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APA FORMAT

ALL PAPERS MUST HAVE AN APA REFERENCE OR CITATION PAGE

ALL PAPERS MUST BE CITED IN THE BODY OF THE PAPER

Since I include these instructions in your handouts I will take at least 10 to 15 points for any paper that does not follow them

How to Cite in the Body of the Paper
In the body of the paper a citation is placed at the end of a statement.  The citation includes the author or author’s last name and the year of publication ONLY.  DO NOT ADD the title, the page number or any other information

i.e (Smith 2007) or (Smith and Jones 2007) the term et.al means “and others” and can also be used to signify other authors.  (Smith, et al 2007)

Websites can be cited by using the URL address.  (www.cancercures)  simplify the address do not list (www.cancercures.abc.sst.xxx.xxx.xx.)

DO NOT CITE BY SAYING according to Dr. Smith of the Med Center ”…….”  in the paper.  Just cite at the end of the passage (Smith 2007)

Where to Cite in the paper (This is in addition to using a reference page)

1.      At the end of all quotes (use as few quotes as possible)

2.      After you have listed numbers.  i.e. 25% of the population….(Smith 2007)

3.      All general information.  You pulled the information from somewhere cite where you found it.  You do not have to cite every sentence but make sure that every paragraph has a citation.

How to Create a Reference Page at the End of the Paper

Journal:  author(s), (year) article title,  journal,, volume, page number. (if  it is from an Internet Database include date retrieved and the name of the database)

Book:  author(s) (or editors) (year) title, city, publisher

Internet: author’s name, title.  Available at:  Internet address. Accessed on date.

Wikipedia and WebMd are NOT ACCEPTABLE SOURCES.

Ebsco, Proquest, CQ Researcher, etc are search engines.  They are not the journal that the article was published in.  Citing the journal is more important than citing the search engine.

Remember is your paper has too many quotes that is plagiarism, even if the quotes are properly cited.  As a rule there should be no more than 2 short quotes per page. I know that the author of the paper can write I am interested in your writing skills.

Addition examples from

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm

 

Journal or Magazine Article
(use for journals that start each issue with page one)
 

Wilcox, R. V. (1991). Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek:
     The Next Generation. Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.
 


Journal or Magazine Article
(use for journals where the page numbering continues from issue to issue)
 

Dubeck, L. (1990). Science fiction aids science teaching. Physics
     Teacher, 28, 316-318.
 


Newspaper Article
 

Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). Trekking through college: Classes
     explore modern society using the world of Star Trek. Los Angeles
     Times, p. A3.
 


Article from an Internet Database
(for more details, see the American Psychological Association's official site)
 

Mershon, D. H. (1998, November-December). Star Trek on the brain:
     Alien minds, human minds. American Scientist, 86, 585. Retrieved
     July 29, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.
 


Book
 

Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (1993). Star Trek chronology: The history
     of the future. New York: Pocket Books.
 


Book Article or Chapter
 

James, N. E. (1988). Two sides of paradise: The Eden myth according
     to Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic
     (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
 


Encyclopedia Article
 

Sturgeon, T. (1995). Science fiction. In The encyclopedia Americana
     (Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.
 


ERIC Document
 

Fuss-Reineck, M. (1993). Sibling communication in Star Trek: The Next
     Generation: Conflicts between brothers. Miami, FL: Annual Meeting
     of the Speech Communication Association. (ERIC Document
     Reproduction Service No. ED 364932)
 


Website
(for more details, see the American Psychological Association's official site)
 

Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved
     October 8, 1997, from Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club
     Web site: http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/
     503r.html


 
Notes
  • If you are using the style for Copy Manuscripts, doublespace all lines. If you are using the style for Final Manuscripts, singlespace all lines and skip a line in between each reference. Ask your professor which style to follow.
  • Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.
  • Indent the second and following lines 5 to 7 spaces or one half inch.
  • Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names.
  • If no author is given, start with the title and then the date.
  • If you are using a typewriter that cannot produce italics, then use underlining instead.
  • Magazine articles: include the month (and day) as shown under Newspapers.
  • Websites: if the date the page was created is not given, use (n.d.).
  • The rules concerning a title within a title are not displayed here for purposes of clarity. See the printed version of the manual for details.
  • For documents and situations not listed here, see the printed version of the manual.

Robert Delaney APA Citation Style American Psychological Association, 5th edition available at

 http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citama.htm  Accessed August 2005