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APA Style Guide, 7th Edition: Book with Organization as Author

The most current edition of APA style guide

Formatting Your References

Once you type your references on the reference page, you will need to put in a hanging indent and double-space the entire reference list. In Microsoft Word, highlight the references from A to Z, then find the paragraph function in the Word ribbon. Select Hanging under Indentation and Double under spacing. See the Formatting your References tab for instructions on doing this on a Mac or in Google Docs.

References

Abbas, D. D. F. (2020). Manipulating of audio-visual aids in the educational processes in Al-Hilla University College. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(3), 1248-1263. https://doi.org.db12.linccweb.org/10.37200/ijpr/v24i3/pr200875

The citation above may not indicate a hanging indent depending on the device you are using to view it.  The second and all subsequent lines of APA formatted references use a hanging indent.

Material Type           In-text Citation              Reference                                                        
Book with organization as author  

1st citation
(National Fire Protection Association [NFPA], 2009).

Subsequent citations
(NFPA, 2009).

National Fire Protection Association. (2009). Fundamentals of fire fighting skills (2nd ed.). Jones and Bartlett. 

Type out the full organization name for the reference list.                             

Book with the same organization as author and publisher

1st citation
(American Psychological Association [APA], 2009).

Subsequent citations
(APA, 2009).

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).

When the same organization is listed as the author and the publisher, omit the publisher name.