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Documenting Sources Using APA Style

Documenting Sources Using APA Style. Governors State University University Library Presenter: Beth Hansen Shaw. What is APA Style?. Refers to The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5 th ed . – (The following information is adapted from this manual.)

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Documenting Sources Using APA Style

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  1. Documenting SourcesUsing APA Style Governors State University University Library Presenter: Beth Hansen Shaw

  2. What is APA Style? • Refers to The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. – (The following information is adapted from this manual.) • Provides rules for the preparation of manuscripts, • Describes mechanical aspects of writing, including margins, spacing, punctuation, capitalization, alphabetizing, etc., and • Provides proper format for your reference list.

  3. Why use APA Style? • Allows readers to locate, or cross-reference, the sources that you consulted to write your paper. • Provides consistent format within a discipline. • Gives you credibility as a writer by showing accountability to source material. • Protects you from plagiarizing.

  4. Citing SourcesTwo main concerns: • Citing sources on your Reference List. • Citing sources within the body of your paper.

  5. Reference List • Identify the type of source document that you need to reference. • Include only the sources that you used in the research and preparation of your paper. • References cited in the body of your paper must appear in your reference list, and, • Each entry in the reference list must be cited in your paper. • Include only “recoverable data.” Personal communications are cited in text only.

  6. Construction of the Reference List • Reference data must be complete & accurate. • Entries should be in alphabetical order by author, or by title if no author is given. • Double-space between entries. • Entries should have a hanging indent.

  7. Basic Elements of a Citation Author’s name Author, A. A., Author B. B., & Author C. C. Publication date (19XX) Title of work Publication information Retrieval information for electronic sources

  8. Elements of a reference to a book, one author Author, A. A. (date). Title of work. Location: Publisher. Example: Hochschild, A. (1989). The second shift: Working parents and the revolution at home. New York: Viking Penguin, Inc.

  9. Example of a reference to a book, two or more authors Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (date). Title ofwork. Location: Publisher. Example: Beck, C. A. J., & Sales, B. D. (2001). Family mediation: Facts, myths, and future prospects. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

  10. Example of a reference to an edited book Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (date). Title of work. Location: Publisher. Example: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological interventions with minority youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

  11. Example of a reference to a chapter in an edited book Author, A. A. (date). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher. Example: Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

  12. Example of a reference to an encyclopedia entry • Author, A. A. (date). Title of entry. In Title ofencyclopedia (Vol. xx, pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher. Example: Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The newencyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501- 508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.

  13. Elements of a reference to a journal article, one author Author, A. A. (date). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume, pages. Example: Mellars, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.

  14. Elements of a reference to a journal article, three to six authors Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (date). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume, page numbers. Example: Saywitz, K.J., Mannarino, A. P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J. A. (2000). Treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55, 1040-1049.

  15. Example of a reference to a magazine article Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year, month date). Title of article. Title of magazine, volume, pages. Example: Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down scientific barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, 1113- 1120.

  16. Example of a reference to a web page Author, A. A. (year, month date). Title of work. Retrieved Month day, year from URL Example: • Poland, D. (1998, October 26). The hot button. Roughcut. Retrieved October 28, 1998 from http://www.roughcut.com

  17. Example of a reference retrieved from an aggregated database • Eid, M. & Langeheine, R. (1999). The measurement of consistency and occasion specificity with latent class models: A new model and its application to the measurement of affect. Psychological Methods, 4, 100-116. Retrieved November 19, 2000, from the PsycARTICLES database.

  18. Example of an Internet article based on a print source • VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117- 123.

  19. Examples of reference citationsin text • Walker (2000) compared reaction times… • In a recent study of reaction times (Walker, 2000)… • In 2000 Walker compared reaction times…

  20. When should you use parenthetical citations? • When quoting any words that are not your own. • When summarizing facts and ideas from a source. • When paraphrasing a source. • If an idea comes from someone else, the source material must be cited. • When in doubt, cite.

  21. What if there is no example in the manual for material I need to cite? • Look over general forms and examples and follow an example that is most like your source. • Provide more information rather than less. • When in doubt, consult with your instructor.

  22. Sources for additional examples • Go to the APA Website at http://www.apastyle.org • Other Internet sites. Search on “APA Style” to locate numerous university sites with examples of APA format. • Caveat: Any examples that are not from the APA Manual or the APA Website could contain errors, from misinterpretation of the manual, to typographical errors.

  23. Good Luck!

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