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1 1 Contents APA Citation Style Periodicals Print and Electronic Journal Article with a DOI... 2 Online Journal Article with no DOI... 2 Magazine Article... 3 Newspaper Article... 4 Book Review... 4 Books Book [print version & electronic]... 4 Article or Chapter in an Edited Collection... 5 Entry in a Reference Book Dictionary/Encyclopedia... 5 Mental measurement test review... 6 Audiovisual Media Streaming Video... 7 Film/DVD/Video recording... 7 Single Episode from a television series... 7 Podcast... 8 Websites & Social Media Webpage... 8 Online government report... 9 Blog Post... 9 Twitter... 9 Facebook... 9 Class Resources Textbook Reference Presentation Slides Blackboard Discussion Post Personal Communication Formatting Multiple Author Examples Citing Sources In-Text Sample Paper Running Header guide....15

2 2 Periodicals Print or Online (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers) Journals Print and Electronic Journal Article with a DOI [Digital Object Identifier] (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Publication date). Article title. Journal Title, volume #(issue #), page number range. doi: number Kossinets, G., & Watts, D.J. (2009). Origins of homophily in an evolving social network. American Journal of Sociology, 115(2), doi: / Notes: No retrieval date is necessary for electronic resources unless requested by your instructor. The journal title and volume number are italicized. Do not use vol. in front of volume number. Not all periodicals have an issue number. In the article title, only the first word of the title, proper nouns, and the first word after a colon are capitalized. There are no quotation marks around the article title. Online Journal Article with no DOI - (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A., & Author B. B. (Publication date). Article title. Journal Title, volume #(issue # if available), article page number range. Retrieved from Lee, M. (2013, November 7). Reference on the road. Library Journal, 138, Retrieved from

3 3 Magazines Print and Electronic Magazine Article [PRINT version] (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A. (Publication date). Article title. Magazine Title, volume #(issue #), article page number range. Fallows, J. (2017, January/February) Despair and hope in the age of Trump. The Atlantic, 319(1), Magazine Article [Online] (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (Publication date). Article title. Magazine Title, volume #(issue #), page number range. doi OR Retrieved from the URL of the journal s home page Gibbs, N., & Duffy, M. (2017). Life at Time, 189(4), Retrieved from Note: If there is no DOI assigned and the article was retrieved electronically, provide the URL of the journal home page. You will need to do a quick search outside of the database to locate the URL for the journal's home page if you viewed a journal article in a library online database and it does not have a DOI. Newspapers Print and Electronic Newspaper Article [PRINT version] (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A. (Publication date). Article title. Newspaper Title, page(s). Jargon, J. (2012, October 11). Fast food aspires to move up the food chain. The Wall Street Journal, p. B11.

4 4 Newspaper Article [Online] (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A. (Publication date). Article Title. Newspaper Title, page number(s) if available. Retrieved from Downes, L. (2017, January 16). The sun sets on sugar cane in Hawaii. The New York Times. Retrieved from Notes: If no author is given for the newspaper article, begin with the article s title instead. If the article appears on more than one page then use pp. not p. (Example: pp. A1, A8.) Book Review from a Magazine, Journal or Newspaper (APA 6 th ed ) Review Author, A. A. (Publication date). Article title. [Review of the book Title of Book, by A.A. Author]. Title of publication review appeared in, volume # (Issue #), page range. doi or journal home page URL Buckley, G. L. (2016, December 14). The eerie tragedy of Emmett Till s father, told by John Edgar Wideman. [Review of the book Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File, by J.E. Wideman]. The New York Times. Retrieved from Books Print or Online *For textbook references see Class Resources* Book [print version] (APA 6 th ed ) For multiple author examples see page 12 Author, A. A. (Copyright date). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher. Pollan, M. (2006). The Omnivore s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York, NY: Penguin.

5 Notes: Give the publisher in as brief form as is intelligible. Write out the names of corporations, associations, and university presses, but omit terms like Publishers, Co. and Inc. Retain words Books and Press. If two or more publishing locations are given, give the location listed first or, if specified, the location of the publisher s home office. Book Published Electronically (APA 6 th ed ) Author, A. A. (Copyright date). Book Title. doi: or Retrieved from URL. Reichow, B. (2011). Evidence-based practices and treatments for children with autism. Retrieved from Yano, T., Gardiner, P.A., Egawa, Y., and Watanabe, K. (2016). Velocity Control of Diaphragmless Vertical Gas Gun for Low Pressure Ranges. doi: / 5 Article or Chapter in an Edited Collection (APA 6 th ed ) Author of chapter. (Copyright date). Chapter or article title. In Editor(s) Name (Ed.), Book Title, (article/chapter page numbers). Place of Publication: Publisher. Kelly, J. D. (2010). Seeing red: Mao fetishism, Pax Americana, and the moral economy of war. In J.D. Kelly, B. Jauregui, S.T. Mitchell, and J. Walton (Eds.), Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency (67 83). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Entry in a Reference Book Dictionary/Encyclopedia (APA 6 th ed ) Print Reference Book Author, A. A. (Copyright date). Entry title. In Editor name(s) (Eds.), Reference book title, Place of Publication: Publisher. Kumar, R. (2011). Little ice age. In V.P. Singh, P. Singh, and U.K. Haritashya (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers, New York, NY: Springer.

