Locate all instances where you used information, quotes or statistics that were drawn from outside sources.
Write an in-text citation beside each using the following format: (Author, Date of Publication)
So for example, if the author's last name was Jones, and he wrote the publication in 2004, your in-text citation would be (Jones, 2004).
Use capitalization on all proper nouns, and capitalize any initials of the author or publication you are citing.
Include in-text citations after each piece of information that was drawn from other sources. Or you can include the citation directly within a sentence. For example: "Jones (2004) has found that..."
Place a page number at the end of a quotation that was drawn directly from a source. For example: Jones (2004) said that "quote here" (p. 204).
Go through your entire paper and make note of all the in-text citations you used. These citations must be included in your reference list, which is essentially a longer, more informed list of all the sources used in the paper.
List all the authors, publications and other sources in alphabetical order by last name.
Indent all information after the first line of a reference entry a half inch from the margin.
Capitalize any entries that contain major titles, such as books and journals. If you are writing the title of a longer journal, italicize it. Avoid italicizing smaller titles of books and journals. Use quotation marks or underline these smaller titles instead.
Consult an APA manual to find out exactly how to cite various types of sources. For example, a book with one author is cited differently in the reference list than the author of a website, or information pulled from an academic journal.