APA Style: Citations
Tim Miller - HSU Library
CC BY - 2018
(Nel, 2005, p. 805)
With the basic information, the reader can find the full citation at the end of the paper:
author's name, date of publication & page number
In-line Citation
Parenthetical:
According to Nel (2005), there are many ways to cite authors (p. 805).
Reference List Entry
Full citation:
With the following information, the reader should be able to find the article on her own:
- author's name
- date of publication
- article title
- journal title
- volume & issue
- page number
- DOI/URL (e-articles)
- Nel, A.
- May 6, 2005
- Air pollution-related illness: Effects of particles
- Science
- 308 (5723)
- 804-806
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/3841924
AKA:
Works Cited, Bibliography, Literature Cited, Cited References
Nel, A. (2005). Air pollution-related illness: Effects of particles. Science, 308, 804-806.
APA
Reference List Entry
Example:
- Name: Nel, A.
- Date of publication: May 6, 2005
- Title of article: Air pollution-related illness: Effects of particles
- Title of Journal: Science
- Volume & Issue: 308 (5723)
- Page numbers: 804-806
Nel, A. (2005). Air pollution-related illness: Effects of particles. Science, 308, 804-806.
DOI & URL
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
- unique alphanumeric code used to identify and locate an electronic article:
10.1126/science.1108752 http://doi.org/10.1126/science.1108752
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
- address for a site or page on the worldwide web:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3841924
Electronic Articles
Each style has its own rules about when to include or not include a DOI or URL.
- Include DOI/URL if different from print version
- do not include name of database or date retrieved
- Often, your instructor may require a DOI or URL regardless
DOI is always preferred over URL
Only use stable/permanent URL
Presentations & Video
Cite your sources the same as with a paper:
- In-text citation on the slide/clip
- Full reference citation at the end of the presentation/video
Example: in-text
Example: reference
How often should you cite?
- APA - every time you use an idea from another source
- Within the same paragraph
- First mention - full citation (name, year, pg #)
- Subsequent mentions - name only
- Only for the same work by the same author
- if there are multiple works by the author in the paragraph, each citation should be complete.
In-text Citations
Long Quotations - example
- For longer quotations, place the quotation in a block, indented 1/2"
- Double line-spacing
- Citation at end
1/2" or 1"
- New page (insert page break)
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Title:
- References
- Hanging indent - 1/2"
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Order:
- Alphabetized - main author last name
Reference List
References - example
1/2"
Hanging Indent
References - Hanging Indent
Google Docs
References - Hanging Indent
MS Word
Resources
- Library Research Guides
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OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab
- HSU Library Zotero Guide
- HSU Writing Center
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