Guide: How to cite a Government publication in APA style

Guide: How to cite a Government publication in APA style

Cite A Government publication in APA style

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Use the following template to cite a government publication using the APA citation style. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator.

Key:
Pink text = information that you will need to find from the source.
Black text = text required by the APA style.

Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). Title (pag. Pages Used). City: Publisher.

Example:

Wikipedia,. (2015). Ellie Goulding. Recuperato 1 May 2015, da http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Goulding

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example

Goulding is a keen runner, aiming to run six miles every day and in 2010 announced plans to run a marathon.[12] In support of her second EP, Run into the Light, she invited a small number of fans through her Facebook pages to run with her in seven different cities on her UK tour,[32] and has announced that she will be doing the same across Europe and the United States. Goulding ran the inaugural Nike Women Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. on 28 April 2013, earning  a time of 1:41:35 (Wikipedia, 2015)

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