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Referencing: APA Style 7th Edition

This is a guide to using the Citing and Referencing: APA 7th Edition

University course materials

  • Not all lecturers approve the use of unit materials, such as lecture slides, in assignments. Check with your lecturer first to see if these resources are acceptable.
  • The course coordinator is usually the author, unless otherwise noted.
  • Add a description after the title, such as [PowerPoint slides], [Lecture notes].
  • These titles should always be italicised.
  • If you cannot locate a date on the document, use the abbreviation (n.d.) in place of the year.
  • You will need to add the name of the Learning Management System (LMS) after the title. Monash uses Moodle'.
  • Use the log-in address from Moodle for the access link: https://lms.monash.edu/my/
  • Online documents are considered 'static' by APA standards and therefore do not require the words 'Retrieved from' before an access link.  This is a major revision for APA 7. 
  • Do not include a full-stop after the URL at the end of the reference.
  • APA allows for links to be either plain text or 'active'. See the official APA Style Blog for more information.
Format: Note: Cite information from your own personal notes from a lecture as a personal communication and refer to it only in the body of your essay.

Example:

Fennie, T. (2022, April 28). Menstruation and personal hygiene [Unpublished lecture notes distributed for PSYC701]. University of the Western Cape.
In-text referencing: Fennie (2022)...                                                       OR ...(Fennie, 2022)

 

Format: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of handout [Class handout]. Publisher.

Example:

Fennie, T. (2021). Psychopaths [Class handout]. Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape.
In-text referencing Fennie (2021) ...                                                     OR ...(Fennie, 2021)

 

Format: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of handout [Class handout]. https://xxxxxx
Example:

Woodworth, M. (2006). Psychopaths [Class handout]. https://ikamva.uwc.ac.za/
In-text referencing: Woodworth (2006) ...                                             OR ...(Woodworth, 2006)

 

 

 

Format: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of powerpoint [PowerPoint slides]. https://xxxxxx
Example:

Cioe, J. (2012). Biological foundations of sexuality [PowerPoint slides]. https://ikamva.uwc.ac.za/
In-text referencing: Cloe (2012) ...                                                     OR ...(Cleo, 2012)

 

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