APA style Guidelines

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

References to the literature should be included in the main text in compliance with APA Style.
Examples:

One author, entire work, e.g., journal article: (Jones, 2012)
One author, specific page, e.g., in a book or quote source: (Jones, 2012, p. 45)
Two authors, entire work: (Jones & Smith, 2014)
Two authors, specific range of pages: (Jones & Smith, 2014, pp. 45–51)
Three authors, first citation, e.g., journal article: (Jones, Smith & Wolff, 2016)
Three authors, subsequent citations, e.g., journal article: (Jones et al., 2016)
Three authors, first citation, specific range of pages: (Jones, Smith & Wolff, 2016, pp. 123–27)
Three authors, subsequent citations: (Jones et al., 2016, pp. 123–27)
Four and more authors, all citations: (Jones et al., 2017)
Two or more works with different authors: (Jones & Smith, 2014; Wolff, 2015; Pearson et al., 2017)
Two or more works with the same author: (Smith, 2014, 2015)
Two or more works with the same authors and with the same publication year: (Jones & Smith, 2014a, 2014b)
Organisations as authors: (UN, 2005; WHO 2006, pp. 96–99)
Entire websites or webpages: If you discuss any website in general in your text (and not specific content on that website or webpage), it is sufficient to give the URL the first time the source is mentioned, e.g., “The website of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org/) provides information about …”
Web content / Web documents: In-text citations to information from the web are formatted like citations to any other type of source.

REFERENCES

The reference list should be compiled alphabetically (and chronologically, starting with the earliest
publication of a given author). References should be prepared in compliance with APA Style with DOIs.
Examples:
Academic journals, one author:
Jones, G. (2012). The Economy of Public Sector. Journal of Economy, 45(1), 123- 134.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.006
Academic journals, two authors:
Jones, G., & Smith, M. (2014). The Economy of Public Sector. Journal of Economy, 45(1), 123-134.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.006
Academic journals, three and more authors:
Jones, G., Smith, M., & Wolff, S. (2016). The Economy of Public Sector. Journal of Economy, 45(1), 123-134https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.006

Academic journal article, more than seven authors:
Jones, G., Smith, M., Pearson, M., Baker, F. M., Brown, C., Johnson, S., … Wolff, S. (2010). The
Economy of Public Sector. Journal of Economy, 45(1), 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.006
Book, one author:
Jones, G. (2001). The Economy of Public Sector. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Book, two authors:
Jones, G., & Smith, M. (2001). The Economy of Public Sector. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Edited book:
Jones, G., & Smith, M. (Eds.). (2001). The Economy of Public Sector. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
For a single editor, use “(Ed.)”
Book, second/subsequent or revised edition:
Jones, G., & Smith, M. (Eds.). (2001). The Economy of Public Sector (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.
Digital version of a print book, with DOI (e.g., Kindle book):
Jones, G., & Smith, M. (2001). The Economy of Public Sector. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.006
Book chapter:
Wolff, S., & Baker, F. M. (2001). A Public role for the public sector. In G. Jones (Ed.), The Economy of
Public Sector (pp. 517-542). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Book from an online library:
Jones, G., & Smith, M. (2001). The Economy of Public Sector. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/
Newspaper article, print:
Schwartz, J. (2012, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post, pp. A1,
A4.
Newspaper article, digital:
Schwartz, J. (2014, June 16). Obesity affects economic, social status. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com
Proceedings, published in book form, print:
Jones, G. (2017). Challenges of sharing economy for the public sector. In K. Johnson, C. R. Macpherson,
& D. Smith (Eds.), International Sharing Economy Conference: Refereed papers from the 2nd International
Sharing Economy Conference (pp. 208-213). Rockhampton, Australia: Central Queensland University
Press.
Proceedings, published in book form, digital:
Jones, G. (2017). Challenges of sharing economy for the public sector. In K. Johnson, C. R. Macpherson,
& D. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Sharing Economy Conference 2017 (pp. 208-213).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2003.09.006
Conference paper, from the web:
Muller, D. (2012, November). E-learning systematic literature review. Paper presented at the Distance
Education Conference. Retrieved from http://www.umuc.au/conference/distance_education.html
Report from the web:
Greenberg, E. & Paulsen, C. (2018). Achieving the SDGs: Europe’s Compass in a Multipolar World. Europe
Sustainable Development Report 2018. (Report No. ESDR 2018-45). Retrieved from Sustainable
Development Solutions Network: https://eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
Working paper:
Muller, K., & Nowak, R. (2018). Machine Learning strategies (NBER Working Paper No. 1410). Retrieved
from Faculty of Economic Sciences University of Warsaw website:
https://www.wne.uw.edu.pl/462/WNE_WP1410.pdf

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