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APA Style (6th ed.)

This guide shows how to reference with the APA 6th edition style

APA (6th) References Quick List

Reference Type

In-Text Citation

Reference List

Book

(Corporate author)

(Economic and Social Research Institute [ESRI], 2019)

Economic and Social Research Institute.(2019). ESRI research strategy 2019-2023. Dublin, Ireland: ESRI.

The first time you mention the author in the in-text citation, put in the full name and abbreviation in brackets. In subsequent citations, you can use the abbreviation.

Book

(1 author)

(Greenfield, 2014)

Greenfield, S. (2014). Mind change: how digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains. London, England: Rider Books.

Book

(2 or 3 authors)

 

 

Ulrich and Eppinger (2020) found that ...

Ulrich, K. T., & Eppinger, S. D. (2016). Product design and development (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Book

(3 or more authors)

(Fuller, Murphy & Chow, 2020)

First citation

Fuller, P., Murphy, M., & Chow, A. (2020). The leader's guide to unconscious bias. London, England: Simon & Schuster.

Book Chapter

(with author)

(O'Donovan & McCrea, 2015, p. 190)

O'Donovan, D. & McCrea, J. (2015). Education and the historic house: where the past has a value for the future. In T. Dooley & C. Ridgway (Eds.), The Irish country house: Its past, present and future (pp. 184-202). Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press.

Book (editor)

(Wrycraft, 2009)

Wrycraft, N. (Ed.) (2009). Introduction to mental health nursing. Maidenhead, England: Open University Press.

Blog

(Hanley, 2020)

Hanley, M. (2020, December 21). Winter solstice at Newgrange, Ireland [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://michaelhanley.ie/elearningcurve/winter-solstice-newgrange-ireland/

Company Report

(Bord na Móna, 2021)

Bord na Móna. (2021). Rethink. Renew. Restore. Annual report 2021. Retrieved from https://www.bordnamona.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bord-na-Mona_Annual-Report-2021-English.pdf

Conference paper (book)

(Wiseman & Sanderson, 2019)

Wiseman, L., & Sanderson, J. (2019). Empowering farmers by resolving the trust and legal issues emerging from precision farming. In J. V. Stafford (Ed.), Precision agriculture '19 (pp. 99-106). Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Conference Paper (Journal)

(Kurniadi, Abdurachman, Warnars, & Suparta, 2019)

First citation

Kurniadi, D., Abdurachman, E., Warnars, H., & Suparta, W. (2019). A proposed framework in an intelligent recommender system for the college student. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1402(6), 066100. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1402/6/066100

Conference Presentation

(Hynes, 2013)

Hynes, S. (2013, April). The economics of aquatic invasive species. Paper presented at the Freshwater Invasives - Networking for Strategy Conference, Galway, Ireland.

Dataset

(Health Service Executive, 2017)

Health Service Executive. (2017). List of pharmacies in Ireland [Dataset]. Retrieved from: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/list-of-pharmacies-in-ireland

Dictionary or Encyclopaedia (Palmer, 2011)

Palmer, A. L. (2011). Empire style. In J. Woronoff (Ed.), Historical dictionary of neoclassical art and architecture (Vol. 48). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

E-book

(with DOI)

(Breslin & Leavey, 2019, Chapter 4, Section 3, para. 2)

Breslin, G., & Leavey, G. (Eds.). (2019). Mental health and well-being interventions in sport. doi: 10.4324/9781315147703

E-book

(with URL)

(Iyer, 2021)

Iyer, N. (2021). Everyday superfoods. London, England: Bloomsbury India. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/everyday-superfoods-9789389611410

Exhibition  (Keaveney, 2021)

Keaveney, M. (2021). My social bubble [Exhibition]. Kinvara Area Visual Arts (KAVA), Kinvara, Ireland. Retrieved from https://www.kava.ie/my-social-bubble-exhibition

Facebook

(WEEE Ireland, 2021)

WEEE Ireland. (2022, February 25). Do you have electrical, battery or lighting waste? Use our online interactive map to find your nearest Local Authority Recycling Centre where you can recycle for FREE [Facebook status update]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/WEEEIreland/photos/a.184364671624429/5042446629149518/

Film (Gerwig, 2019)

Gerwig, G. (Director) & Pascal, A., Di Novi, D., & Swicord, R. (Producers). (2019). Little Women [Film]. USA: Columbia Pictures.

Government    Publication

(Department of Health, 2021)

Department of Health. (2021). Right care, right place, right time - Alternative pathways. Retrieved from https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/932bc-right-care-right-place-right-time-alternative-pathways/

Image, Photo,  Illustration (Print)

(Da Vinci, 1503)

Da Vinci, L. (1503). Mona Lisa [Painting]. Paris, France: The Louvre.

Image, illustration, photo or table (online)

(MacEntee, 2015)

MacEntee, S. (2015, January 11). Galway [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/15659708103

Instagram (Psychology Today, 2021)

Psychology Today [psych_today]. (2022, February 28). 9 ways to release regret [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com/p/Cah0vc6PARz/

Journal Article

(Print)

(Mihai, 2020)

Mihai, E.C. (2020). Mood disorders in children due to COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Educational Sciences & Psychology, 10(2), 147-152.

