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Using APA Format
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Why Use APA Format?
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Allows readers to
cross-reference your
sources easily
Provides consistent
format within a
discipline
Gives you credibility
as a writer
Protects you from
plagiarism
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Where Do I Find APA Format?
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Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 5th ed.
www.apastyle.org
Composition textbooks
OWL website: owl.english.purdue.edu
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Reference Page
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A list of every source that
you make reference to in
your essay.
Provides the information
necessary for a reader to
locate and retrieve any
sources cited in your
essay.
Each retrievable source
cited in the essay must
appear on the reference
page, and vice versa.
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A Sample Reference Page
Shell Shock 12
References
Fussell, P. (1975). The Great War and modern memory. New
York: Oxford UP.
Marcus, J. (1989). The asylums of Antaeus: Women, war, and
madness—is there a feminist fetishism? In H. A. Veeser
(Ed.), The New Historicism (pp. 132-151). New York:
Routledge.
Mott, F. W. (1916). The effects of high explosives upon the
central nervous system. The Lancet, 55(2), 331-38.
Showalter, E. (1997). Hystories: Hysterical epidemics and modern
media. New York: Columbia UP.
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References: Some Examples
 Book
Shay, J. (1994). Achilles in Vietnam:
Combat trauma and the undoing of
character. New York: Touchstone.
 Article in a Magazine
Klein, J. (1998, October 5). Dizzy days.
The New Yorker, 40-45.
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References: Some Examples
A
source with no known author
Cigarette sales fall 30% as California tax
rises. (1999, September 14). New York
Times, p. A17.
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References: Some Examples
A newspaper article
Tommasini, A. (1998, October 27). Master
teachers whose artistry glows in private.
New York Times, p. B2.
 Newspaper article online
Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry
handbook linked to drug industry. The New
York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com
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A newspaper article
Tommasini, A. (1998, October 27). Master
teachers whose artistry glows in private.
New York Times, p. B2.
 Newspaper article online
Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry
handbook linked to drug industry. The New
York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com
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References: Some Examples
 Edited
Book:
Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M.,
Goldberger, N. R., & Tarule, J. M.
(Eds.). (1997). Women’s ways of
knowing. New York: Basic Books.
 No Author or Editor:
Roget’s II: The new thesaurus (3rd ed.).
(1995). New York: Houghton Mifflin.
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References: Some Examples
Two Authors:
Kane, D., & Thomas, B. (2000). Nursing and the
“F” word. Nursing Forum, 35 (2), 17-24.
Three to Seven Authors:
Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A.,
Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There's more to
self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The
importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 11901204.
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References: Some Examples
 More
Than Seven Authors
Miller, F. H., Choi, M. J., Angeli, L. L.,
Harland, A. A., Stamos, J. A., Thomas,
S. T., . . . Rubin, L. H. (2009). Web site
usability for the blind and low-vision
user. Technical Communication, 57,
323-335.
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References: Some Examples
Article From an Online Periodical with
DOI Assigned
Brownlie, D. (2007). Toward effective
poster presentations: An annotated
bibliography. European Journal of
Marketing, 41(11/12), 1245-1283.
doi:10.1108/03090560710821161
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References: Some Examples
Article From an Online Periodical with
no DOI Assigned
Kenneth, I. A. (2000). A Buddhist
response to the nature of human rights.
Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 8. Retrieved
from
http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html
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References: Some Examples
Article From a Database
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L.
(2002). A study of enjoyment of peas.
Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120125.
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References: Some Examples
Electronic Books
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo
Indian tales. Retrieved from
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/
taytay.html
Davis, J. (n.d.). Familiar birdsongs of the Northwest.
Available from http://www.powells.com/cgibin/biblio?inkey=19780931686108-0
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References: Some Examples
 Two
or More Works by the Same
Author in the Same Year
Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and
changes over time in prosocial intentions and
behavior between friends. Developmental
Psychology, 17, 408-416.
Berndt, T. J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on
prosocial intentions and behavior. Child
Development, 52, 636-643.
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References: Some Examples
Online Lecture Notes and Presentation Slides
Hallam, A. Duality in consumer theory [PDF document].
Retrieved from Lecture Notes Online Web site:
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ501/Hallam/
index.html
Roberts, K. F. (1998). Federal regulations of chemicals
in the environment [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved
from http://siri.uvm.edu/ppt/40hrenv/index.html
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