How to Cite References to Government Regulations in APA

Within the world of academic writing, the style of the American Psychological Association (APA) is used as a standard writing guide for formatting papers, in-text citations and references as well as bibliography lists. While primarily utilized for papers written for academic courses that fall under the umbrella of social sciences, APA style provides writers with specific examples for citing a wide variety of references, including sources relating to government and government regulations.

Things You'll Need

  • APA style manual
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Instructions

    • 1

      Write down all of the reference information you have about your source. In general, all APA references require the name of the source, year written, publishing information and location.

    • 2

      Put the reference information in the correct order according to APA style. Government citations follow this format: the name of the organization, year, name of article, publication name, serial number, location and publishing information.

    • 3

      Follow the APA reference format in regard to spacing, capitalization and punctuation. Reference your APA style guide for specific format rules.

    • 4

      Put your government regulations reference in alphabetical order within your bibliography.

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