Journal Article

(Online)

(Costello, 2020, p. 380)

Costello, R. A. (2020). Courtroom dialogues and feminist legal theory in Irish literature. Irish Studies Review, 28(3), 370-392. doi:10.1080/09670882.2020.1794316

Journal Article (more than 7 authors) (Rollins et al., 2021)

Rollins, N., Minckas, N., Jehan, F., Lodha, R., Raiten, D., Thorne, C., . . . Victora, C. G. (2021). A public health approach for deciding policy on infant feeding and mother–infant contact in the context of COVID-19. The Lancet Global Health, 9(4), e552-e557. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30538-6

Journal Article (uses Article Numbers)

(Brown & Beausoleil-Morrison, 2021)

Brown, S., & Beausoleil-Morrison, I. (2021). Characterizing the performance of a passive solar house with hydronic floor energy capture system - Heating season experiments. Energy and Buildings, 252, Article 111404. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111404

Journal Articles (pre-publication)

(Lagestad, Ropo & Bratbakk, 2021)

Lagestad, P., Ropo, E., & Bratbakk, T. (2021). Boys' experience of physical education when their gender is in a strong minority. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 573528. Advance online publication. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.573528

Lecturer Notes

(Online)
(Hughes, 2011) Hughes, M. (2011). 146223: Business law [Lecture notes]. Retrieved from http://learnonline.gmit.ie
Magazine Article (Goldberg, 2022)

Goldberg, S. (2022, February 7). Why the storyteller matters as much as the story itself. National Geographic. Retrieved  from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/why-the-storyteller-matters-as-much-as-the-story-itself

Map (Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1999) Ordnance Survey of Ireland. (1999). Covering part of county Mayo [Map]. Sheet 30, 1:50,000.
Music (Queen, 1976)

Queen. (1976). Somebody to love. On A day at the Races [Song]. London: EMI Records.

Newspaper Article

(Print)
(MacKenzie, 2021)

MacKenzie, L. (2021, March 25). Financial boost for Galway's live arts. Galway Advertiser, p. 8.

Newspaper Article

(Online)
(Murphy, 2021)

Murphy, P. (2021, 21 April). Ireland’s sculptures: Where are the women? The Irish Times. Retrieved from https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/ireland-s-sculptures-where-are-the-women-1.4539459

Online course or MOOC (Bloom, 2022)

Bloom, P. (2022). Introduction to Psychology [MOOC]. Coursera. Retrieved from https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-psychology

Photograph (online collection) (Leja, 2016)

Leja, D. (2016, September 25). Beneficial gut bacteria. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihgov/29872812646

Podcast

(Groves, McMahon, & Baker, 2021)

First citation

Groves, T., McMahon, M. & Baker, J. (Hosts). (2021, March 15). The Echo Chamber Podcast (No. 460) [Podcast]. Retrieved from https://tortoiseshack.ie/460-universal-basic-income/

Radio Programme (online) (Byrne, 2022)

Byrne, C. (2022, March 7). Today with Claire Byrne [Radio broadcast]. RTE Radio 1. Retrieved from https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22070964/

Standard (National Standards Authority of Ireland, 2020)

National Standards Authority of Ireland. (2020). I.S. EN 17412-1: Building Information Modelling - Level of information need - Part 1: Concepts and Principles. Retrieved from http://www.saiglobal.com

Thesis (Acampora, 2017)

Acampora, H. (2017). Interactions between seabirds and pollution in Irish waters. (Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis). Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland. Retrieved from https://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/2214

TikTok (Gardinerbrothers, 2021)

Gardinerbrothers [@gardinerbrothers]. (2021, March 13). An Irish Dancing Twist on this trend *literally* #piupiudance #twist #beats PiuPiu Dance - . [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.tiktok.com/@gardinerbrothers/video/6942951455393352965

TV Programme (Bradley, 2021) Bradley, A. (Producer & Director). (2021, November 18). Unspoken [Television programme]. Dublin, Ireland: RTE. 
TV Episode (Morton & Murphy, 2020)

Morton, J. (Writer) & Murphy, I. (Director). (2020). Photochemistry [Television series episode]. In S. Murphy & D. Crean (Executive Producers). Dead Still. Dublin, Ireland: Deadpan Pictures.

Twitter

(Room Rater, 2021)

Room Rater [@ratemyskyperoom]. (2021, April 9). Good perspective. Art. Flowers. Chairs. Pro dining room. 10/10 @rebeccaiannucci. [Image attached] [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/ratemyskyperoom/status/1380531339246497795

Video (rbarriem, 2013)

rbarriem. (2013, July 9). The Connemara pony [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J9EuwZuFvA

Webpage (Alston, 2021)

Alston, F. (2021, March 15). 7 ways to keep company culture alive when working remotely. RTE. Retrieved from https://www.rte.ie/news/boost-my-business/2021/0315/1204079-7-ways-to-keep-company-culture-alive-when-working-remotely/

Wikis

("Greta Thunberg," 2021)

Greta Thunberg. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 8, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg

 


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