Manual creation of APA style references. Download the article. 1. Indicate the author's last name. For each source, indicate the author's latest. Format your article in 7th edition APA style in minutes. Everything from the title page and header to the abstract, body section and reference page. APA style rules. prioritizes continuity, fluidity, conciseness and clarity in the interest of easy-to-understand writing. A formal, direct tone is preferred. do not use contractions or colloquial expressions. Free to refer to yourself in the first person if you did the research. Start the reference list on a new page after the text of your article. Center the label at the top of the page and write it in bold. It is acceptable to use "Reference" as a label when you have cited only one source in your article. Format references in the seventh edition APA Style. Double the list of references, both within and between references. In APA style, the results section includes preliminary information about the participants and data, descriptive and inferential statistics, and the results of any exploratory analysis. Include them in your results section: participant flow and recruitment period.