Features of a reference list in APA style

Order

All sources are listed alphabetically.

Indentation

All lines after the first line of each reference list entry should be indented half an inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation and makes the authors’ names easily identifiable (see image below)

An example of a reference with a hanging indentation

(Please note: the reference list below does not show indentation because Canvas cannot format with hanging indents)

References

Bradley, C. H. (2015). Evidential issues concerning patients of homeopathy. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 28(4), 122–141. https://doi.org/10.1037/0736-9735.25.1.122

British Homeopathic Association. (2015). Homeopathy - a healthcare choice for everyone. https://www.britishhomeopathic.org/testimonials

Carmichael, B. (2014). Homeopathy. Oat Publishing. https://www.amazon.co.uk/DU1029z

Department of Health. (2017). Government response to the Science and Technology Committee report ‘Evidence check 2: Homeopathy’.

The Stationery Office Limited. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/file/216053/dh_117811.pdf

Farrow, P. S., & Morgan, L. (Eds.). (2009–2012). Homeopathic medicine: A history and study (Vols. 1–4). Greenlife Books.

Harvey, A. (2016). Homeopathy: New evidence for and against. Medicine Today, 29(4), 503–543.

For more information

American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
Two useful sources of further guidance on APA are the APA style blog and Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL).

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