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Getting Started with APA Citation Style
What is APA Style?
American Psychological Association (APA) style is one of several styles for academic writing. This guide covers frequently used citation forms. The sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (BF 76.7 .P83 2010) is a comprehensive resource, available at most UBC Libraries.
General Rules
• Formatting: The preferred APA font is a serif typeface such as Times New Roman with 12-point size. Double- space between all lines of text, including the reference list. Have uniform margins of at least 1 in. (2.54 cm) on all sides.
• Hanging indents should be used for the reference list entries. This means that all lines after the first
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198 #1 & p. 177 table 6.1)
Robinson, C., Pesut, B., Bottorff, J. L., Mowry, A., Broughton, S., & Fyles, G. (2009).
Rural palliative care: A comprehensive review. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 12,
253-258. doi:10.1089/jpm.2008.0228
First and subsequent citations in text: (Robinson et al., 2009)
Journal article:
Retrieved online with DOI:
Eight or more authors:
Advance online publication
(p. 198 #2 & p. 199 #5)
Bottorff, J. L., Carey, J., Mowatt, R., Varcoe, C., Johnson, J. L., Hutchinson, P., . . . Wardman, D.
(2009). Bingo halls and smoking: Perspectives of First Nations women. Health & Place.
Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.04.005
First and subsequent citations in text: (Bottorff et al., 2009) v When authors number eight or more, include the first six authors’ names in the reference, then insert three spaced dots (an ellipsis - p. 172), and add the last author’s name (p. 184).
Journal article:
Retrieved online with no DOI:
Give URL of the journal home page (even if retrieved from a database)
(p. 199 #3)
Mathieson, C. M., Bailey, N., & Gurevich, M. (2002). Health care services for lesbian and bisexual women: Some Canadian data. Health Care for Women International, 23, 185-196.
Retrieved from http://www.tandf.co.uk /journals/titles/07399332.asp
Citation in text: (Mathieson, Bailey, & Gurevich, 2002) v Hint: Google journal title to locate URL.
Journal article:
Retrieved
Correct C.Normal paragraphs are always indented five character spaces in the paper with the exception of the abstract, titles and headings, subheadings, block quotes, and references.
The purpose of this paper is to provide you with written instructions on some of the basic guidelines with the new APA format (American Psychological Association, 2009). In addition, this paper is written in APA format to provide you with a visual image of how many aspects of papers should be written, from the title page, to headings, to references in text, and the reference page. This paper is not met to be a comprehensive explanation of APA format, but will provide the reader with the basics. So, please buy the manual and read it.
*Note that the title has quotation marks and capital letters, even though it won‟t appear that
Read the Academic Integrity: Student Code of Conduct section in Penn Foster 's Undergraduate Catalog and Student Handbook carefully. Discuss what the policy means to you and include ways that you 've learned
Use correct reference format, see Section 5.10 of this guide. (The two citations are not included in your word count but your comments are)). (41 + 75)
* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Typing Template for APA Papers: A Sample of Proper Formatting for the APA 6th Edition Student A. Sample
* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
| 1. Reference list begins on a new page, with the word Reference centered at the top of the page 2. There should be a hanging indent on every reference. In MS Word, create a hanging indent by going to “Format” > “Paragraph” >
Last name, First name. "Article Title." Website Title. Publisher of Website, Day Month Year article was published. Web. Day Month Year article was accessed. . (Websites)
C. Logan Chullen, Benjamin B. Dunford, Ingo Angermeier, R. Wayne Boss, and Alan D. Boss
Use the first sentence or sentences of the introduction to grab your reader’s attention and let them know what the main idea of your paper is. The introduction of the paper begins here in the first paragraph of your paper, on the line following the paper title. Indent the first sentence of each paragraph by pressing the tab key on your keyboard. Double-space throughout the paper, including the title page, abstract, body of the document, and References page. APA uses a traditional font style such as Times New Roman, and a 12 point font size.
* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Farrell, R. M., Metcalfe, J. S., McGowan, M. L., Weise, K. L., Agatisa, P. K., & Berg, J.
American Psychological Association (APA) writing style exists for a reason and this reason is because writers' must give “credibility where credibility is due”(Walden Writing Center, 2015) . During my BSW program I learned this and also, the importance of integrity in college level writing. In my opinion, two aspects of APA that I think will not challenge me are direct quotations and listing references. I have to admit I prefer to quote intellecutual matter directly rather than, use paraphazing. I believe this is approriate to do if the quote you utilize is short and all of your agrguments regarding, the content of the quote, are your own ideas. Another thing that will come easily to me is listing my references. This comes easily to me because during my undergraduate education, I excelled in this area. The reason for this is because everytime I wrote a reference page I always refered to my courses APA manual.