APA 7th Citation Guide

An unpublished manuscript is a text that has not yet been published. Examples include a paper you want to submit to a journal or a chapter for a book.

General Guidelines

• Ensure your punctuation is correct

  • Manuscript title: Write the title of the manuscript in italics and in sentence case. 
  • Department and Institution: In regular font and in title case. 

• Institution location
  • ​Provide the full name of the institution. If the institution is located in multiple cities, hyphenate the university with an en dash (a medium-sized dash) and the city. 
    • e.g. Augusta University
    • e.g. California State University–Fullerton. 

• Ensure your formatting is correct
  • ​Follow our red format structure and view our examples in black. E.g. For the elements of the reference we have italicized, you also italicize that same element in your reference. 

Format

Author, A. A. , & Author, B. B. (Year).  Title of unpublished manuscript [Unpublished manuscript]. Name of Department in Title Case, Name of Institution in Title Case.  

Examples

Yoo, J., Miyamoto, Y., Rigotti, A., & Ryff, C. (2016). Linking positive affect to blood lipids: A cultural perspective [Unpublished manuscript]. Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison.  

Citing In-Text: Example of one of the references

(Yoo et al., 2016) OR Yoo et al. (2016)

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

Format

Author, A. A. , & Author, B. B. (Year).  Title of manuscript being prepared [Manuscript in preparation]. Name of Department in Title Case, Name of Institution in Title Case.  

Examples

Luster, A. L., Kubicki, J. M., Gomez, A., & Christy, M. (2020). Campus closures, viruses, and (virtual) Finals Frenzy, oh my!: Transitioning finals de-stress programming to a digital environment [Manuscript in preparation]. University Libraries, Augusta University. 

Citing In-Text: Example of one of the references

(Luster et al., 2020) OR Luster et al. (2020)

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

Format

Author, A. A. , & Author, B. B. (Year).  Title of manuscript submitted [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Name of Department in Title Case, Name of Institution in Title Case.  

Examples

Lippincot, T., & Poindexter, E. K. (2019). Emotion recognition as a function of facial cues: Implications for practice [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Psychology, University of Washington.  

Citing In-Text: Example of one of the references

(Lippincott & Poindexter, 2019) OR Lippincott and Poindexter (2019)

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

For more details and examples on how to reference unpublished manuscripts, consult the following section in the APA 7th Publication Manual:

Section 10.8 Unpublished Works and Informally Published Works 70-72.

Augusta University provides free access to EndNote citation management tool students, faculty, and staff.

If you use EndNote to input your references, then choose the reference type underneath. If you export or import your citations, then check that EndNote automatically categorized them to the below reference type. Edit the reference type if it is incorrect.  

Reference Type: Unpublished work