Citing your references in a specific style
There are many referencing styles available, each giving guidelines as to what information is required and how it should be presented in order to create your reference. Referencing styles are usually created by an organisation or institution (such as Harvard Style or American Psychological Association (APA)) or publishers themselves (eg. Journal of Biological Chemistry).

You should always consult your course outline or check with your lecturer as to which referencing style is required for your subject.

Listed on this page are some common examples of the APA Referencing style. If you require more information, you can consult the APA Style Manual (located in the UNSW Social Sciences and Humanities Library SREF 808.06615/1 R) or link to one or more of the sites listed under "More Information".

In your report, whenever you refer to information from another publication, you must acknowledge the source in your sentence (in-text citations) and then provide more information at the end (reference list).

Always remember to correctly acknowledge the source of information that you use.

In-text citation (APA style only)

When referring to works used in your research within the text of an assignment, it is necessary to include the surname of the author/s, the year of publication, and the page/paragraph number whichever appropriate. In text citations may be placed immediately following the author’s name (year in brackets), or at the end of a sentence before the concluding punctuation in brackets (i.e., author surname, year) #. For more details, go to the UNSW Library APA (American Psychological Association) referencing guide.
How to cite your references - common examples (APA style only)
Publication type	Citation Format	Example
books	Author/editor(s). (Year of publication). Title of book. (edition). Place of publication: Publisher.	Campbell, N.A., Reece, J.A., and Mitechell, L.G. (1999). Biology, 5th Edition. Menlo Park: Benjamin/Cummings.
journal articles	Author of journal article. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume of journal (issue number of journal), article pages.	Saris, W.H., & Schrauwen, P. (2004). Substrate oxidation differences between high- and low-intensity exercise are compensated over 24 hours in obese men, International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders: journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 28, 759-65.
book chapters	Author of chapter. (Year of publication). Chapter title. In Editor(s) of book, Title of book. (edition, chapter pages). Place of publication: Publisher.	Winters, J.M. (1995). Concepts in neuromuscular modeling. In P. Allard, I.A.F. Stokes, & J.P. Blanchi (Eds.), Three-dimensional analysis of human movement (pp. 257-292). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
internet sites	Author's last name and initial (if known) or organisational name (Year of last update). Title of work (if available). Retrieved month day, year, from source [ie. URL].	McGuire, J.R., (2001). Many Techniques and Disciplines Contribute to Stroke Rehabilitation. Retrieved August 12, 2004, from http://immunise.health.gov.au/measles.htm