph numbers are given)
One author/editor
Author/editor with hyphenated first name (e.g. Jean-Paul or Marie-Hélène [J.-P. and M.-H.])
Two authors/editors
Three, four, five, six, or seven authors/editors
Eight or more authors/editors
Corporate or group author (e.g. study group, government agency, association, corporation, company, foundation, etc.)
No identifiable author (article in periodical)
No identifiable author (chapter/entry of reference work)
year of publication
date of publication
‘period’ of publication
publication date unknown
not yet published (but accepted for publication)
book or report (use sentence case)
chapter or section from book or report with separate book editor (use sentence case)
journal article (use sentence case)
magazine article (use sentence case)
newspaper article (use sentence case)
OECD report (use sentence case)
chapter from an OECD report (use sentence case)
article from an OECD journal (use sentence case)
video posted online (e.g. YouTube)
entry from a Wiki site (e.g. Wikipedia)
archived entry from a Wiki site (e.g. Wikipedia)
Blog post
#NOTE-TO-SELF:-MUST-STILL-INCLUDE English translations of books, articles, etc.
Book (in print) (use sentence case)
Book (in print); the publisher is the author (use sentence case)
Book (in print); publishing location is in the USA (use sentence case)
Article or chapter from a compilation work with editor (in the case of edited books involving chapters or articles by various authors) (in print) (use sentence case)
journal article (in print) (use title case)
magazine article (in print) (use title case)
newspaper article (in print) (use title case)
Online sources with DOI
Online sources without DOI; site has search function and/or easy navigatibility…
Online sources without DOI; site has neither a search function nor easy navigatibility…
Websites pages that are likely to be edited frequently (e.g. Wikis)
(Bonsing, n.d.)
(O’Halloran, in press)
First and subsequent citations
First and subsequent citations
First mention
Subsequent mention
First mention
Subsequent mention
First mention
Subsequent mention
First and subsequent mention
First mention
Subsequent mention
First and subsequent mention
p. x
pp. xx-xx
Chapter x
para. x
[section heading], para. x
(if the heading’s too long, it may be shortened to a few words)
Author, A. A.
Editor, A. A. (Ed.).
Author, A.-A.
Editor, A.-A. (Ed.).
Author, A. A. & Author, B. B.
Editor, A. A. & Editor, B. B. (Eds.).
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.
Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., & Editor, C. C. (Eds.).
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., … Author, H. H.
Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., Editor, C. C., Editor, D. D., Editor, E. E., Editor, F. F., … Editor, H. H. (Eds.).
[Name of corporate entity].
[Full article title].
[Chapter or entry].
([year]).
([year], [date (Mm dd)]).
([year], [month/season/…]).
(n.d.).
(in press).
Title of book.
Title of chapter/article. In Title of book/report …
Title of article. Title of Journal …
Title of article. Title of Magazine …
Title of article. Title of Newspaper …
Title of report.
Title of chapter. In Title of report …
Title of article. Title of Journal …
Title of video [Video file].
Wiki entry title. ([n.d.]). In …
Wiki entry title. ([date of publication in archive]). In …
Title of article [Blog post].
Location: Publisher.
Location: “Author”. (literally, without the quotation marks)
Location, STATE: Publisher
For STATE, use the official two-letter US postal state abbreviations; for more information, see:
United States Postal Service. (2011). State Abbreviations [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/state-abbreviations.pdf
In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx) Location: Publisher.
Title of Journal, volume(issue), page number range
Title of Magazine, [volume]([issue]), [page number range].
Title of Newspaper, [page number range].
http://dx.doi.org/[DOI number]
#alternative_formatting (allowed, but less practical):
DOI: [DOI number]
Retrieved from [most basic URL].
Retrieved from [full URL].
… Retrieved on [date] from [URL]
(Philips, 1923)
(Philips & Smith, 1989)
(Philips, Gearloose, & Smith, 1999)
(Philips et al., 1999)
(Philips, Johnson, McFarquhar, & Patterson, 2002)
(Philips et al., 2002)
(O’Dochartaigh, Kennedy, Gibson, Murphy, & Kidd, 2003)
(O’Dochartaigh et al., 2003)
(Smith et al., 2009)
(International Business School [IBS], 2013)
(IBS, 2013)
(University of Calisota, 1923)
(Berry, 2008, p. 57)
(De Rainault, 1983, pp. 26-39)
(Rowling, 2003, Chapter 4)
(Philips, 2010b, para. 8)
(“History of the World”, n.d., European expansion, para. 3)
Adams, S. (1997). Dogbert’s top secret management handbook. New York: HarperCollins.
Wilcox, H. (Ed.). (2013). The English poems of George Herbert. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Finch, J.-P. (1958). Musings on A History of the Duckburg Press: A comprehensive critical review. Calisota Journal of Historiography and Typography, 8(3), 36-49.
Oshima, A. and Hogue, A. (2006). Writing academic English (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education Inc.
Greenfield, R, & Yan, Z. (Eds.). (2006). Children, adolescents, and the Internet [Special section]. Developmental Psychology, 42, 391-458.
Blumberg, B. F., Cooper, D. R., & Schindler, P. S. (2014). Business research methods (4th ed.). London: McGraw Hill Education.
Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., … Botros, N. (2004). Effects of quitting smoking on EEG activation and attention last for more than 31 days and are more severe with stress, dependence, DRD2 A1 allele, and depressive traits. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 6, 249-267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14622200410001676305
National Platform IBMS. (2011). Framework competencies IBMS. Breda: National Platform IBMS
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2016). Education policies for students at risk and those with
disabilities in south eastern Europe:
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Editorial: “What is a disaster” and why does this question matter? [Editorial]. (2006). Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 14, 1-2.
Heuristic. (nd.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic
Swan, M. (2005). Practical English usage (New ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brody, J. F. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, F., & Price, M. (2008, May). Enhancing worker well-being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26-29.
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Briscoe, R. (in press). Egocentric spatial representation in action and perception. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Retrieved from http://cogprints.org/5780/l/ECSRARFO7.pdf
Gilbert, E., Yates, A. L., & Shaffer, A. (2016). Ghosts from our past: Both literally and figuratively: The study of the paranormal. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.
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Upton, S. (2012). Identifying effective drivers for knowledge exchange in the United Kingdom. Higher Education Management and Policy, 24(1), 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/hemp-24-5k9bdsv6wms1
Kaplan, F. (2016). The inside story of the five guys who set out to reform the NSA. Time, 187(9), 30-31.
Koen, W. (2016, October 24). Zwangere Gorredijkse ontkomt aan vuurzee [Pregnant Gorredijk citizen escapes inferno]. Leeuwarder Courant. Retrieved from http://www.lc.nl
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Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, F., & Price, M. (2008, May). Enhancing worker well-being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26-29.
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