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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/aca
dlib/subject/misc/apastyle.pdf
APA Research Style Crib Sheet -
http://www.docstyles.com/apa
crib.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 text
e.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 title
e.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
inch
Parenthetical citation
follows final punctuation.
e.g. Vennard students believe that heavy
loads of homework help increase the
value of a course. For that reason we will
be asking all professors to double present
assignments in all courses that they teach.
This will ensure that Vennard graduates
will feel confident in the value of their
educational experience. (Bagley, 2008, p.
132)
Reference List The Basics
Contains all/only works
cited in the body of the
paper
Alphabetized by the
authors 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
Dont 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 Journal
Basic 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 Database
Basic 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.

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