1, books:
Single-author book: the author's surname, the author's initials. (year of publication). Title. Place of publication: publishing house.
For example: Smith, J. (2005). The literary world. New york, New York: ABC Publishing Company.
2, journal articles:
Author's last name, author's initials. (year of publication). Title of the article. Journal name, volume number (issue number) and page number range.
For example: Johnson, K. (20 18). Impact of climate change on biodiversity. Environmental Science, 10 (III), 150- 165.
3. Web pages or online articles:
Author's last name, author's initials. (date of publication). Title of the article. Website name. Website.
For example: Davis, M. (202 1, July 20th). The future of renewable energy. Today's clean technology.
4, book chapters or books:
Chapter author. (year of publication). Chapter titles. Author's initials (editor. )(ed。 ), title (page range). Publishing house.
For example: Brown, A. (20 10). The role of education in society. In S. Johnson &; T. Clark (editor. ), education and its influence (pages 50-65). London: XYZ Publishing House.
5. Other sources, such as newspapers, movies and reports:
Refer to the corresponding types of sources and label them according to APA format.
There are generally two ways to cite references in this paper: direct citation and indirect citation. When quoting directly, the author's surname and publication year should be added at the end of the sentence, and the page number (if any) should be indicated in brackets. When quoting indirectly, the author's last name and year should also be indicated.
For example, direct quotation from books: Smith (2005) thinks "……" (page 30).
If there is more than one author, list them in alphabetical order and use&; Symbolic connection, for example: (Johnson &; Clark, 20 10).
Finally, at the end of the paper, all the cited documents should be listed for readers to verify. This part is called "reference" or "citation", arranged alphabetically and written in APA format.
Correctly marking references can avoid plagiarism, show respect for predecessors' academic research, let readers know your information source, and thus ensure the academic credibility of your paper.