APA STYLE American Psychological Association When do I

APA STYLE (American Psychological Association)

When do I use APA? Use APA when you are citing a source in. . . • Science • Social Science • Psychology APA Style citations focus on author(s), dates, and page numbers.

In-Text Citations. How do I cite a source in my writing (in-text)? When using APA format, the basic in-text citation contains the author’s last name, the date of publication, and often Page the page number from which material is borrowed. Author Dat e # For Example: “In order to maintain academic honesty in your writing, it is important to cite your sources using proper APA style” (Moore, 2013, p. 99). What should I do when the author has already been referenced? Moore (2013) says that “In order to maintain academic honesty in your writing, it is important to cite your sources using proper APA style” (p. 99).

In-Text Citations. What should I do if I can’t find an author for my source? Title An example of a source without an author. Moore’s Guide to Academic Honesty (10 th ed. ). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. Shortened version of title Date Page # “In order to maintain academic honesty in your writing, it is important to cite your sources using proper APA style” (Moore’s Guide, 2013, p. 99).

The Reference List How do I cite my sources in a reference list.

The Basics Print sources A book with one author. Author’s last name and initials Publication Year Title (in Italics) Livingston, J. A. (1994). Rogue Primate: An exploration of human domestication. London, England: Hogarth. Location Publisher Name

In-Text Citation What would the in-text citation look like for that source? The A comma The author’s name publication year (Linvingstone, 1994)

A more difficult example Multiple authors/ editors (two or three) – this might come up when referencing a text book. “eds” means, editors Author s Publication year Mc. Phee, S. J. , Vishwanath, L. R. , & Ganong, W. F. (eds. ). (2003). Pathophysiology of disease: An introduction to clinical medicine. New York, NY: Mc. Graw-Hill. Title (in italics) Location Publisher Year

In-Text Citation What would the in-text citation look like for that source? List the names of the authors/editors (no initials). Year of publication (Mc. Phee, Vishwanath, & Ganong, 2003) Subsequent citations use the last name of the first author followed by et al. Subsequent in-text citation (Mc. Phee et al. , 2003) et al. means “and others”

Electronic Sources A website Publication date (year, month, day) The author’s last name and initials (if given) Title (in italics) Date of retrieval Fidler, D. P. (2004, April). World Health Organization’s international health regulations. Retrieved May 28, 2010, From http: //www. asil. org/insights. insigh 132. html URL

In-Text Citation What would the in-text citation look like for that source? The author’s last name (Fidler, 2004) Publication year

Electronic Sources A website (unknown Author/ Editor; no date) Title (in italics) Date of retrieval World Health Organization’s international health regulations. (n. d). Retrieved May 28, 2010, From http: //www. asil. org/insights. insigh 132. html n. d means, “no date” URL

In-Text Citation What would the in-text citation look like for that source? When the author is missing, the article title takes its place. n. d. means, “no date” (World Health Organization’s international health regulations, n. d. ) Article Tittles

Electronic Sources Online Image (reproduced in your research paper). Figure # and description Title of article Figure 1. Man exercising. Adapted from “Yoga: Stretching Out, ” By A. N. Green, and L. O. Brown, 2006, May 8 th, Sport Digest, 15, p. 22. Copyright 2006 by Sports Digest Inc. Author(s) Publication name Copyright holder Publication date Copyright date

Summary or paraphrase If you are paraphrasing an idea from another work, you only have to make reference to the author and year of publication in your in-text reference, but APA guidelines encourage you to also provide the page number (although it is not required. ) According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998, p. 199).

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Easy. Bib Choose your source. At the Easy. Bib home page, just click on the tab to pick the type of source you are citing. In many cases, all you'll have to do after that is type in the URL or title of your source. Easy. Bib offers over 55 different citation options - the full list is accessible on the final tab.

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Works Cited "Introductory Tutorial. " Easy. Bib. N. p. , n. d. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. Seneca. Guide to Research and Citation. Toronto: Seneca, 2011. Print.