Reference format for websites:
Author, A. (date). Title of document [Format description]. Retrieved from http://xxx |
Documents on websites:
Citing an entire website:
In-text citation:
Kidspsyche is a wonderful interactive website for children (http://www.kidspsyche.org) |
Date of retrieval
Webpage – author, no date
Reference list entry:
Flesch, R. (n.d.). How to write plain English. Retrieved April 12, 2009, from http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/writing_guide/writing/flesch.shtml |
In-text citation:
...long sentences, with many clauses, are deemed by Flesch (n.d.) to be confusing for readers... |
Webpage – corporate author
Reference list entry:
Department of Internal Affairs. (n.d.). History of daylight saving. Retrieved October 29, 2012, from http://www.dia.govt.nz/Daylight-Saving-History |
In-text citation:
...dairy farmers have traditionally been against daylight saving (Department of Internal Affairs, n.d.) due to milking in the early morning... |
Webpage – no author
Reference list entry:
Rugby World Cup 2011 pools announced. (2008). Retrieved May 1, 2009, from http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mediazone/news/newsid=2027914.html |
In-text citation:
...so the pools have been announced today (Rugby World Cup 2011 pools announced, 2008). The only surprise being the... |
Press release
Reference list entry:
King Fish Media. (2010). The perfect marriage of content and technology: Is social media the new CRM? [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-perfect-marriage-of-content-and-technology--is-social-media-the-new-crm-100760344.htm |
In-text citation:
...with the ubiquity of social media apps and their high user stats, business' need look no further for a CRM system (King Fish Media, 2010). |
PDF on a web site
Reference list entry:
Ministry of Health. (2010). Customary tattooing guidelines for operators. Retrieved from http://www.moh.govt.nz /moh.nsf/pagesmh/10068/$File/customary-tattooing-guidelines-for-operators-apr2010v2.pdf |
Annual report on a web site
Reference list entry:
Radio New Zealand. (2008). Annual report 2007-2008. Retrieved from http://static.radionz.net.nz/assets/pdf_file/0010/1796761/Radio_NZ_Annual_Report_2008.pdf |
PowerPoint slides available online
Reference list entry:
Sontheimer, R. (2009). Changes in APA formatting: APA 6th edition [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.writing.ku.edu/~writing/guides/documents/NewAPA.ppt |
Lectures or course notes in Blackboard
Reference list entry:
Furbish, D. (2009). Developmental career theory [Course notes]. Work in Careers 297300. Retrieved from Auckland University of Technology AUTonline |
PowerPoints in Blackboard
Reference list entry:
Harrison, J. (2009). Attributions, attitudes and cultural sensitivity [PowerPoint slides]. Interpersonal Skills for Health Professionals 555103. Retrieved from Auckland University of Technology AUTonline website:https://autonline.aut.ac.nz/ |
In-text citiation:
.... the significance of developing career maturity as people grow in experience and life skills (D. Furbish, personal communication, May 14, 2009). |
Your own notes from a lecture or class
Wikipedia
Reference list entry:
Global warming. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved December 6, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming |
Wiki site - no date
Reference list entry:
Psychometric assessment. (n.d.). In The psychology wiki. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Psychometric_assessment |
• APA Style blog: How to cite from a wiki
A reference list only lists the sources you have referred to in your writing.
The purpose of the reference list is to allow your sources to be be found by your reader. It also gives credit to authors whose work and ideas you have considered. All references cited in the text must appear in the reference list, except for personal communications (such as conversations or emails) which cannot be retrieved.
A bibliography is different from a reference list as it lists all the sources used during your research and background reading, not just the ones you refer to in your writing.
References |
Alred, G. J., Brusaw, C. T., & Oliu, W. E. (2009). The business writer’s handbook. New York, NY: St Martin's Press. |
Best, A. (2004). International history of the twentieth century. Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com |
Easton, B. (2008). Does poverty affect health? In K. Dew & A. Matheson (Eds.), Understanding health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand (pp. 97–106). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press. |
Flesch, R. (n.d.). How to write plain English. Retrieved April 12, 2009, from http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/writing_guide /writing/flesch.shtml |
Global warming. (2009, June 1). Retrieved June 4, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming |
Li, S., & Seale, C. (2007). Learning to do qualitative data analysis: An observational study of doctoral work. Qualitative Health Research, 17, 1442–1452. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732307306924 |
Radio New Zealand. (2008). Annual report 2007-2008. Retrieved from http://static.radionz.net.nz/assets /pdf_file/0010/179676/Radio_NZ_Annual_Report_2008.pdf |
Read, E. (2007, November 1). Myth-busting gen Y. New Zealand Management. Retrieved from http://www.management.co.nz |
A secondary citation is where you are citing information or quotes the author of your reference has taken from source that you have not read.
In-text citation:
Seidenberg and McClelland’s study, conducted in 1990 (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993), shows that ... |
... as some studies show (Seidenberg & McClelland, as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993). |
Reference list entry:
Coltheart, M., Curtis, B. Atkins, P., & Haller, M. (1993). Models of reading aloud: Dual-route and parallel-distributed-processing approaches. Psychological Review, 100, 589–608. |