APA CITATION STYLE A Seminar on the Basics

APA CITATION STYLE

A Seminar on the Basics

Presented by Dr. Bob Bagley

Helpful Tools

• APA Template – www.apastyle.info

• Bedford Bibliographer – http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/bbibliographer

• Citation Machine –http://citationmachine.net

Reference Sources• APA Documentation Guide –

http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/subject/misc/apastyle.pdf

• APA Research Style Crib Sheet -http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm

• APA Formatting and Style Guide –http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Parts of an APA-style Paper

• Title Page• Abstract• Text• Reference List• Appendices

In-Text Citations – The Basics

• Quotes• Paraphrases• Facts (not general

knowledge)• Ideas / concepts• Allusions

In-Text Citations – The Basics

• No footnotes• Author & date system• Parenthesis used, if

information is not in the texte.g. A study (Bagley, 2008) said . . .

In a study, Bagley (2008) said . . .In a 2008 study, Bagley said . . .

• Page numbers for quotes or references to specific material

In-Text Citations – Special Cases• No author:

First few words of the titlee.g. (Vennard Students, 2008) when citing “Vennard Students Voice Their Opinions”

• Multiple authors:2 – (Mathias and Van Kuiken, 2007)

3-5 (Mathias, Penn, & Van Kuiken, 2007) 2nd time (Mathias et al, 2007)6+ (Mathias et al, 2007)

Short Quotations

• < 40 words – use “ . . . “• Cite, author, date, page

e.g. He stated that “Vennard students believe that heavy loads of homework help increase the value of a course” (Bagley, 2008, p. 132).

• Final punctuation follows the parenthesis

Long Quotations

• > 40 words – block indent ½ inch

• Parenthetical citation follows final punctuation.e.g. Vennard students believe that heavy

loads of homework help increase thevalue of a course. For that

reason we will be asking all professors to double

presentassignments in all courses that they

teach.This will ensure that Vennard graduateswill feel confident in the value of theireducational experience. (Bagley, 2008,

p.132)

Reference List – The Basics

• Contains all/only works cited in the body of the paper

• Alphabetized by the author’s last name

• Capitalize only the first word of titles, but all major words in journal titles

• Italicize titles of books and journals, but not of articles

Reference List – Basic Form

• Author(s) + Date + Title + Publication Data

• Authors: list surnames and initials

• Date: set in parenthesis

Reference List - Books

Basic form:Author, I. (Year). Title of work:

Subtitle. Location: Publisher.

e.g.Bagley, R. W. (2008) What

college students really want: Creating high quality courses. University Park, IA: Vennard College.

Reference List – Books (2 authors)Basic form:Author, I., & Author2, I. (Year).

Title of work: Subtitle. Location: Publisher.

e.g.Bagley, R. W., & Behrens, J.

(2008) What college students really want: Creating high quality courses. University Park, IA: Vennard College.

Reference List – Books (no author)Basic form:Title of work: Subtitle. (Year).

Location: Publisher.

e.g.What college students really

want: Creating high quality courses. (2008) University Park, IA: Vennard College.

Reference List – Books (editor)

Basic form:Author, I. (Ed.). (Year). Title of

work: Subtitle. Location: Publisher.

e.g.Bagley, R. W. (Ed.). (2008) What

college students really want: Creating high quality courses. University Park, IA: Vennard College.

Reference List - Periodicals

Basic form:Author, I. (Year, Month Day).

Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.

e.g.Bagley, R. W. (2008, January).

College students are crazy. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 52(1), 78-93.

Reference List – Newspaper Articles

Basic form:Author, I. (Year, Month Day).

Title of article. Title of Periodical, pp.pages.

e.g.Bagley, R. W. (2008, January

20). College students are crazy. Oskaloosa Herald, p.5.

Reference List – Electronic Sources• Follow the rules for print as

much as possible• Add date retrieved and source• Don’t underline URL• Omit final punctuation if

reference ends with a URL• Divide URLs before a “.” or after

a “/”• For exact reproductions of print

sources include [Electronic version] after the title

Reference List - Webpage

Basic form:Author, I. (Date). Title of

webpage. Retrieved Month day, year from URL

Grant, L. (2005). College students expected to load up on gadgets. Retrieved January 30, 2008 from http://www.usatoday .com/tech/products/gear/2005-08-16-college-gadgets_x.htm

Reference List – Online JournalBasic form:Author, I. (Date). Title of article. Title

of Journal, volume(issue). Retrieved Month day, year from URL

Chowdhury, M. (2006, Summer). Students’ personality traits and academic performance: A five-factor model perspective. College Quarterly 9(3). Retrieved January 30, 2008 from http://www.senecac .on.ca/quarterly/2006-vol09-num03-summer/chowdhury.html

Reference List – Online DatabaseBasic form:Author, I. (Date). Title of article. Title of

Journal, volume(issue), pages. Retrieved Month day, year from Database.

Wyatt, G., Saunders, D., & Selmer D. (2005, December). Academic preparation, effort and success: A comparison of student and faculty perceptions [Electronic version]. Educational Research Quarterly 29(2), 29-36. Retrieved January 30, 2008 from EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier database.