How Do You Reference Wikipedia In APA Format?
APA format was created by the American Psychological Association as the referencing standard for writing in the social sciences. Initially, referencing in APA format provided standards for referencing books, papers and periodicals, but it has now expanded to include electronic sources as well. Sources like Wikipedia are discouraged in an academic setting because their authorship is unreliable, but there is still a standard for APA referencing of a Wikipedia page. Write out the title of the Wikipedia page. Capitalize all acronyms and proper nouns, and include a period at the end of the title. Write “n.d.” in parentheses, indicating there is no publication date. Put a period after the closing parentheses. Write “Retrieved from Wikipedia” followed by a colon. Hit return or enter to go to the next line. Copy and paste the Wikipedia page you are referencing.
