Sample Entries for APA Reference List
Books
General Format
Author(s). (Year of Publication). Title (first letter of first word capitalized). City and
State or Province of publication: Publishing company.
 Initial only of first name of author.
 Capitalize the first word ONLY of the title.
 Capitalize all proper nouns.
Book with one author
Crofton, E. (2013). Angels of mercy: A women’s hospital on the Western Front 1914-1918.
Edinburgh, Scotland: Birlinn Limited.
Article in a Multivolume Book (World War I encyclopedia set)
Ranft McLean, B. (1986). U-boats Germany’s stranglehold on Britain. In P. Young (Ed.) World
War I. (Vol. 3, pp.677-687). New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Article from a Database (History Study Center)
Include the URL from the database home page.
Home front, World War I. (2010). The encyclopedia of British history. Retrieved from
http://www.historystudycenter.com/home/home.do
Internet Sources
 Include author’s name, date of publication (if no date, use n.d.), title of
document, and the URL address that will take the reader to the source.
 Search for this information throughout the website in places such as About
Us, Contact Us or the Home page of the website.
 Capitalize the first word only of the article title and proper nouns.
General Format
Author(s)/Name of sponsoring organization. (Date). Title of article/section of website.
Title of Website. Retrieved from URL address
Article with an Author from a Website
Goldstein, J. (2001, September). The women of World War One. War and Gender.
Retrieved from http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm
Article with no Author from a Website
Canadian nurses in World War One. (2002). Trent University. Retrieved from
http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/fnursesandww1.htm
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References
Canadian nurses in World War One. (2002). Trent University. Retrieved from
http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/fnursesandww1.htm
Crofton, E. (2013). Angels of mercy: A women’s hospital on the Western Front 1914-1918.
Edinburgh, Scotland: Birlinn Limited.
DeMarco, N. (1997). The Great War. London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton.
Dowswell, P. (2002). Weapons and technology of WW1. Chicago, IL: Heinemann.
Goldstein, J. (2001, September). The women of World War One. War and Gender.
Retrieved from http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm
Martin, S. (2009, August). Women in the workforce: Temporary men. First World War.
Retrieved from http://www.firstworldwar.com
Notes about the References Page
 All entries are in alphabetical order by author last name or the
first word of the article title.
 Indent the second and any subsequent lines after the first.
 Make sure the whole page has UNIFORM spacing.
 Every page of your assignment must have one key word from
your title in the top left corner in ALL CAPITALS.
Options to create a Reference page
Use Microsoft Word and click on References.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/citationbuilder/
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
 Make sure the website you choose to create your reference
page follow the up to date rules of APA 6th edition.