Sample APA Papers (including References List)
Reviewing sample APA papers can help you better understand how your paper should be formatted. Examples to review:
Formatting Tips for your Paper
Check out these quick tips for formatting your APA Style paper
The above information has been adapted from Seneca Libraries' APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition). Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence.
What is a References List?
It is a new page at the end of your assignment and it provides readers (i.e. your professor) with the complete bibliographic information for the sources you used.
Formatting Tips
Example References List
Missing Information | Reference List Citation | In-Text Citation |
---|---|---|
No Author |
Start your citation with the title, followed by date and source information. Don't use "Anonymous" unless this is what's indicate on your source.
Example - Articles and other sources that are part of a larger work: Get on board for train safety. (2012, June 17). Toronto Star, A14. Example - Book and other standalone works: Introduction to food science. (2018). ABC Press. |
(Title, Year)
Example - Newspaper Article: ("Get on Board," 2012) Example - Book: Introduction to Food Science, 2018) |
No Date |
Example: Mergent. (n.d.). Barrick Gold [Company report]. Retrieved August 29, 2021, from Mergent Online. |
(Author, n.d.)
Example: (Mergent, n.d.) |
No Page Numbers |
For In-Text Citation: Although not required, APA encourages including the page number when paraphrasing if it will help the reader locate the information in a long text and distinguish between the information that is coming from you and the source. |
(Author, Year, Section and/or paragraph number) Example: (Diabetes Canada, n.d., "Move More" section, para. 2) (World Health Organization, 2020, para. 10) |
No Title |
In square brackets, describe the work that you are citing.
Example: Vividata. (2021, May 3). [Table showing social media app usage in last month by respondents in age category, 18-24]. Vividata SCC - Spring 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021, from Dapresy. |
Author, Year)
Example: (Vividata, 2018) |
Unknown Source |
If you don't have a source, consider searching for a work which supports the information you are including in your assignment. You may also cite the information as personal communication if your source is a personal interview or email. |
Example: (M. R. Smith, personal communication, January 25, 2015) |
The above information has been adapted from Seneca Libraries' APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition). Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence.