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I need to reference something in APA 6: An appendix in your own work

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An appendix in your own work

An appendix in your own work

 

Appendices are used for information that may not fit well into the main body of your written work, but which will still be useful and informative. Appendices are not usually included in the word count when work is marked.  Things that you might use an appendix for include:

  • Questions used for a survey or interviews.
  • Example documents used to obtain informed consent for research with people.
  • Technical specifications for a piece of equipment used in a project. 

 

If you have more than one appendix label them alphabetically and add a suitable title.  EG:

Appendix A: Interview schedule.

Appendix B: Consent form.

Because appendices are part of your work they will not appear in your reference list but will almost certainly need to be referred to in the main body of your work.

If you are not sure if, or when, you should use an appendix ask your lecturer.

Appendix citations

Citation

You need to provide enough context for readers to understand why they should look at material in an appendix.  

Examples: 

Interviews were conducted using an open ended interview schedule (see Appendix A).
An example consent form can be found in Appendix B. 

Appendix reference

Reference list

Appendices are part of your work so do not appear in a reference list, but if they include citations to other works these will appear in the reference list with all your other references.