APA 6th Edition

A Quick Guide to Citation and Referencing for Extended Students

APA is a popular style of referencing. This is the referencing style you will need to use at MUFY. You are
also likely to use this referencing style at Monash University.

There are two parts to the APA referencing style:

1. The in-text citation, e.g. (Smith, 2010)

2. The detailed reference list at the end of an assessment task.

You must always have both of these parts. If you cite something in-text, you must include it in your
reference list. Similarly, if something is included in your reference list, it must be cited in-text.

In-text citations

You must use an in-text citation every time you use someone else's ideas or words. In other words, if you
use a quotation or a paraphrase, you must include an in-text citation.

An in-text citation should include the author(s) surname and year of publication, e.g. (Smith, 2010). If you
are citing a quotation then you should also include the page number (Smith, 2010, p. 48).

In-text citation examples

One author Smith (1979) argues that …..
OR
65% of students found referencing difficult (Smith, 1979).

Two authors Jones and Chen (2015) state that…..

OR
…(Jones & Chen, 2015).

Citation of ...(Taylor, 2007, as cited in Jones & Chen, 2015).

secondary OR
source Taylor (2007, as cited in Jones & Chen, 2015)....

Note: Only the text that you actually read (Jones & Chen, 2015) should be included in
the reference list.

An organisation The United Nations (2007) reports that….

OR
….(United Nations, 2007).

Reference List
Your reference list contains all of the texts you cited in your assessment task. The list should
● begin on a new page
● be organised in alphabetical order

The purpose of a reference list is to allow the person reading your assessment task (your teacher) to find
the texts that you have used. Therefore, it is important that you provide accurate and comprehensive
details for each text.

The author(s) should always be the first piece of information, and you should include all authors in the
reference
Author Layout
One author Author, A.A.

Two authors Author, A.A., & Author, B. B.

3-7 authors Author, A, A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., &
Author, G. G.

Reference List Examples

Book Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of book. Location of publication:
Publisher.

Example: Smith, G. (1979). How to reference. Sydney: Routledge.

E book Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of book. Location of publication:
Publisher.
OR
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of book (edition). doi:xxxx OR Retrieved
from URL

Example: Jones, A.G., & Chen, B. (2015). Referencing: A guide for students (2nd ed.).
doi:10.1037//0022-006X.68.5.843

Book Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor
Chapter (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location of publication: Publisher.

Example: Zhou, H., & Chang, B. T. (2013). Strategies for success. In C. Taylor (Ed.),
International students in Australia (pp. 213-225). Melbourne: Monash University Press.

Website Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of work. Retrieved from URL

Example: The United Nations. (n.d). About the UN. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/about-
un/index.html

Govern Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of publication (Report number). Retrieved from URL OR
ment publisher information
Report
Example: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). Health expenditure Australia 2012-
13 (No. 52). Retrieved from http://www.aihw.gov.au/publicationdetail/?id=60129548871

DVD Producer, A. A. (Role in the production). (year of release). Title of film [Format]. Place of
Publication: Publisher.

Example: American Psychological Association. (Producer). (2000). Responding therapeutically

to patient expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. Washington, DC: Author.

Youtube Author, A. A. (year, date of posting). Title of video [Format]. Retrieved from URL

Example: Monash University Library. (2014, November 23). A new nation goes to war [Video
file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/5D9MQ1KEU98

This guide has been adapted from the Monash University Library Quick reference guide to the APA 6th
Referencing style - http://guides.lib.monash.edu/ld.php?content_id=12586146