Guide to referencing using the APA Style

Please note that whilst Library Information staff can direct students to the location of referencing guides either online or in print, they cannot give specific advice to students on how to reference, as this is the role of academic staff, many of whom have specific preferences for citing.

Please contact the appropriate academic staff member to clarify any referencing issues you may have.

Overview

Many of the examples cited are drawn from:

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

For more details please consult this manual (available in USQ Library at 808.06615 Pub, Toowoomba Main Collection, Reference and Course Readings as well as Fraser Coast and Springfield). This guide refers to specific pages in this manual should you need more clarification.

The Electronic Media section of this guide also draws from:

American Psychological Association. (2007). APA style guide to Electronic References. Washington, DC: Author.

(Held in Toowoomba Reference and Course Readings as well as Fraser Coast and Springfield at 808.06615 Apa).

Due to its size, the Library APA Guide has been split into sections and you can access or print out the relevant parts that you need from the links below.

APA Referencing - A Brief Guide presents an overview in a short Breeze presentation.

Types of work referenced and other content of this guide

Periodical
Book
Article or Chapter in an edited book
Proceedings of meetings, conferences, symposia etc
Doctoral and Master's Thesis (unpublished)
Personal Communication
Reviews
Technical and Research Report
Citing references in text
Audiovisual Media
Electronic Media
General Document Guidelines
Reference List
Web sites with APA style guides

Need help?

Refer to Referencing Guides help tips.

Also refer to Burton, L.J. (2002). An interactive approach to writing essays & research reports in psychology. Milton, Qld.: John Wiley & Sons. (USQ 808.06615 Bur)