How to List the APA Manual on Your Reference Page

Citing the APA Manual in APA Format

• 1

  List the name of the author, followed by a period. In this case, the author should appear as follows:

  American Psychological Association.

• 2

  List the year in which the edition you are referring to was published, enclosed in parentheses and followed by a period. For example:

  (2001).

• 3

  List the title of the manual in italics, capitalizing only the first letter. Then list the edition you are referring to in parentheses, followed by a period. For example:

  Publication manual of the american psychological association (4th ed.).

• 4

  List the city of publication, followed by a comma, followed by the state. Use the two-letter abbreviation for the state. Follow this information with a colon. For instance:

  New York, NY:

• 5

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a period. In this case, the publisher should appear as follows:

  American Psychological Association.

Citing the APA Manual in MLA Format

• 6

  List the name of the author, followed by a period. When citing the APA Manual, the author should appear as follows:

  American Psychological Association.

• 7

  List the name of the manual in italics, followed by a period.

  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

• 8

  List the edition you are referring to, followed by a period. Abbreviate the word "edition" down to the first two letters. For example:

  4th ed.

• 9

  List the city of publication, followed by a colon. For example:

  New York:

• 10

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a period. In this case, the publisher will be listed as follows:

  American Psychological Association.

• 11

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. In this case, the medium of publication should appear as follows:

  Print.