The APA referencing style is widely used in scientific research. Below is a summary of its main guidelines for formatting the references list:
- References in the reference list are ordered sequentially after observing alphabetical order by author surname.
- If the reference is a journal article, write: Author(s) surname first, "Title of the article", journal name, volume number, issue number, page numbers, year of publication.
- If the reference is a book, write: Author(s) surname first, book title, publisher, year of publication.
- If the reference is a master's or doctoral thesis, write: Author's surname first, "Title of the study", indicate master's or doctoral thesis, university name, year.
- If the reference is a report or statistics published by an official body, write: Name of the organization, title of the report, city, page numbers, year of publication.
- If the reference is a website, write: Author name, title of the topic, year, URL, date of last access.
- If the reference is a conference paper, write: Author(s) surname first, title of the paper, conference name, volume number, page numbers, year.
