Referencing - APA 5th  

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APA 5th

APA 5th at AUT

Note:  the library recommends that, from 2010 onwards, you use APA 6th

Each institution using APA interprets it in slightly different ways.  
AUT University Library recommends that APA be used as shown in the examples in this guide. 

Click on the tabs above
to find examples of how to reference
books, articles etc in APA format

 Official APA 5th Guides

 Print resources 

 Use the  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, the 5th edition, 2001
The Pocket guide to APA style  and Concise rules of APA style are also useful

 Electronic resources 

Use the APA Style Guide to Electronic References, published in 2007 

The guide explains the use of DOIs, an important recent development in referencing online journal articles.  See explanation under the Referencing tab
The AUT Library encourages students to use DOIs when referencing journal articles