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PREPARED BY: DHEYANN KLEIR B. CAMPIT
SPA 10-B
EXAMPLES OF CITATION
MLA Citation
Legal writing is not the only type of writing that requires citation of sources. Citation is
necessary when referring to, or quoting from, the works of other people or entities. Many people
publishing articles, academic journals, book and film reviews, technical and research papers, and
a host of other writings rely on the Modern Language Association (“MLA”) style of citation.
MLA citation makes use of “parenthetical citation,” which places source information in
parentheses directly after the quote or reference to which it applies. Specific information on the
format of MLA citation can be found on the MLA website.
APA Citation
The American Psychological Association (“APA”) style of formatting and citation is most
commonly used in the publication of papers and reports in the social sciences. APA citation
makes use of in-text citation, as well as endnotes and footnotes. Specific information on the APA
style, and APA citation can be found on the APA website.
AMA Citation
Citation of sources in medical papers and journals follows the style set by the American Medical
Association (“AMA”). AMA citation is used in many disciplines, including health, medicine,
and the biological sciences. AMA citation makes use of footnotes, marking the text with
superscript numerals to guide the reader to the proper reference at the bottom of the page. The
AMA Manual of Style can be found at their website.
Citation Generator
Writers in any specific field generally use one type of citation consistently in their writings.
Students writing papers as assignments in various classes may receive instructions to use
different styles, making it more difficult to properly format their citations. There are a number of
websites providing automated citation creation, referred to as “citation generators.”
When using a citation generator, the user first chooses a style, such as MLA or Chicago citation.
The user then selects the book, journal, or other work used as reference, then enters more
specific information as to just where the referenced material is located. The citation generator
then displays the citation in the proper format, allowing the user to simply copy and paste the
reference into their text. Citation generator services are usually free, providing a valuable service
to students, teachers, and independent researchers.
Judicial Citation
Many people are issued citations every day in the form of traffic tickets. These citations are
issued when someone violates a traffic law, and each specifies a date and time for that person to
appear at court to face the charges. Citations may be issued for circumstances other than traffic
violations. They may be issued directly by the court, or by a police officer, or other individual
with authority to summon someone to court.
For example:
Jody is distracted as she travels through a school zone at a high rate of speed. A police officer
stops her and issues a citation for speeding through a school zone. On the back of the citation
there are instructions for obtaining a date and time to appear in court regarding the charge.
In this example of citation, Jody is not required to appear in court, but it might be advantageous
to her to do so. For instance, many people who appear in court on a traffic citation are able to
have their fine lowered. Alternatively, Jody may simply pay the fine listed on the front of the
ticket, and not have to worry about making time to go to court.
MLA BIBLIOGRAPHY
MLA (Modern Language Association)MLA format is typically used by those writing in
the liberal arts or humanities community. It focuses on the author of the cited source
material, in order to help the reader place him or her in the appropriate historical and
philosophical context.
APA BIBLIOGRAPHY
APA (American Psychological Association)APA format, on the other hand, is used more
often in the social sciences and is useful for citing from journals and other such publications.
Its focus is more on the research presented in the source and when it was released, rather
than the individuals who conducted it.
The differences between the two styles become even more apparent when one is creating
text citations. MLA Style includes the author’s last name and the page number, whether
citing a direct quotation or not. However, APA Style text citations also include the
publication date, because the timeliness of research is important in science writing, and
the page number is required only for direct quotations. Below are some hypothetical
examples of parenthetical citations in both styles:
MLA
(Adams 42)
(Lennon and McCartney 999)
(Hexum, Martinez, and Sexton 123)
APA
(Adams, 1979) or (Adams, 1979, p. 42)
(Lennon & McCartney, 1968) or (Lennon & McCartney, 1968, p. 999)
(Hexum, Martinez, & Sexton, 1994) or (Hexum, Martinez, & Sexton, 1994, p.
123)
These citations lead readers to the reference list, which is where the differences between
the two styles are most apparent, a topic I cover in my next post. In the meantime, I hope
this overview has been helpful to those of you transitioning from MLA Style to APA
Style. If you’re new to APA Style, the Publication Manual and this blog are your go-to
resources. I also recommend that you try our free tutorial on the basics of APA Style and
visit our FAQ page, as well as our pages that provide quick answers for citing
sources and formatting your research paper.
