Psychology - Referencing
Students in Psychology use the following two styles:
- APA 7th edition (Psychology Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes)
- Roehampton Harvard Referencing (Arts and Play Therapies Masters Programmes)
Please double-check your module handbook.
Note: The APA 7th edition replaces the 6th edition from the Academic year 2020-2021 onwards.
APA Referencing Guidance
APA 7th edition resources
The university is updating to using the 7th edition of APA from the academic year 2020-2021. APA 6th edition resources will be removed in due course.
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Roehampton APA Style Quick Guide (7th ed.)*Updated Nov 2020* AA Team produced 2 page summary of the APA 7th edition referencing style.
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APA Reference Guide (7th ed.)This is a APA produced quick guide on referencing journal articles, books and chapters in edited books. (7th ed.)
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APA Style Blog (7th ed.)APA Style blog for the 7th ed.
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APA Downloadable Guides (7th ed.)Website with more downloadable guides for APA 7th edition.
APA 6th edition resources
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APA Blog 6th ed. archiveThis is the archived blog for the 6th edition of APA.
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APA 6th ed. FAQsFAQs to help clarify frequent areas of confusion for APA Style referencing
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APA 6th ed. Quick AnswersOfficial APA Quick Guide on References
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VIDEO: APA 7th Referencing TutorialLearn how to reference books, journal articles and websites, as well as the basic APA 7th referencing conventions.
The video is broken down into chapters.
Roehampton Harvard Referencing Guidance
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Roehampton Harvard Style Full GuideRoehampton's customised version of the Harvard (Author - Date) referencing style.
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Roehampton Harvard Style Quick GuideA short 4 page guide to the Roehampton-specific version of the Harvard (Author - Date) referencing style.
Anyone needing an older version of the Roehampton Harvard guide can email aateam@roehampton.ac.uk to request a copy.
Roehampton Harvard Referencing Tutorial
By the end of the tutorial, you should be able to:
- Explain what you need to reference and why.
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Understand the mechanics and be able to construct references for:
- books, chapters in edited books, journal articles and websites.
- Format secondary references.
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Know when to cite a source, when to include page numbers and how to reference multiple authors.
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Roehampton Harvard Referencing TutorialA 30 minute interactive tutorial on the Roehampton Harvard Referencing Style.