HSA 3111 APA Support: References

Types of reliable websites: 

Government website: 

• URL ends in .gov  
• Website information is overseen by the government 
• Official communication of a government organization 

Name of Organization. (Date). Title of specific page. URL or DOI 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, Sept. 22). Lung cancer screening guidelines and recommendations. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/pdf/lung-cancer-screening-recommendations-508.pdf 

Educational website:

• Website information is overseen by an educational institution
• URL ends in .edu  
• Non-biased academic information 

Name of Educational Institution. (Date). Title of specific page. URL 

State College of Florida. (2020). Institutional research. https://www.scf.edu/Administration/InstitutionalResearch/default.asp

Organizational website: 

• URL ends in .org 
• Website information is provided by an organization (non-governmental) 
• Information contained must be evaluated for bias toward organization’s mission 

Name of Organization. (Date). Title of specific page. URL 

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). (2019, November). Global framework on transferable skills. https://www.unicef.org/media/64751/file/Global-framework-on-transferable-skills-2019.pdf  

Article without DOI: 

 Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle. Journal Title, volume(issue), pp-pp.  

Kuehner, A. V., & Hurley, J. (2019). How integrating reading and writing supports student success. Journal of Developmental Education, 42(2), 20-26. 

Article with DOI: 

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle. Journal Title, volume(issue), pp-pp. https://doi 

Kinzie, J., & Kuh, G. (2017). Reframing student success in college: Advancing know-what and know-how. Change, 49(3), 19-27.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10752-9

Referencing the Textbook:

Niles, N. J. (2021). Basics of the U.S. healthcare system (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Single Author: 

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher. 

Example: 

Westover, T. (2018). Educated: A memoir. Random House. 

Two Authors: 

Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. & Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.

Example:

D’Amico, D. & Barbarito, C. (2016). Health and physical assessment in nursing (3rd ed.). Pearson. 

Three to Twenty Authors:

All the authors must be listed up to twenty in the format of Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., all separated by commas, with an ampersand before the last author. The rest of the citation is the same as single or two authors. 

Example:

London, M. L., Wieland Ladewig, P. A., Davidson, M. R., Ball, J. W., McGillis Bindler, R. C., & Cowen, K. J. (2017). Maternal and child        nursing care (5th ed.). Pearson. 

Note: If more than twenty authors, put down the first nineteen, then an ellipsis (..), and last author (no ampersand). There should be no more than twenty total authors in a reference.