What is 'APA referencing': The correct way to use reference

APA referencing:

APA (American Psychological Association) is a format of a citation. It is a style of giving references from official reports, books, or any kind of scholarly works.

APA referencing style requires two parts:

1. In-text citation: It is a short indication in brackets where a source is mentioned by citing the author’s last name and the year of publication, e.g. (Byron,1887).
2. Reference list: At the end of the working paper there arrives a reference page where all the sources are cited in a list. It shows all the sources that are mentioned in the working paper, e.g. Frost, A. (1898). Inside the chubby walls.London, England: Routledge. Wordsworth, B. &Tennynson, A. (1895).The holy flower. Daffodils and a man, 22 (3) 4-13.

How to do APA referencing in case of a book, journal, newspaper, web article? Including examples.

APA referencing for different sources have variant styles like in case of book, journal, newspaper, web article. The styles are given below with explanation and example:

• APA referencing format in case of a book: Last Name, Initials. (Year). Book title (edition). City, State/Country: Publisher.

       Note: Book titles should be written in italic font.

       Example: Jackson, L.M (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.).

• APA referencing format in case of a journal: Last Name, Initials., & Last Name, Initials. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume (Issue), Page Number(s). https://doi.org/DoiNumber

       Note: The journal-title and volume number should be written in italic font.

       Example: Andreff, W., & Staudohar, P. D. (2000). The evolving European               model of professional sports finance. Journal of Sports Economics, 1 (3),               257–276. https://doi.org./10.1177/152700250000100304

• APA referencing format in case of Newspaper: Author, F.M. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article Title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.

       Note: The newspaper title should be written in italic font.

       Example: Effigy, L. (1980, March 2).The Poetic style of movies. The Daily           Press, pp. A4

• APA referencing format in case of Web article: Last Name, Initials. (Year, Month Day). Page title [Optional Type}. Retrieved From http://webaddress

       Example: Timberlake, J. (2020, July 29). The pandemic situation is causing           driving the world economy down. Retrieved from                                                 http://timesofworld.com/5645/pandemic-economy-world