THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYCiting in APA Format Sci 2/90 Fall 14

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

An annotated bibliography is an alphabetical listing of research sources accompanied by a narrative that summarizes and/or evaluates the research source.

The bibliography is a listing of the research sources which includes books, scholarly articles, magazines, websites, etc.

The annotation is a narrative description, evaluation, or summary of the research source.

The purpose of the annotation is to provide information about the quality, authority, and relevance of the research source.

Example of an Annotated Bib entry

Pierceall, E. A., & Keim, M. C. (2007). Stress and coping strategies among

community college students. Community College Journal of Research &

Practice, 31(9), 701-712. doi: 10.1080/10668920600866579

The purpose of this study was to see to what degree of stress students had and to

find out how each of those students coped with the stress. In this study, two

hundred and twelve students in psychology classes from community colleges in

Southern Illinois were studied. All the students were given the perceived stress

scale and a demographic survey in which they would rate on a scale how high or

low they felt each question applied. They did conclude that women have higher

levels …

Writing the Annotation

Annotation is generally a paragraph in length

Written in the past tense Quotes from the journal articles are

properly cited Written using complete sentences Citation and annotation are double

spaced

Annotated Bibliography Assign #1

Create an Annotated Bibliography from a review of 4 journal articles

Journal articles must be from scholarly, peer reviewed sources

Must be written in APA format (APA 6th Edition)

Copy of the 1st page of each article must be submitted as part of assignment

Topics for Annotated Bib Assign #1#1 The psychological effects of stress on college students#2 The physical effects of stress on the body#3 The importance of rest and diet in the lives of college students#4 Healthy positive ways college students cope with stress#5 Negative behaviors as a way to dealing with stress in the lives of college students

What to cover in Annotated Bib #1For the purpose of this annotated bibliography

assignment, you are to provide specific information about the research discussed in the peer reviewed journal articles. In writing the annotation you must answer the following questions:

What was the purpose of the study? Who were the subjects studied? What was the number of subjects in the

study? What transpired in the study? What were the results (findings) and

conclusions of the study? How is this study relevant to your transition

to SJSU?

APA Format

Citing Articles in Periodicals

Author, W. S., & Author, B. C. (Year). Title of the

article. Title of the Journal, volume number(issue number),

pages.

Todd, J., & Mullan, B. (2014). The role of self-monitoring and

response inhibition in improving sleep behaviours. International

Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21(3), 470-477.

APA Format: General Rules

Every line after the first line of the citation should

be indented one-half inch from the left margin 5to 7 spaces; this indentation is called a hangingindent.

Author, W. L., Author, H. C., & Author, M. A.

(Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal,

volume number(issue number), pages.

Citing Authors in Periodicals

The author’s names are listed starting with the last name first (spelled out) followed by the initials of their first and middle names. Notice authors are not listed in alpha order; they are listed as they appear in journal article.

Deckro, G. R., Ballinger, K. M., Hoyt, M., Wilcher, M.,

Citing Authors in Periodicals

The “and” sign, &, (ampersand) is used before the last author is listed in the citation, except when there are 7 or more authors.

Todd, J., & Mullan, B.

Mann, J. R., Hunt, M. D., & Alford, J. G.

Citing Authors in Periodicals

If an article has more than 7 authors, list the first six authors and then use 3 periods (…) after the 6th author’s name (the periods are also known as ellipses). After the 3 periods (ellipses) list the last author’s name.

Deckro, G. R., Ballinger, K. M., Hoyt, M., Wilcher,

M., Dusek, J., Myers, P., . . . Benson, H. (2002).

Rules for citing in Periodicals

The title of article is listed in sentence-case format, where only the first letter of the first word of the title is capitalized, except proper nouns and the first letter of the word after a colon or dash. A period is placed at the end of the title.

Predicting psychological distress in college students:

The role of rumination and stress.

Rules for citing in Periodicals

The journal title is then listed in title case, where the first letter of each word is capitalized; the journal title is also italicized and followed by a comma.

Journal of Clinical Psychology,

Rules for citing in Periodicals

Listed next is the article volume number, which is also italicized, and issue number (not italicized), in parentheses, followed by a comma and the page numbers

61(4), 447-460.

volume number(issue number), pages

APA: Citing from Online Sources

Same rules apply as those for printed journal articles, however

the location of the article must be included in the citation

Two ways to identify location of online sources: DOI – digital object identifier, a permanent location

URL – Uniform Resource Locator, the general website location

If no DOI, use URL

APA: Citing Online Sources

Article with DOI:

Boujot, E., & Bruchon-Schweitzer, M. (2009). A

construction and validation of a freshman stress

questionnaire: An exploratory study.

Psychological Reports, 104(2), 680-692. doi:

10.2466/PRO.104.2.680-692

APA: Citing Online Sources

Article without DOI using the URL:

Deckro, G. R., Ballinger, K. M., Hoyt, M., Wilcher, M.,

Dusek, J., Myers, P., . . . Benson, H. (2002). The

evaluation of a mind/body intervention to reduce

psychological distress and perceived stress in

college students. Journal of America College Health,

50(6), 281-289. Retrieved from

http://libaccess.sjlibrary.org/login?url=http:/

/search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx

?direct=true&db=aph&AN=6707180&site=ehost-live

Sci 2 Annotated Bib Grading Rubric

Total - 150 points Following directions 20% = 30 points

e.g.,12 point font, margins, names, identified topics, etc.

Proper APA Citations & APA Rules 30% = 45 points e.g., hanging indent, capitalization, italics, order

of elements, commas, periods, spacing, etc. Annotation 50% = 75 points

e.g., answered the 6 questions, quality of analysis, proper grammar, punctuation, etc.

Sci 90 Annotated Bib Grading Rubric

Total - 200 points Following directions 15% = 30 points

e.g.,12 point font, margins, names, identified topics, etc.

Proper APA Citations & APA Rules 35% = 70 points e.g., hanging indent, capitalization, italics, order

of elements, commas, periods, spacing, etc. Annotation 50% = 100 points

e.g., answered the 6 questions, quality of analysis, proper grammar, punctuation, etc.

Resource Website for APA Style

Use this website for looking up how to write the annotated bibliography and all things APA:

Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/