Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology

These are some basic rules for your references page:

• The word "References" is centered at the top of the page, and capitalized at the first word (no underlining or italics are needed).


• Arrange references in alphabetical order by the author's last name.


• Double space between and within references.


• Use initials for the first and middle names of authors.


• Have a hanging indent at the   second line of the reference.

APA has a few unusual rules about formatting references. It is helpful to remember that:

• you will want to use double spacing both in between and within entries.

• Only the first letter of the first word of a title of a book chapter or journal article is capitalized.

• The title of the book or journal is italicized, not the title of a chapter or journal article.

• Include the Running Head on your references page.

Remember to include the page number on the references page.