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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 …show more content…

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

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