APA

HELP! HOW DO I CITE A PAPER ACCORDING TO

EASY AS 1-2-3 IN-TEXT CITATIONS

 Identify your source type. In addition to a list of references at the end of your paper, you need to
 Find an example. cite your sources in the text of your paper. In-text citations should
(May not be on this include the last name of the author(s) and publication year.
handout!) With author in sentence
 Mirror the example.
According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-
time learners.
FORMAT YOUR PAPER Without author in sentence
 1” Margins APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998).
 Font Options: Times New Roman *Include page numbers only when quoting or referring to a specific
(12pt), Calibri (11pt), Arial (11pt), passage. Pagination includes the author, year, and page number for the
Georgia (11pt), or Lucida Sans reference (preceded by "p.").
Unicode (10pt). Double-Spaced
With author in sentence, using direct quote
 Title page with your title, name,
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style,
and college, centered upper-half
especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
 In your header, insert the page
Without author in sentence, using direct quote
number on the right margin.
Running head is optional based She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998,
on professor’s requirements. p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.

 Prepare abstract on the next Two authors?

page (Consult instructor) (Wegener & Petty, 1994) -OR- Research by Wegener and Petty (1994)
 Create the Main Body (text) of supports...
your paper on a new page Three or more authors?
 Separate reference list follows (Harris et al., 2001) -OR- Harris et al. (2001) argued...
main body. References should be
Unknown or anonymous author
double-spaced and listed
alphabetically by author last Cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the title in the
name. Use hanging indention. parenthetical citation in place of the author’s name. Examples:
Book with no author: (Interpersonal Skills, 2019)
Article with no author: (“Understanding Sensory Memory,” 2018)
Works with the same author and date
Include a lowercase letter after the year (Smith 2017a) or Smith (2017b).
This will be used in the in-text citation and the reference list entry.
 REFERENCE LIST EXAMPLES REMEMBER!
When you include a quote or
APA Reference List entries contain the following four components: borrowed idea in your paper,
Author. (Date). Title. Source introduce it with a signal
Below are examples of types of sources often cited in a Reference List. phrase! This
Book provides context
for source
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for material.
subtitle. Publisher Name.
Example: Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing
manuscripts for journal publication. American Psychological Association.
Journal Article ADDITIONAL HELP
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title
of Journal, volume number(issue number), page range. DOI (if available). This handout is only a sample of
basic APA formatting. If you have
Example: Brownlie, D. (2007). Toward effective poster presentations: An questions, talk to a librarian or
annotated bibliography. European Journal of Marketing, 41, 1245-1283. consult the Publication Manual of
https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560710821161
the American Psychological
Webpage* Association, (7th ed.) which is
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. available at the library front desk.
URL Citing Subject Guide
Example: World Health Organization. (2018, March). Questions and http://guides.mga.edu/citations
answers on immunization and vaccine safety.
https://www.who.int/features/qa/84/en
*Include a retrieval date following the URL only if the website ‘s content The Purdue OWL:
is designed to change over time. APA Style
owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Webpage on a News Website section/2/10/
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of Article. News Site name. URL
Example: LaMotte, S. (2020, March 9). CPR has improved, here’s what to
APA Style Blog
do (and sing) to save a life. CNN.
blog.apastyle.org
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/health/cpr-living-to-100-
wellness/index.html
Newspaper Article
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of Article. Title of Newspaper. URL
Example: Clark, M. (2020, March 6). Stocking your pantry the smart way.
The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/dining/how-to-stock-a-
pantry.html
Adapted from a guide created by Autumn
Tweet Johnson at Savannah State University
Author, A. A. [@username]. Date. Content of the post up to the first 20
words. Site Name. URL
Example: APA Education [@APAEducation]. (2018, June 29). College
students are forming mental health clubs-and they’re making a
difference @Washington post [Thumbnail with link attached] [Tweet].
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