Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Title italicized and lowercase after the first word: Except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Publisher Name.
Chapter Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter lowercase after the first word: Except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. In Book Editor's Name (Ed.), Book title italicized and lowercase after the first word: Except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings (page numbers of chapter). Publisher Name.
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Title of book (N. Narrator, Narr) [Audiobook]. Publisher. URL (if applicable)
Note: It is not necessary to specify an ebook or audiobook version if the content is the same as in print. However, citing an audiobook as such does give you the opportunity to acknowledge the narrator.
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Article title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Journal Name Capitalized and Italicized, Volume number(issue number), first page-last page.
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication, Month and date of publication). Title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Newspaper Name Capitalized and Italicized, section number, first page.
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication, Month and date of publication or season of publication). Title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Magazine Name Capitalized and Italicized, Volume number italicized(Issue number), first page-last page.
The format is the same as shown above except for the addition of the DOI after the page numbers. If the article is not assigned a DOI, include the web address (URL). In the APA 7th edition it is no longer required to include "Retrieved from" before the URL unless you are including a retrieval date.
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Article title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Journal Name Capitalized and Italicized, Volume number(issue number), first page-last page. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Article title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Journal Name Capitalized and Italicized, Volume number(issue number), first page-last page. Retrieved Month Day, Year from https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication, Month Date). Title of webpage: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings. Site name. URL
Director, F.I. (Director). (Year of publication). Title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings [Type of media]. Production company.
Author, F.I. [username if applicable]. (Year, Month Day). Title: Lowercase after the first word except for proper nouns and adjectives and the first word of subheadings [Type of media]. Website. URL
Author, F.I. [@username]. Content of post up to the first 20 words [Description of audiovisual material or links in the post if applicable] [Type of post]. Name of social media site. URL
Organization Name. (Year of Publication). Title of report. URL
Author, F.I., & Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Title of report. Organization Name. URL
Name of law, Nev. Rev. Stat. § Number.ofStatute (Year of the edition of the law you are referring to, usually the latest edition). URL
Author, F.I. (Year of Publication). Title of map [Map]. Publisher Name. URL
Note: It is now common to cite Google maps, which do not have titles or years of publication. See the Example tab of this page for how to cite a Google Map with a description of the map in brackets rather than the title and then [Map] and a retrieved date included.
Shotten, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer dependency. Taylor & Francis.
Haybron, D.M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being. In M. Eid & R.J. Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp. 17-43). Guilford Press.
Jorm, A.F. (2012). Mental health literacy: Empowering the community to take action for better mental health. American Psychologist, 67(3), 231-243. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025957
Sillick, T.J., & Schutte, N.S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap
Nevada State University Library. (2024). Usability lab. https://library.nevadastate.edu/usability
Note: If the author and site name are the same (as in the above example) you can omit the site name. Otherwise, list the author first and the name of the site after the title of the page.
National Transportation Safety Board. (2022). Alcohol, other drug, and multiple drug use among drivers (Publication No. SRR-22-02). https://ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SRR2202.pdf
Tarantino, Q. (Director). (1994). Pulp fiction [Film]. Miramax.
Stevens, M. D. [Vsauce]. (2021, January 8). Illusions of time [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zHL9GP_B30E
Discrimination in admission prohibited, Nev. Rev. Stat. § 396.530 (2017). https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-396.html#NRS396Sec530
Google. (n.d.) [Google Maps directions for driving from the Las Vegas airport to Nevada State campus]. Retrieved December 4, 2020, from https://goo.gl/maps/cWDqdhEiKifFNZ9z7
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