When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the
author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for
example, (Jones, 1998), and a complete reference should appear in the reference list at the end of
the paper.
If you are referring to an idea from another work but NOT directly quoting the material, or
making reference to an entire book, article or other work, you only have to make reference to the
author and year of publication and not the page number in your in-text reference. All sources that
are cited in the text must appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.
Basic book
Jans, N. (1993). The last light breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Anchorage, AK:
Edited book
Miller, J., & Smith, T. (Eds.). (1996). Cape Cod stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and
Arking, R. (2006). The biology of aging: Observations and principles (3rd ed.). New York, NY:
Revised edition
Culliney, J. L. (2006). Islands in a far sea: The fate of nature in Hawai'i (Rev. ed.). Honolulu,
Multi-volume set
Green, C. M. (1962-1963). Washington (Vols. 1-2). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
If volumes in a work or set are published in different years, give the range of years separated by
a dash as above.
Eliot, T. S. (2001). Tradition and the individual talent. In V. B. Leitch (Ed.), The Norton
anthology of theory and criticism(pp. 1092-1097). New York, NY: W. W. Norton. (Original
Note that the page numbers of an article or chapter are preceded by "pp." when citing it (for
example, "pp. 25-50"). In cases where an article/chapter occupies a single page, the page is
preceded by "p." (ex. "p. 4").
If an article has been reprinted from a source published earlier, give the original date of
publication in the "original work" element of the citation as shown above (when using this
element, the final period in a citation is omitted).
EXAMPLES OF APA JOURNAL
Library database Dumais, S. A., Rizzuto, T. E., Cleary, J., & Dowden, L. (2013).
with DOI Stressors and supports for adult online learners: Comparing
https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2013.783265
What is a DOI?
Some library databases, such as PsycARTICLES and PsycINFO,
list a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for individual articles. A
DOI is a unique identifying number for an article. In the database
record for an article, you will see an element that looks like this,
which you should include at the end of your APA reference,
preceded by "https://doi.org/":
http://www.baywood.com/journals/PreviewJournals.asp?Id=00
91-4150
http://www.apa.org/journals/amp/
http://campus.umuc.edu
Basic
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Edition used. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of
publication. Medium of publication
Aprilson, Andy. The Emergency Budget Task Force Handbook. Mississippi: Haberdasher, 2001.
Print
Bringham, Darrin E., and Sally Knope. Resting Heartbeat Science. 12th ed. Alahandro: Spaghetti,
2001. Print.
Christopherson, Charles, Ronald Swanson, and Roger Koltz. Fog Pirates: On Board the USS
Hammerhead. Pickleton: Putters, 2001. Print.
Niderbacher, Leslie A., et al. Penne and the Jets: A Love Story. Albuquerque: Partridge, 2003. Print.
Books with no author
Canadian Pumpkinology Association. The Truth about Rats and Skunks: Nature's Worst Enemies.
Toronto: La Fraude Publishers, 2009. Print
Journal articles
Boyd, Fenice B., and Chinwe H. Ikpeze. "Navigating a Literacy Landscape: Teaching Conceptual
Understanding With Multiple Text Types." Journal of Literacy Research, vol. 39, no. 2, 2007,
pp. 217-248.
Hallin, Daniel C. "Sound Bite News: Television Coverage of Elections, 1968-1988." Journal of
Communication, vol. 42, no.2, 1992, pp. 5-24.
Kyratsis, A. "Talk and Interaction Among Children and the Co-construction of Peer Groups and Peer
Culture." Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 33, 2004, pp. 231-247.
Yeh, Michelle. "The 'Cult of Poetry' in Contemporary China." Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 55, no. 1,
1996, pp. 51-80.
Journal article: No author
"The Pain of Being a Caffeine Freak." New Scientist, vol. 172, no. 2311, 6 Oct. 2001, p.27.
Mitchell, James A., and Martha Thomson. How and When to Reference. 25 Jan.
2017:https://www.howandwhentoreference.com/APAcitation.