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APA 6th Edition: Webpages with Two Authors or Editors

How to format a paper using APA 6th edition.

Reference(s) Page

Reference(s):

An entry that appears at the end of your paper that starts on its own separate page.


Format:

All references should be double spaced, have a hanging indent and be listed in alphabetical order.  The elements to include are as follows:

First Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., &  Second Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Last Update or Copyright Date). Title of webpage. Retrieved from full URL including http(s)

First Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & First Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Eds.). (Last Update or Copyright Date). Title of webpage. Retrieved from full URL including http(s)

 

If there is no date given use (n.d) in its place

First Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., &  Second Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (n.d.). Title of webpage. Retrieved from full URL including http(s)

First Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & First Editor Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Eds.). (n.d.). Title of webpage. Retrieved from full URL including http(s)


Examples:

If two authors:

Hill, E., & Sanders, T. (2019, August 1). What a good college education can do for you. Retrieved from http://www.educationisgreat.edu

 

If two editors:

Hill, E., & Sanders, T. (Eds.). (2019, August 1). What a good college education can do for you. Retrieved from http://www.educationisgreat.edu

 

If no date:

Hill, E., & Sanders, T. (n.d.). What a good college education can do for you. Retrieved from http://www.educationisgreat.edu

Hill, E., & Sanders, T. (Eds.). (n.d.). What a good college education can do for you. Retrieved from http://www.educationisgreat.edu

*Please note that the URL should not be hyperlinked on your reference page

 

In-Text Citation

In-Text Citation

Using in-text citation is necessary to help avoid instances of plagiarism.


Paraphrase:

An entry that appears in the body of your paper that includes the last name of the author and the year of publication when you express information or ideas taken from a source using your own words.  

Examples:

If two authors If two editors

Hill & Sanders (2019) state

(Hill & Sanders, 2019).

Hill & Sanders (2019) state

(Hill & Sanders, 2019).

If no date

Hill & Sanders (n.d.) state

(Hill & Sanders, n.d.).

Hill & Sanders (n.d.) state

(Hill & Sanders, n.d.).


Quotation:

An entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote that includes the last name of the author, the year of publication and paragraph number(s).

Examples:

If two authors If two editors

(Hill & Sanders, 2019, para. 15).

(Hill & Sanders, 2019, para. 14-15).

(Hill & Sanders, 2019, para. 20).

(Hill & Sanders, 2019, para. 20-21).

If no date

(Hill & Sanders, n.d., para. 15).

(Hill & Sanders, n.d., para. 14-15).

(Hill & Sanders, n.d., para. 15).

(Hill & Sanders, n.d., para. 14-15).

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