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

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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).

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

cite APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) — Referencing Guide

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

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, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) citation:

Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

And an in-text citation book citation in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) looks like this: (Rowling, 1997)

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?

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):

Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) style?

Here’s an APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers)

Here’s a APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. Retrieved April 20, 2021, from YouTube website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers)?

Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. Retrieved April 20, 2021, from YouTube website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) referencing style

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers).

Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher.

Podcast referencing example in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers) referencing style?

An example song citation in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers).

Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. In Album. Retrieved from http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in APA 6th edition (no DOIs, no issue numbers):

The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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