In the APA citation style, references pertain to footnotes or
bibliographical citations placed in a specially formatted
reference page directing a reader’s attention to the original
source from which a direct quote, paraphrase, or summary is
taken. At the end of your essay or research paper, you are
required to provide the full bibliographic information for each
source that you have cited in the main bod of your text.
References are normally listed in alphabetical order by the
authors’ last names, and then chronologically. The inclusion of
a reference page in a research paper is required by most
academic institutions and is mandated by certain copyright laws
to avoid the risk of plagiarism. The APA citations that appear
in your paper must have corresponding entries in this page. This
list provides relevant bibliographic information necessary to
identify and locate each source. The reference format for this
page is as follows: All APA citations are arranged in the
alphabetical order by the authors’ last names.