Apa Referencing Summary
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APA REFERENCING SUMMARY
A guide to referencing based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).
This summary gives examples of the APA referencing style for a number of commonly used information sources. If you cannot find a model to cite a source, then choose an example that is close to the source you are using, and follow the format provided (APA 2010, p. 193). Otherwise, refer to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.). Washington DC: Author. If in doubt when citing a paper, err on the side of giving too much information, rather than too little (APA, 2010, p. 193). You should explore using the EndNote software, which you can download for free from the library website. EndNote helps you to cite your sources correctly and to organize your research and notes. Go to: http://libguides.csu.edu.au/ endnote
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Periodicals (Journals, Newspapers, and Magazines in print) Audiovisual Media Electronic Media Basic Principles Online Journal Articles Electronic Books Online Reference Resources CSU Curriculum and Course Materials Technical and Research Reports Conference Papers General Interest Media Websites Secondary Sources Personal Communications and Other Resources
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Some Basic Principles The Reference List
(APA, 2010, p. 180; Perrin, 2012, p. 61, para. 4a. Also APA, 2010, p. 184, para. 6.27; Perrin, 2009, p.88, para. 6b) A reference list is an alphabetically arranged list of sources used in a paper. It starts on a new page immediately after the last page of the paper. The list has the heading References (bold, centred, not in italics, and not underlined). Each item on your list has a hanging indent of 1 cm. See the examples on the following pages. No bullets or numbers. It is helpful to add extra space (8 pts) after each entry. Hint: begin your
Principles – The Reference List In-text Citations Page and Paragraph Numbers Print Resources Books
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2 2 2
APA REFERENCING SUMMARY
A guide to referencing based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).
This summary gives examples of the APA referencing style for a number of commonly used information sources. If you cannot find a model to cite a source, then choose an example that is close to the source you are using, and follow the format provided (APA 2010, p. 193). Otherwise, refer to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.). Washington DC: Author. If in doubt when citing a paper, err on the side of giving too much information, rather than too little (APA, 2010, p. 193). You should explore using the EndNote software, which you can download for free from the library website. EndNote helps you to cite your sources correctly and to organize your research and notes. Go to: http://libguides.csu.edu.au/ endnote
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Periodicals (Journals, Newspapers, and Magazines in print) Audiovisual Media Electronic Media Basic Principles Online Journal Articles Electronic Books Online Reference Resources CSU Curriculum and Course Materials Technical and Research Reports Conference Papers General Interest Media Websites Secondary Sources Personal Communications and Other Resources
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Some Basic Principles The Reference List
(APA, 2010, p. 180; Perrin, 2012, p. 61, para. 4a. Also APA, 2010, p. 184, para. 6.27; Perrin, 2009, p.88, para. 6b) A reference list is an alphabetically arranged list of sources used in a paper. It starts on a new page immediately after the last page of the paper. The list has the heading References (bold, centred, not in italics, and not underlined). Each item on your list has a hanging indent of 1 cm. See the examples on the following pages. No bullets or numbers. It is helpful to add extra space (8 pts) after each entry. Hint: begin your
Citations: Page Numbers (APA, 2010, pp See page 2. For six or more authors, cite only the first author, followed by et al. (not italicized, and with a stop after al) for all citations. (Bloggs et al., 2009, p. 23) Page 3 | Revised 8.ii.2013 (Burchfield, 1996, p. 707). (Abrams & Stillinger, 2001, p. 32). Abrams and Stillinger (2001, p. 4) maintain . . . Abrams and Stillinger (2001) suggest “. . .” (p. 57). In-text Citation (Nicholas, 2004, p Edition other than the first (Findlay, 2006, p Article or chapter in an edited book (Rospond, 2003) Rospond (2003) writes that “The classic pain pathway consists of a three-neuron chain” (p (“Fluoxetine Hydrochloride,” 1995, p. 385) Preface, introduction, foreword, epilogue, or afterword If nonroutine information is important for identification, then provide it in square brackets (APA, 2010, p (Fuller, 1971, p. xi) (Waldburg, 1992, p In-text Citation (Crispin, 1996, p (Klimosky & Palmer, 1993) Print article with DOI, two authors (Charman & Vasey, 2008, p. 196) Three , four, or five authors