Unit 3 Seminar: APA Formatting and Citation

Tysick/Boone—CM223 APA v3

2009

APA: Overview

(APA, 2008, para. 1-4)http://apastyle.apa.org/

APA: Writing Center Resources

1. The Writing Center Main Page1. The Writing Center Main Page

2. Writing Reference Library2. Writing Reference Library

3. Research, Citation, & Plagiarism3. Research, Citation, & Plagiarism

What is a source?

Source Integration Techniques Always introduce a paragraph with an original thought/sentence.

Introduce and comment on every quotation, paraphrase, and summary.

Surround the material with interpretation or opinion.

Explain where the material is from, and why it is interesting (in other words, tell readers why the source is relevant to your paper).

Avoid ending any paragraph, section, or paper with a quotation.

APA Title Page

APA Body Page

Block Quote

Parenthetical In-text Citations

Summary or paraphrase:(Leonard & Clark, 2008)(“The title”, 2001)(Henry, n.d., chap. 3)(Johnson, et al., 1968)

Quote:(E. Smith, 2004, pp. 6-7)(Jones, et al., 2001, ¶ 1)(“The title”, 1999, p. 8)(White, 1972b, para. 3)

Summary or ParaphraseStudies have shown that learning APA citation is not as difficult as once thought (Leigh, 1993).

Dr. Vickie Leigh’s studies have shown that learning APA citation is not as difficult as once thought (1993).

In her 1993 studies, Dr. Vickie Leigh concluded that learning APA citation was not as difficult as once thought.

Summary or Paraphrase

Researchers have indicated that studies of pharmacological treatments for childhood obesity are inconclusive (Berkowitz et al.,2003; McDuffie et al., 2003).

Summary or ParaphraseBookmarking your favorite APA citation website and referring to it often is the number one tip most students prefer when learning APA (“Zany ways,” 2004).

Bookmarking your favorite APA citation website and referring to it often is the number one tip most students prefer when learning APA (Young, n.d.).

Quotes

Joe Fish, director of the Center for Sports Psychology in Philadelphia adds to this stating, “The main purpose of youth sports is to emphasize effort, participation, and skill development” (as cited in Nack & Munson, 2000, p. 6).

Personal Communication

(M. Singer, personal communication, March 3, 2008)(V.G. Nguyen, personal communication, September 28, 1998)

APA Reference Page

Print SourcesBook, chapter, part of a collection, edition, republication, report, journal, journal article, anthology or collection, encyclopedia, encyclopedia article, magazine, magazine article, newspaper, newspaper article, letter to the editor, unpublished thesis, project, or dissertation, etc.

With no author, one author, two to five authors, six or more authors, one editor, two to five editors, six or more editors, author(s) and editor(s), group author (corporation, university, organization, government agency), etc.

Electronic SourcesMagazine, encyclopedia, report, journal article, etc. from an online databaseMagazine, encyclopedia, report, journal article, etc. on the interneteBookProfessional or organizational webpagePersonal webpageElectronic mail (email)BLOGs, listservs, podcasts, newsgroups, online forums, etc.

With no author, one author, two to five authors, six or more authors, one editor, two to five editors, six or more editors, author(s) and editor(s), group author (corporation, university, organization, government agency), etc.

Other SourcesVideoDVDCD-ROMFilmTelevision show or seriesSound recordingSimulationSoftwareProgramming languageImages (photographs, clipart, etc.)

Conclusion: Q&A