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APA format is very particular about capitalization, so pay special attention to when titles are in “sentence case,” meaning you only capitalize the first word and proper nouns. APA requires a hanging indent of 0.5″ on the second line.

[Books]

Gehman, G. (2013). The kingdom of the kid: Growing up in the long-lost Hamptons. New York, NY: SUNY Press.

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work with capitals for first word and names: Capital letter for first word in subtitle. Location: Publisher.

[Articles]

Dybas, C. L., Raskin, I. (2007). Out of Africa: A tale of gorillas, heart disease… and a swamp plant. BioScience, 57 (5), 392-397.

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.

Tip: You can create a hanging indent by moving the markers on the ruler at the top of your document. Here is another way to create hanging indents through the “Page Layout” tab.

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