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Formatting class assignments -APA (6 th ed.)

APA: Formatting Class Assignments. Formatting class assignments -APA (6 th ed.). Duration: 7 min 30 sec. Ex: Journal article. How to Cite a Journal Article Retrieved Online. Hanging indentation. Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online.

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Formatting class assignments -APA (6 th ed.)

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  1. APA: Formatting Class Assignments Formatting class assignments -APA (6th ed.) Duration: 7 min 30 sec.

  2. Ex: Journal article How to Cite a Journal Article Retrieved Online

  3. Hanging indentation Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47. • Hanging indentations See APA (6th ed.), p. 37

  4. Microsoft Word’s formatting for hanging indentations • Go to Format. • Select Paragraph. • In Indents and Spacing • Go to the Special section. • Select Hanging.

  5. Author field Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online Author(s) Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47. • Initials, not first names. No title • Ampersand (&), not the word and • Comma before the ampersand. • Space between initials See APA manual (6th ed,), p. 184

  6. Year of publication field Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online Year of publication Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47. • Enclosed in parentheses • Period after the parentheses • No month or day if the publication is a journal, not a magazine, newsletter, or newspaper article. See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 185

  7. Article title field Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online Article title Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time:A fresh approach to educational equivalency.TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47. • Only first word in title and subtitle should be • be capitalized as well as any proper names. • A period at the end of the title. • Include one spacesafter the period, not two. See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 87, 185

  8. Journal title field Citing Journal Articles Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47. • Journal title should have all important words capitalized. • It is italicized • The journal title is followed by a comma Journal title See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 186

  9. Publication info Citing Journal Articles Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2000). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47. • The volume number is italicized • There should be no space betweenthe volume number and issue number • Enclose issue number in parentheses • and follow by a comma • Do not use p. or pp. for journal articles. Volume, issue, and page number(s) See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 186

  10. DOI number Citing Journal Articles Retrieved Full Text Online: Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. (2000). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47.doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 DOI number • Preferred: If the database has a Digital Object Identifier that functions as a unique identifier of the content and a link to the content, then use that. • Do not capitalize doi, and do not include a space before or after the colon. • Do not put a period at the end of the doi number.

  11. Examples of a DOI

  12. DOI available Types of retrieval info Borman, W. C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 43-49. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Exact URL for open access journal Borman, W. C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 43-49. Retrieved from http://ojs.swin.edu.au /index.php/ejap/article/view/71/100 From a subscription database with no DOI, use journal home page URL. Borman, W. C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 43-49. Retrieved from http://www.jap.org/index/

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