American
Psychological
Association
(APA)
APA
•American Psychological
Association style is the most
commonly used to cite
sources within the social
sciences
Basic Rules
• Hanging Indention – All lines after the first line
of each entry in your reference list should be
indented one-half inch from the left margin.
• Author’s names are inverted (last name first);
give the last name and initials for all authors
particular work up to and including seven
authors.
Basic Rules
• Reference list entries should be alphabetized
by last name of the first author of each work.
• Present the journal title in full.
• Italicize titles of longer works such as books
and journals.
• Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around
the titles of shorter works such as journal
articles or essays in edited collection.
Basic Format for Books
Author, A.A. (Year of
Publication). Title of work:
Capital letter for subtitle.
Location: Publisher.
Sample Format (Books)
Calfee, R.C., & Valencia, R.R. (1991).
APA guide to preparing manuscripts for
journal publication. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association
Sample for Edited Book
Duncan, G.J., (Eds.). (1997).
Consequences of growing up poor.
New York, NY: Russell Sage
Foundation
Sample for Edited Books with Author
Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged
journals. K.V. Kukil (Ed.). New York,
NY: Anchor.
Sample for Electronic Sources
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Date of
publication). Title of Article. Title of Online
Periodical, volume number (issue number if
available)
Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url
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American Psychological Association (APA) [Bibliography Writing]

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    APA •American Psychological Association styleis the most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences
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    Basic Rules • HangingIndention – All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. • Author’s names are inverted (last name first); give the last name and initials for all authors particular work up to and including seven authors.
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    Basic Rules • Referencelist entries should be alphabetized by last name of the first author of each work. • Present the journal title in full. • Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals. • Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collection.
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    Basic Format forBooks Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work: Capital letter for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
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    Sample Format (Books) Calfee,R.C., & Valencia, R.R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
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    Sample for EditedBook Duncan, G.J., (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation
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    Sample for EditedBooks with Author Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K.V. Kukil (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.
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    Sample for ElectronicSources Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Date of publication). Title of Article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number (issue number if available) Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url
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