A Brief Guide to the Features of APA Format
APA FORMAT
Below is a brief guide to the features of APA format. For source types not listed here, consult a handbook such as Anne Raimes’ Keys For Writers, available in the Writing
Center.
Basic Features of APA:
In the text of your paper
Include the author, year, and page citation for each source
At the end of your paper
Include a list of all sources used in your paper
Alphabetized by author’s last name
Alphabetized by title if author is unknown
Create list on a new page titled “References.”
In text citations, Print sources:
Basic Format for a Quotation
Critser (2003) noted that despite growing numbers of overweight Americans, many health care providers still “remain either in ignorance or outright denial about the health danger to the poor and the young” (p. 5).
Despite growing numbers of overweight Americans, many health care providers still
“remain either in ignorance or outright denial about the health danger to the poor and the young” (Critser, 2003, p. 5).
Note: use page numbers ONLY for direct quotes. if you 're paraphrasing, sue just the author and date.
Sources with Two Authors
According to Sothern and Gordon (2003), “Environmental factors may contribute as much as 80% to the causes of childhood obesity” (p. 104).
Obese children often engage in less physical activity (Sothern & Gordon, 2003, p. 104).
Author Unknown
Children struggling to control their weight must also struggle with the pressures of television advertising that, on the one hand, encourages the consumption of junk food and, on the other, celebrates thin celebrities (“Television,” 2002).
You maybe use "ch" to reference a chapter in a long work such as a text book, or "par" to indicate paragraph in a work without page numbers.
Personal Communication
Cite personal communication such as an interview or e mail in your text like so:
(Smith, personal communication, 4 Sept. 2008).
DO NOT list in your References page
Works cited in another source:
If you cite a
Below is a brief guide to the features of APA format. For source types not listed here, consult a handbook such as Anne Raimes’ Keys For Writers, available in the Writing
Center.
Basic Features of APA:
In the text of your paper
Include the author, year, and page citation for each source
At the end of your paper
Include a list of all sources used in your paper
Alphabetized by author’s last name
Alphabetized by title if author is unknown
Create list on a new page titled “References.”
In text citations, Print sources:
Basic Format for a Quotation
Critser (2003) noted that despite growing numbers of overweight Americans, many health care providers still “remain either in ignorance or outright denial about the health danger to the poor and the young” (p. 5).
Despite growing numbers of overweight Americans, many health care providers still
“remain either in ignorance or outright denial about the health danger to the poor and the young” (Critser, 2003, p. 5).
Note: use page numbers ONLY for direct quotes. if you 're paraphrasing, sue just the author and date.
Sources with Two Authors
According to Sothern and Gordon (2003), “Environmental factors may contribute as much as 80% to the causes of childhood obesity” (p. 104).
Obese children often engage in less physical activity (Sothern & Gordon, 2003, p. 104).
Author Unknown
Children struggling to control their weight must also struggle with the pressures of television advertising that, on the one hand, encourages the consumption of junk food and, on the other, celebrates thin celebrities (“Television,” 2002).
You maybe use "ch" to reference a chapter in a long work such as a text book, or "par" to indicate paragraph in a work without page numbers.
Personal Communication
Cite personal communication such as an interview or e mail in your text like so:
(Smith, personal communication, 4 Sept. 2008).
DO NOT list in your References page
Works cited in another source:
If you cite a
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