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APA Style WorkshopHosted by Livingston Libraries
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Introduction
APA Style was created to standardize scientific writing
APA is used for Term papers, Research reports Empirical studies Literature reviews Theoretical articles Methodical articles, and Case studies
Work Smarter not Harder
Set up a WORD Template in APA Every paper should always be in APA format DO NOT USE THE REFERENCES IN WORD (Not accurate- waste of your
time)
Let’s Watch!
This is a 9 minute APA formatting video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY
This is a 2.5 minute Template creation in WORD 2013 https://youtu.be/tjbKaNEzFhE
Questions will be answered after Each video.
Manuscript
Manuscript Structure Title Page Abstract References
Manuscript Format Pay attention to:
Typeface Line spacing Margins Page headers
NOTE!
APA Formatting
Writing style
• clear: be specific in descriptions and explanations
• concise: condense information when you can
• plain: use simple, descriptive adjectives and minimize figurative language
• eliminate use of first person “I” or “me”
FormattingMultiple authors For one or two authors, always list both names connected by the “&” symbol when in parentheses, or “and” when not. Examples:
(Geisel & Lewis) Geisel and Lewis
For 3-5 authors, list all the first time you cite the source. After that, use the first author’s name, followed by “et al.” Example: Salinger, Geisel, and Lewis found that… Salinger et al. stated that…
With 6 or more, just use the first author’s name, followed by et al. Example: Dickens et al. argued…
No author available Use a shortened title in parentheses (start with the first word). Example:
National Library Week is in April (“Library Event Rocks,” 2009) Article title is: Library Event Rocks Whitewater in October
Titles in References
Notes on formatting: Italicize titles of whole works (books, journals, CDs, etc.). Do not italicize or use quotation marks on titles of parts of
works (chapters, articles, songs, etc.). Only capitalize the first word and proper nouns.
EXCEPTION: Journal titles are capitalized “normally,” i.e. in title case.
Book: Hard times.
Journal: Dickens Quarterly
Article in Journal: Green cheese. Canadian Architect.
Reference
Citation Style• Center the References at the top of the page. Do not bold it.• Double-space reference entries• Flush left the first line of the entry and indent subsequent lines
• Order entries alphabetically by the author’s surnames
Books
Citing Books Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Location:
Publisher. Example:
Crosson-Tower, C. L., Radcliffe, M. K., & Laurel, S. C. (1998). Exploring child welfare: A practice perspective. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
DOI or URL?
With online periodical sources, APA requires inclusion of one of two pieces of information.
DOI: A digital object identifier is assigned to a specific article and can usually be found on the first page of that article. It may also be in the article’s record in the database/webpage where the article was found. Example: doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.05.011
URL: If there is no DOI, use the uniform resource locator for the periodical homepage, NOT the article webpage, database webpage, or article in the database. You can usually do an Internet search for the title of the journal plus the publisher name (if known) to find the journal
homepage.
Some databases, like those from GALILEO, provide this information or a link to the publisher. Example: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/maturitas/
Journal Articles
Citing Scholarly Journal ArticlesAuthor, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article: Subtitle of
article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. doi: LIST IF AVAILABLE
Example:Hoffman, L. & Coffey, B. (2008). Dignity and indignation:
How people experiencing homelessness view services and providers. The Social Science Journal, 45(2), 207-222. doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2008.03.001
JOURNAL ARTICLE: two to seven authors; no DOI; paginated by issue; web and/or library database
Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate
between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied
Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap
Author Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Author Last Name, First Initial.
Middle Initial. (Publication year). Article title. Journal Title, volume
number(issue number), first page-last page. Retrieved from journal’s homepage
URL
Magazine Articles
Citing Magazine ArticlesAuthor, A. A. (Year, Month of publication). Title of Article. Title of
Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. Example:
Webber, R. (2010, May/June). Make your own luck. Psychology Today, 43(2), 62-68.
News Paper Articles
Citing Newspaper ArticlesAuthor, A. A. (Year, Month of publication). Title of article. Title of Newspaper,
pages. Example:
Windrow, J. (2010, March 3). 200 rally against proposed homeless project. The Honolulu Advertiser, pp. B1, B4.
Basics of In-Text Citations
What do you need to include? Author’s last name Publication date Page number (required if quoting, encouraged when paraphrasing)
Put all of this information in parentheses, or within the text of your paper. Examples:
“The moon is made of green cheese” (Dolinger, 2009, p. 99).Dolinger (2009) said, “The moon is made of green cheese” (p. 99).
Formatting Titles for In-text Citations
Whole works should be italicized Books Journals CDs
Parts of works should be in “quotation marks” Chapters Journal articles Song titles
Parenthetical Citation with Authors
Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and
self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and
adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48.
Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap/
article/view/71 /100
(Sillick & Schutte, 2006, p. 40)
Parenthetical Citation without Author or Page Number
Slingshot fun [Video file]. (2007, January 29). Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCmZYce0J2E
(Slingshot fun, 2007)
References
Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: The Association.
APA page in our Course Guide: http://shorter.libguides.com/content.php?pid=202764&sid=1694676 (includes instructions for setting up a paper in APA format)
Basics for APA Style Tutorial http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm?_ga=1.172416288.2018170162.1455559350
