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APA 7th Edition

Learn how to use and cite within APA Style

Reference List

Reference List

The guidelines below will help you properly format your reference list:

Begin the reference list on a new page after the text.

Place the section label "References" in bold at the top of the page, centered.

Order the reference list entries alphabetically by author.

Double-space the entire reference list (both within and between entries).

Apply a hanging indent of 0.5 in. to each reference list entry.


If you are unable to locate specific information for your citation, check out the missing reference webpage created by APA.


  To see a more extensive list of references, check out the sample references in Academic Writer.