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APA 7th referencing style

This is a guide to using the APA 7th referencing style from the American Psychological Association. It is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Podcast

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s) (Role eg. Host). (Year - Year). Title - italicised, [Type Podcast]. Publisher. Web address - if available
In-text reference																														(Malcolm, 2002-present) Malcolm (2002-present)
Reference list																														Malcolm, L. (Host). (2002-present). All in the mind [Audio podcast]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/ If access via app or no web address, leave out web address
EndNote reference type																														Podcast Convert to plain text. Add (Host) after author name.

Podcast episode

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s) (Role eg. Host). (Year, Month Day). Episode Title (No. Episode Number - if available) [Type podcast episode]. In Series Title - italicised. Publisher. Web address - if available
In-text reference																														(Malcolm, 2019) Malcolm (2019)
Reference list																														Malcolm, L. (Host). (2019, September 8). Inside talking therapy [Audio podcast episode] All in the mind. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/inside-talking-therapy/11478090 If access via app or no web address, leave out web address
EndNote reference type																														Podcast Convert to plain text. Add (Host) after author name.

Email

Elements of the reference																														Not included in reference list
In-text reference																														K. P. Miles (personal communication, August 6, 2018) Or (L. J. Henderson, personal communication, February 5, 2017)
Reference list																														Not included in reference list, only cited in text.
EndNote reference type																														Entered into text manually

Blog post

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of post. Blog name - italicised. Web address
In-text reference																														(Conason, 2018) Conason (2018) stated that ....
Reference list																														Conason, A. (2018, October 5). Why you should consider group therapy. Eating Mindfully. https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/eating-mindfully/201810/why-you-should-consider-group-therapy
EndNote reference type																														Blog

Comment on a post or article

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of post comment or up to first 20 words [Comment on the article "Article or post title"]. Blog title - italicised. Web address
In-text reference																														(Hordofa, 2019) Hordofa (2019)
Reference list																														Hordofa, A. B. (2019, October 9). I am very interested to read it and congratulates the author for the finding! [Comment on the post "In the eye of the beholder: Why you should care about color blindness when designing scientific images"]. Elsevier Researcher Academy. https://www.elsevier.com/connect/authors-update/in-the-eye-of-the-beholder Use name of person making comment as author Include title of comment or up to first 20 words of comment as title Shortened web address can be used
EndNote reference type																														Blog

YouTube video - real name of person posting known

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s) or group name [Username - if available]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video - italicised [Video]. YouTube - or similar site name. Web address
In-text reference																														(O'Brien, 2017) O'Brien (2017) demonstrated that ....
Reference list																														O’Brien, B. [Brenna O]. (2017, May 5). NVivo 11 training - full video (5/4/17) - updated [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNo-Qxsp-mk
EndNote reference type																														Social media Add title to Post text field Add Month Day to Post Date field Add username to Handle field Add YouTube to Provider field

YouTube video - screen name only

Elements of the reference																														Username - exactly as posted. (year, month day). Title of video [Video]. Site name (eg. YouTube). Web Address
In-text reference																														(ssiconamed, 2013) ssiconamed (2013) noted that ....
Reference list																														ssiconamed. (2013, July 5). Tutorial NVivo [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtFisYXo9k
EndNote reference type																														Social media Add title to Post text field Add Month Day to Post Date field Add YouTube to Provider field

Wikipedia

Elements of the reference																														Title of entry. (Year, Month Date or n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved Month Date, Year - if needed, Web address
In-text reference																														("Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy", 2019) "Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy" (2019)
Reference list																														Archived Version Available Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. (2019, July 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindfulness-based_cognitive_therapy&oldid=905716408 Use archived version (click on "View History" to check). Include listed date in (Year, Month Date) section. No Archived Version Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 20, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindfulness-based_cognitive_therapy&oldid=905716408 If no archived version available, use n.d. in (Year) and include Retrieved information (as below)
EndNote reference type																														Archived Version Electronic book section No Archived Version Dictionary