APA 7 Citation Style: References Page

APA References Page

When writing an APA paper, you use two types of citations: 

1. in-text (or parenthetical) citation
2. the References page citation

These citations are directly linked.  Any in-text citation should reflect a citation in your References page at the end of your APA paper.

The in-text citation is a brief reference to your source which then leads your reader to your References page for the full citation. 

Part of submitting a paper in correct APA style is formatting. 

APA has very specific instructions on how to format your References page.

A References page should:

• be on its own page at the end of your paper (use the Page Break feature in Word to do this; you do not need to create a separate document)

• have the words References at the top, centered (not in bold or italics)

• be formatted like the rest of the paper (margins, font, header, etc.)

• include hanging indents for the second line of each entry

• be in alphabetical order (A to Z)
• all hyperlinks should be active