4. APA citation format

Read the following information on citing various sources of information.

We are using Harvard APA citation format. It is a part of various academic citation styles, some of them are presented in the image below (Author’s own search results on Jstor, 2021).



In the framework of the APA we can cite books, magazines, articles and websites. Please see the video on the APA 7th Edition - Citation Style Guide - LibGuides at Dalhousie University for more reference.

a.      Citing books


Source: from Ramunsen Online library Webpages - APA 7th Edition Guide - RasGuides at Rasmussen University (in the public domain, retrieved from  https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/books on 19 Oct, 2021)

 b.      Citing journals


Source: from Ramunsen Online library Webpages - APA 7th Edition Guide - RasGuides at Rasmussen University (in the public domain, retrieved from  https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/articles on 19 Oct, 2021)

 c.      Citing websites


Source: from Ramunsen Online library Webpages - APA 7th Edition Guide - RasGuides at Rasmussen University (in the public domain, retrieved from  https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/websites on 19 Oct, 2021)

d.      What to do if there is no author mentioned on a webpage?


Source: from Ramunsen Online library Webpages - APA 7th Edition Guide - RasGuides at Rasmussen University (in the public domain, retrieved from  https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa/websites on 19 Oct, 2021)