APA 6th Edition Cheat Sheet
Created by Jonathan Roach
St. Thomas University
Reference Page:
Book by one author:
Author’s last name, initials. (Year of publication). Title.
Location: Publisher.
E-Book by one author:
Author’s last name, initials. (Year of publication). Title.
[Reader Software]. Retrieved from: Web address or Digital
Object Identifier.
Book by multiple authors:
Author’s last name, initials & Author’s last name, initials.
(Year of publication). Title. Location: Publisher.
Book with more than seven authors:
Use et al. after first author’s name
Book compiled by an editor:
Author’s last name, initials. (Ed). (year of publication).
Title. Location: publisher.
An article from a book:
Author’s of article last name, initials. (Year of publication).
In editor’s last name, initials (Ed.), Title. (page numbers for
article). Location: Publisher.
Book by a corporate author:
Name of corporate body. (Year of publication). Title.
Location: Publisher
Bible:
Title. (Year of publication). Location: Publisher.
An unpublished dissertation:
Author’s last name, initials. (Year accepted). Title.
(Unpublished doctoral dissertation). granting college or
university, city of institution, state of institution.
Article in periodical:
Author’s last name, initials. (Year of publication). Title of
article. Title of periodical, volume number, pages. Retrieved
from: Web address or Digital Object Identifier. [for online
retrieval only].
Online source:
Author’s last name, initials. (Year of publication). Title.
Retrieved from: Web address or use the Digital Object
Identifier.
For Blogs, Discussion Boards, Wikis, and
Video Blogs Postings see pp. 214-215
Paper Format:
Margins: 1 inch on all sides
Spacing: Double-spaced
Title Page:
O Title of the paper
o Name(s) of the author(s)
o Name of the institution
o Author Note (p. 24)
Abstract (p. 25)
Page numbers: should be in the upper right-hand
corner of each page
Paper should be 8 ½ by 11 inch white paper
Typeface should be Times New Roman or
Courier 12 point
Running Head: TITLE (from left margin in
header)
Quotes:
Quotations of fewer than 40 words should be
incorporated into the text and enclosed with quotation
marks.
Quotations of 40 or more words should be typed
as a double-spaced block with an additional ½ margin
and no quotation marks.
Documenting Sources:
After quoting or paraphrasing provide a
parenthetical citation:
o (author’s last name, year of publication, page
number).
o Example: (Harper, 2001, p. 47).
o Commas should be between each element
o p. or pp. should be before the page
number(s)
o The citation should appear after the material
used and if at the end with the period for the
sentence should be after the citation.
o With three to six authors first citation should
use everyone’s names then use et al for the
rest of the citations. Seven or more use et al.
from beginning.
o Use (as cited in Harper, 2001, p. 47) for
material quoted from other sources
o When there are no page numbers, use
paragraph number.
