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WHAT IS APA STYLE?
The American Psychological Association (APA) citation style is the most commonly used format for
_______________________ in the social sciences.
APA regulates:
Provide the authors last name and the year of publication in parenthesis after a summary or paraphrase.
Example:
Though feminist studies focus solely on womens experiences, they err by collectively perpetuating the
masculine-centered impressions (___________________, 1975).
Example:
According to feminist researchers Raitt and Tate (1997), It is no longer true to claim that womens
responses to the war have been ignored (p.2).
IN-TEXT CITATIONS: WORKS WITH TWO AUTHORS
When citing a work with two authors, use in the signal phrase, use _________ in between the
authors names.
Example:
According to feminist researchers Raitt and Tate (1997), It is no longer true to claim that womens
responses to the war have been ignored (p.2).
Example:
researchers question that womens responses to the war have been ignored (Rait & Tate, 1997, p.2).
IN-TEXT CITATIONS: WORKS WITH 3-5 AUTHORS
When citing works with 3-5 authors, identify _____________________ in signal phrase or in parenthesis
In subsequent (later) citations, use only the _______________ authors last name followed by et al. in
the signal phrase or parentheses.
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IN-TEXT CITATIONS: WORKS WITH 6+ AUTHORS
When citing a work with six and more authors, always identify the first authors name followed by et al.
Cite the _____________ word of the _______________ followed by the year of publication in
parenthesis
Example:
According to Indiana Joins Federal Accountability System (2008)
(Indiana, 2008)
*NOTE:
Articles and Chapters =
Books and Reports = Italicize
IN-TEXT CITATIONS: ELECTRONIC SOURCES
When citing an electronic document, whenever possible, cite it in the ____________________ style.
If electronic source lacks page numbers, locate and identify _____________________ number /
paragraph ___________________________.
Example:
According to Smith (1997), (Mind over matter section, para. 6).
REFERENCE PAGE: FORMAT
Invert authors names - Last name, initial of first name, initial of middle name
EX: ______________________________
CAPITALIZE ONLY
First letter of the first word of a _____________ and ____________________
First word after a colon or a ________________________________________
Proper nouns
EX: The perfectly formatted paper: How the Purdue Owl saved my essay.
CAPITALIZE all ________________________ in _____________________ titles
Italicize titles of longer works such as ______________ and ____________________
DO NOT italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of works such as journal articles or essays in
________________ collections.
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