According to the APA, a Lab Manual should be cited and referenced like a book. When a book has no clear author, move the title in place of author. For more information, click here.
TEMPLATE (WITH AUTHOR):
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year of publication). Title of lab manual in sentence case and italics: Capitalize first letter of subtitle. Publisher.
TEMPLATE (WITH NO AUTHOR):
Title of lab manual in sentence case and italics: Capitalize first letter of subtitle. (Year of publication). Publisher.
EXAMPLE:
Health and safety manual. (2008). University of British Columbia.Notes:
When the title of an item is in place of author, use a few words of the title in-text, or the whole title if it is short; additionally, it should be written in title case and with italics.
Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:
Health and safety manual. (2008). University of British Columbia.
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Note: If you are paraphrasing from a lengthy document, also include page, paragraph or heading info.
Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Health and Safety Manual, 2008) .
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According to Health and Safety Manual (2008) , "consider this a direct quote" (p. 11) .
Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.