Apa Style Analysis
APA Style
This handout is based on the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (APA), but is not a comprehensive guide. For all rules and requirements of APA citations, please consult the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological
Association.
APA requires that information be cited in 2 different ways:
1. within the text and
2. in a reference list at the end of the paper.
The reference list should be on a new page, double spaced, and use the hanging indent method
(all lines after the first one are indented).
See also:
1. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association, 2010.
2. Concise Rules …show more content…
Use double quotation marks around the title of an article, chapter, or Web page.
Italicize the title of a periodical, book, brochure, or report.
For example:
The site seemed to indicate support for homeopathic drugs (“Medical Miracles,” 2011). The brochure argues for homecare (Health Reform, 2007).
Treat reference to legal materials such as court cases, statutes, and legislation like works with no author. Two or more works in the same parenthetical citation:
Citations of two or more works in the same parentheses should be listed in the order they appear in the reference list (i.e., alphabetically, and then chronologically).
Several studies (Jones & Padavastin, 2007; Patterson, 2005, 2003; Smith, 2010) suggest that...
Specific parts of a source
Always give the page number for quotations or to indicate information from a specific table, chart, chapter, graph, or page. The word page is abbreviated but not chapter.
For example:
The diagramme was assumed to be by Matson (Powell, 1989, Chapter 6), but later analysis showed it to be incorrect (Murphy, 1999, p. 85).
If, as in the instance of online material, the source has neither visible paragraph nor …show more content…
(2001). Is modeling knowing? [Review of the book
Cognitive assessment, by K. Richardson]. Australian Journal of Psychology, 114, 126-133.
NOTE: For articles that have a DOI, see Journal Article with DOI example.
Data Sets:
Australian Market Research Bureau. (2000). Australian national consumer survey [Data file].
Sydney, Australia: Author.
Blog post:
Lincoln, D. S. (2009, January 23). The likeness and sameness of the ones in the middle
[Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.blogspace.com/waynesworld/2012/1/23.php
Website with no author or date of publication:
Census data revisited. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 20012, from Australian Bureau of Statistics website, http://abs/data/index.php.
Note:
Do not include retrieval dates unless the source material may change over time. If no DOI has been assigned to the content, provide the homepage URL.
Reprint from Another Source:
Citation in the text:
(Newton, 1998/1999).
Reference List Citation:
Newton, W. (1999). Return to Basics in Health Promotion. In C. Mari (Ed.), Health Promotion
(pp. 32- 41). New York, NY: H.W. Wilson. (Reprinted from Australian Health Review, pp. 2-26,
August
This handout is based on the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (APA), but is not a comprehensive guide. For all rules and requirements of APA citations, please consult the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the
American Psychological
Association.
APA requires that information be cited in 2 different ways:
1. within the text and
2. in a reference list at the end of the paper.
The reference list should be on a new page, double spaced, and use the hanging indent method
(all lines after the first one are indented).
See also:
1. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association, 2010.
2. Concise Rules …show more content…
Use double quotation marks around the title of an article, chapter, or Web page.
Italicize the title of a periodical, book, brochure, or report.
For example:
The site seemed to indicate support for homeopathic drugs (“Medical Miracles,” 2011). The brochure argues for homecare (Health Reform, 2007).
Treat reference to legal materials such as court cases, statutes, and legislation like works with no author. Two or more works in the same parenthetical citation:
Citations of two or more works in the same parentheses should be listed in the order they appear in the reference list (i.e., alphabetically, and then chronologically).
Several studies (Jones & Padavastin, 2007; Patterson, 2005, 2003; Smith, 2010) suggest that...
Specific parts of a source
Always give the page number for quotations or to indicate information from a specific table, chart, chapter, graph, or page. The word page is abbreviated but not chapter.
For example:
The diagramme was assumed to be by Matson (Powell, 1989, Chapter 6), but later analysis showed it to be incorrect (Murphy, 1999, p. 85).
If, as in the instance of online material, the source has neither visible paragraph nor …show more content…
(2001). Is modeling knowing? [Review of the book
Cognitive assessment, by K. Richardson]. Australian Journal of Psychology, 114, 126-133.
NOTE: For articles that have a DOI, see Journal Article with DOI example.
Data Sets:
Australian Market Research Bureau. (2000). Australian national consumer survey [Data file].
Sydney, Australia: Author.
Blog post:
Lincoln, D. S. (2009, January 23). The likeness and sameness of the ones in the middle
[Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.blogspace.com/waynesworld/2012/1/23.php
Website with no author or date of publication:
Census data revisited. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 20012, from Australian Bureau of Statistics website, http://abs/data/index.php.
Note:
Do not include retrieval dates unless the source material may change over time. If no DOI has been assigned to the content, provide the homepage URL.
Reprint from Another Source:
Citation in the text:
(Newton, 1998/1999).
Reference List Citation:
Newton, W. (1999). Return to Basics in Health Promotion. In C. Mari (Ed.), Health Promotion
(pp. 32- 41). New York, NY: H.W. Wilson. (Reprinted from Australian Health Review, pp. 2-26,
August