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For More Information Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Associa-tion , located in the Reference Collec- tion (Ref BF76.7 .P83 2010) or Purdue’s APA Style Guide web site at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ resource/560/01/
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What is APA Style?
APA (American Psychological Association) Style provides a format for scholarly publications and research pa- pers in the social sciences. The guidelines include recommendations for the general format and structure of the paper, as well as examples of in-text citations and references.
Citing Sources within the Text
Paraphrase Examples: (Allen, 2008) or Allen (2008) suggested that… or In 2008, Allen determined that... Quotation Examples: Allen (2008) says credit cards “sock consumers with high interest rates and excessive fees” (p. A1). Credit cards “often sock consumers with high interest rates and excessive fees” (Allen, 2008, p. A1).
Citations within your text include the author's last name and the year of publication for the source. If you are referring to or paraphrasing an idea from one of your sources, but not directly quoting the material, you only have to cite the author and year of publication in your in-text reference. For direct quotations, include the author, year of publication, and the page number.
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Books Author, A. A. (Year). Book title. Location: Publisher. Mitchell, B.A. (2006). The boomerang age: Transitions to adulthood in families. New Brunswick, NJ: Aldine. Edited Book, No Author Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. Edited Book with an Author Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals K.V. Kukil, (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor. One Essay or Chapter from a Reference Book or Anthology Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year of Publication). Essay title. In A. Editor (Ed.), Book Title (pp. xx-xx). Location: Publisher. Craik, F. I. & Brown, S. C. (2000). Memory: Coding processes. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 162-166). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. DVD Producer, P.P. (Producer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Year). Movie title [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio or Distributor Crichton-Miller, E. (Producer), & Rawlence, C. (Director). (2007). Secrets of the mind [Motion picture]. Boston: WGBH Boston Video. Periodical Articles Author, A. A. (Year, Month day). Article title. Periodical Title, volume (issue), pages. Valdez, P. (1994, December). Effects of color on emotions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 123 (4), 394-409. Web Sites Author, A. A. (Year, Month day). Title of document. Retrieved from http://address [Note: If no date is given, include n.d. in parentheses after the author]. Van Wagner, K. (n.d.). The id, ego and superego. Retrieved from psychology.about.com/theoriesofpersonality
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WRITING IN APA STYLE 3
On subsequent pages, there should be page numbers in the upper right hand corner, while the title should be in all caps in the upper left hand corner.
Finally, a page for references should
be included, consisting of all the references
quoted or paraphrased in the paper.
WRITING IN APA STYLE 2
Your entire APA Style paper should be on standard letter sized paper in 12 point Times New Roman font with one inch margins on all sides. All of the text should be double-spaced, including the title page and references. Your title page should be formatted as in the example provided on this page.
Running head: WRITING IN APA STYLE 1
Writing in APA Style Your Name Three Rivers Community College
WRITING IN APA STYLE 4
References
Mitchell, B.A. (2006). The boomerang age. New Brunswick, NJ: Aldine. Pauly, D., & Christensen. (2000). Fishing down aquatic food webs. American Scientist, 88 (1), 46. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier.
