Subject Guides: APA Style Guide: 7th Edition: Formatting: Appendices

Formatting: Appendices

An appendix consists of supplemental material that would be distracting or inappropriate in the text of the paper. Only include an appendix if it helps the reader understand, evaluate, or replicate the study or argument.

Some examples of items typically included in appendices are:

Text, tables, figures or a combination of these
Lists of stimulus materials
Instructions to participants
Tests, scales, or inventories developed for a study
Descriptions of complex equipment
Detailed or complex descriptions of items used to conduct a study

Appendices should be positioned at the end of the paper, after the references list
Each appendix should begin on a separate page
Each appendix should have a label AND a title
If a paper has one appendix, label it Appendix
If a paper has more than one appendix (or appendices), label them in order using the letters of the alphabet: Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, etc.
The appendix title should describe the contents of the appendix
Refer to the appendix using its label at least once within the paper
Format the contents of the appendices as per APA formatting guidelines