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APHY 201 - Advanced Anatomy & Physiology

APA Templates

APA 7th ed. Citation Examples

Use this reference example if your material is a handbook, dictionary, or other type of reference work. 

Material

 Citation Format Example In-text Example
Entry in Reference Book Title of entry in sentence case. (Year). In First Initial. Last name. (Editor), Title of work in sentence case (edition or page numbers). Publisher.  Crohn disease (regional enteritis, granulomatous colitis). (2021).  In C. Tamparo (Editor), Diseases of the human body (pp.372-373). F. A. Davis Company. (Tamparo, 2021, p. 372-373)

 

Use this example anytime you are referencing a book, electronic or hard copy: 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-Text Example
Book Last name, First initial. (Year). Title of book in sentence case. Publisher. Morris-Jones, R. (2014). Abc of determatology. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. (Morris-Jones, 2014, p. 55)

Use this example anytime you are referencing a chapter or section of an edited book, electronic or hard copy: 

Material Format Example Reference Example In- Text Example
Book Chapter Last name, First initial. (Year). Title of chaper in sentence case. In First initial, Last name (Editor), Title of book in sentence case (edition, pp. xx-xx). Publisher.  Haybron, D.M. (2018). Treatment of asthma in children. In K. Jones (Editor), Asthma: Causes and treatements (3rd ed., pp.25-45). Taylor & Francis.  (Haybron, 2018, p. 34)

 

Use this citation if your material is a report from a government website. 

Material Citation Format Example In-text Example
Government Report Government Agency. (Year). Tite of document in sentence case (Report number if known). Government department listed largest to smallest. URL.  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2003). Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publicaton No. 02-2650). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Instituties of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.pdf (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2003)

 

Use this example anytime you are referrencing an academic or scholarly article, usually found in a library database or open source journal. 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-text Example
Academic/Scholarly Journal Article Last name, First initial, & Last name, First initial. (Year). Title of article in sentence case. Tite of Journal, Volume(issue number), page numbers. DOI. Gou, J.W. & Jee, S. H. (2021). Strategies to develop a suitable formulation for inflammatory skin disease treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(11), 6078-6079. http://doi-org.allstate.libproxy,ivytech.edu/10.3390/ijms22116078 (Gou & Jee, 2021)

 

Use this example anytime you are referrencing an article from a website. If your article isn't from a government organization and doesn't have an author, you may want to look for another resource. 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-text Example
Website article with author Last name, First initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Website. URL.  Halista, C. (2020, February 11). Common dermatologic conditions in ambulatory care. African American Policy Forum. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/nc/handouts/nc17-derm2.pdf (Halista, 2020)

Use this example if your website does not have an identifible author. 

Material Format Example Reference Example In-Text Example
Website article with no author Title of web article. (Year, Month Day). Title of Website. URL Dermatology - Overview. (2021, September 21). Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/dermatology/sections/overview/ovc-20420526 (Dermatology - Overview, 2021)

 

APA Paper Formatting

Order of Sections (section 2.17)

  1. Title page including Title, Author, University and Department, Class, Instructor, and Date
  2. Body (including introduction, literature review or background, discussion, and conclusion)
  3. References
  4. Appendices (including tables & figures)

Margins & Page Numbers (sections 2.22-2.24)

  • 1 inch at top, bottom, and both sides
  • Left aligned paragraphs and leave the right edge ragged (not "right justified")
  • Indent first line of each paragraph 1/2 inch from left margin
  • Use page numbers, including on the title page, 1/2 inch from top and flush with right margin

Text Format (section 2.19)

  • Use one of these highly readable fonts: 
    • Times New Roman, 12 point
    • Calibri, 11 point
    • Arial, 11 point
    • Lucinda Sans Unicode, 10 point
    • Georgia, 11 point
  • Double-space and align text to the left
  • Use active voice
  • Use bias-free language when referring to people or entities. This means using the word “they” or “their” instead of gender pronouns like “he”, “she”, “his” and “her”.
  • Don't overuse technical jargon

 

Quotations (sections 8.26-8.33)

  • Include short quotations (40 words or less) in-text with quotation marks
  • For quotes more than 40 words, indent the entire quote a half inch from the left margin and double-space it with no quotation marks
  • When quoting two or more paragraphs from an original source, indent the first line of each paragraph a half inch from the left margin
  • Use ellipsis (...) when omitting sections from a quote and use four periods (....) if omitting the end section of a quote

Title Page (section 2.3)

  • Include the title, your name, the class name, and the college's name
  • Title should be 12 words or less and summarize the paper's main idea
  • No periods or abbreviations
  • Do not italicize or underline
  • No quotation marks, all capital letters, or bold
  • Center horizontally in upper half of the page

Body (section 2.11)

  • Align the text to the left with a 1/2-inch left indent on the first line
  • Double-space
  • As long as there is no Abstract, at the top of the first page, type the title of the paper, centered, in bold, and in Title Case Capitalization (First Letter of All Major Words Captialized) 
  • Usually, include sections like these: introduction, literature review or background, discussion, and conclusion -- but the specific organization will depend on the paper type. SEE THE TEMPLATE FOR SECTION HEADINGS FOR THIS PAPER.
  • Spell out long organization names and add the abbreviation in parenthesis, then just use the abbreviation
  • Spell out numbers one through nine and use a number for 10 or more
  • Use a number for units of measurement, in tables, to represent statistical or math functions, and dates or times

References (section 2.12)

Begins on a new page following the text of your paper and includes complete citations for the resources you've used in your writing.

  • References should be centered and bolded at the top of a new page
  • Double-space and use hanging indents (where the first line is on the left margin and the following lines are indented a half inch from the left)
  • List authors' last name first followed by the first and middle initials (ex. Skinner, B. F.)
  • Alphabetize the list by the first author's last name (or first word if no author) of each citation 
  • Capitalize only the first word, the first after a colon or em dash, and proper nouns
  • Don't capitalize the second word of a hyphenated compound
  • No quotation marks around titles of articles

Appendices with Tables, Figures, & Illustrations (section 2.14, and chapter 7)

  • Include appendices only to help the reader understand, evaluate, or replicate the study or argument
  • Put each appendix on a separate page and align left
  • For text, do not indent the first paragraph, but do indent the rest
  • If you have only one appendix, label it "Appendix"
  • If you have two or more appendices, label them "Appendix A", "Appendix B" and so forth as they appear in the body of your paper
  • Label tables and figures numerically (ex. Table 1, or Table B1 and Table B2 if Appendix B has two tables) and describe them within the text of the appendix
  • Give each table column a heading and use separating lines only when necessary
  • Notes go below tables and figures
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