What does an example APA paper look like?
APA Style offers sample student and professional papers, including a free annotated student sample paper.
How do I make a hanging indent in Word?
1. Highlight the citaiton with your cursor.
2. Right click.
3. Select Paragraph.
4. Under Indentation, select Special and Hanging.
How can I save time formatting my paper?
Microsoft Word and Google Docs have a Format Painter tool that will copy and apply basic formatting to any text!
1. Highlight the formatting you want to apply.
2. Select Format Painter.
3. Highlight the text you want to change.
Note: If using the Format Painter on the Reference List, you'll need to go back and add italics.
Multiple Authors - 20 Authors or Less?
List all authors up to and including 20 authors.
Example
Clarke, N., D'Amato, A., Higgs, M., & Ramesh, V. (2018). Responsible leadership in projects: Insights into ethical decision making. Project Management Institute.
Explanation
List each author's last name first followed by a comma. Then, add the initials for the first and middle names (if there is one). Add a period after each initial. Separate each author with a comma. Insert an ampersand (&) before the last author.
Parenthetical & Narrative Citations
For one or two authors, list all authors in the reference. For three or more authors, list the first author followed by et al. This includes the first time the source is used in the paper.
Parenthetical Citation Example
(Clarke et al., 2018)
Narrative Citation Example
Clarke et al. (2018) found ......
Multiple Authors - 21 or More Authors?
List the first 19 authors' names, then insert an ellipse, and then add the last author's name.
Example
Gilbert, J. R., Smith, J. D., Johnson, R. S., Anderson, A., Plath, S., Martin, G., Sorenson, K., Jones, R., Adams, T., Rothbaum, Z., Esty, K., Gibbs, M., Taultson, B., Christner, G, Paulson, L., Tolo, K., Jacobson, W. L., Robinson, R. A., Maurer, O., . . . White, N. (2014). Choosing a title (2nd ed.). Unnamed Publishing.
Parenthetical Citation Example
(Gilbert et al., 2014)
Narrative Citation Example
Gilbert et al. (2014) ...
More Information
For more information about author format, see Section 9.8 on page 286 of the APA Manual, 7th edition.