APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) style?

This is the Citationsy guide to APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers).

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How do you cite a book in the APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers)

Here’s an example book citation in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (Edition; E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.). City: Publisher.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume, pages Used.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers):