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APA referencing examples

Examples and recommendations for formatting with APA, for specialised sources

 

Applying the APA guidelines

 

APA is a great referencing style to use because so much guidance is provided online. We encourage you to search the APA website and style blog to help make decisions about formatting of sources you use.

Relevant examples won't always be given so, quite often, you may need to combine guidelines for different sources, to 'mash up' a format that works for your source. You can read about this in the APA blog: https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/02/the-frankenreference.html. Consistent formatting is recommended.

Clinical practice sources

APA website provides specific guidelines for a range of clinical practice sources, including UpToDate and Cochrane Reviews: apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/clinical-practice-references 

Look through these to guide your application to other clinical sources you use in your studies with University of Tasmania too. We've created some referencing examples for specialised health sources that we're often asked about, and recommend you follow these formats. 

 

Reference List setup

Some courses and schools may require use of the APA style guide for formatting your assignments. Refer to your unit outline and MyLO units to confirm requirements.

Please note that reference examples in this guide have not followed the APA style and do not show the hanging indents. 

Nursing

Please note this referencing advice from School of Nursing for students in 2024:

We are now using APA 7th. If you use UTAS Harvard, and it is consistent, we will not mark you down in 2024. In 2025, APA 7th will be the required referencing style.