6 6 Online Reference Book Author, A. A. (Copyright date). Entry title. In Editor name(s) (Eds.), Reference book title, Place of Publication: Publisher. Retrieved from URL Graham, G. (2010). Behaviorism. In E.N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2007 ed.). Retrieved from Mental measurement test review Mental Measurement Reviewers, A. A. (Copyright date). Test review of Test Name. In Editor name(s) (Eds.), Title of source. (pages). Place of Publication: Publisher. OR Retrieved from URL Cizek, G.J. (2010). Test review of Measures of the Academic Progress. In R.A. Spies, J.F. Carlson, & K.F. Geisinger (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp ). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Sauser, W. I., Jr., & Sheehan, E. P. (2005). Test review of National Survey of Student Engagement. In R.A. Spies & B.S. Plake (Eds.), The eleventh mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from

7 7 Audiovisual Media Streaming Video Author, A. A [Screen name]. (year, Month day). Video title [Video file]. Retrieved from URL [GEICO Insurance]. (2013, May 22). GEICO hump day camel commercial happier than a camel on Wednesday. [Video File]. Retrieved from Note: If no author is given, start with the author s screen name like the example above. Film/DVD/Video recording (APA 6 th ed ) Producer, & Director. (Date). Movie title [Media type]. Location: Label. Smith, M. (Producer). (2012). Cold War: The complete series [DVD]. United States: Warner Home Video. Zemeckis, R. Parkes, W.F., MacDonald, L. Starkey, S., & Rapke, J. (Producers), & Zemeckis, R. (Director). (2012). Flight [Motion Picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures. Single Episode from a television series (APA 6 th ed ) Writer, W. W. (Writer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Date). Title of episode. [Media type]. In Executive producer s name (Executive producer), Series name. Location: Studio. Lorre, C. (Writer), & Cendrowski, M. (Director). (2012). The Higgs Boson observation [Television series episode]. In C. Lorre (Executive Producer), The Big Bang Theory, Hollywood, CA: CBS Corporation.

8 8 Podcast (APA 6 th ed ) Presenter, P. P. (Producer/Writer). (Publication date). Episode title. Podcast Title. Podcast retrieved from URL. Demby, G., & Jackson, C. (2016, November 16). Another black president says goodbye to Washington. Code Switch. Podcast retrieved from / /codeswitch Websites & Social Media Webpage AUTHOR Author, A. A. (Date). Webpage title. Title or owner of the ENTIRE website. Retrieved from URL. Chedekel, L. (2016, December 14). SPH study: Alcohol policies contribute to suicide prevention. BU Today. Retrieved from /2016/alcoholpolicies-contribute-to-suicide-prevention Webpage - No Author Owner of the ENTIRE website. (Date). Webpage Title. Title or publisher of the ENTIRE website. Retrieved from URL American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2017). Suicide statistics. Retrieved from

9 9 Online government report (APA 6 th ed ) Government agency author. (Copyright date). Report title (Report number). Retrieved from URL U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2013, May 22). Analysis of antibiotics in distillers grains using liquid chromatography and ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (FDA Laboratory Information Bulletin NO. 4438). Retrieved from /downloads/animalveterinary/scienceresearch/toolsresources/ucm pdf Blog Post Author, A. A. (Date). Title of individual blog entry. Retrieved from URL Hardenbrook, J. (2016, October 31). Oh Greta! The library s real role on campus. Retrieved from Twitter Author, A.A. [Screenname]. (Date). Title of post. [Tweet]. Retrieved from URL Gate, B. [BillGates]. (2013, February 26). #Polio is 99% eradicted. Join as we work to finish the job and #EndPolio. VIDEO: [Tweet]. Retrieved from Facebook Author, A. A. (Date). Title of post. [Facebook update]. Retrieved from URL Gaiman, N. [Neil]. (2012, February 29). Please celebrate Leap Year Day in the traditional manner by taking a writer out for dinner. It s been four years since many authors had a good dinner. We are waiting. Many of us have our forks or chopsticks at the [Facebook status update]. Retrieved from

10 10 Class Resources Textbook References Author, A. A. (Date). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publication location: Publisher. Nevid, J. S., Rathus, S.A., & Greene, B. (2014). Abnormal Psychology in a changing world (9 th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Presentation Slides Author, A. A. (Date). Title of presentation [Type of slides]. Retrieved from URL (if retrieved online) Roberts, K. F. (1998). Federal regulations of chemicals in the environment [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from Note: If you are citing PowerPoint slides printed by an instructor and not retrieved online, then use the same format, but instead of using Retrieved from URL, use the Class Name and location of class (Academic Building 226). Blackboard Discussion Post Author, A. A. (Date). Title of post. Document posted in Mohawk Valley Community College Blackboard Discussion Board Course #, archived at: URL Smith, J. (2014). Discussion #3: Edgar Allan Poe s the raven. Document posted in Mohawk Valley Community College Blackboard Discussion Board, EN102, archived at

11 Personal Communication Letter, message, interview, or phone conversation (APA 6 th ed. 6.20) Note: Unpublished interviews or personal communication like s do not need to be included in the reference list. They should be cited as an in-text citation. 11 Personal communication in-text citation example: (First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, personal communication, Month Day, Year) (J. P. Jones, personal communication, March 16, 2016) OR J. P. Jones claimed that many of her students had difficulties with creating a running header in APA style (personal communication, March 16, 2016).

12 12 Multiple Author Examples For the Reference Page: One Author Smith, J. L. Two Authors Smith, J. L., & Jones, S. A. (2017). Three to Seven Authors List up to seven authors by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand. Smith, J. L., Jones, S. A., & Evans, Y. E. (2017). Seven Authors or More List by last names and initials; commas separate author names. After the sixth author's name, use an ellipses in place of the author names. Then provide the final author name. There should be no more than seven names. Smith, J. L., Jones, S. A., Evans, Y. E., Manby, J. K., Ireland, J. E., Ivers, J. L. Mitchell, E. J. Two or more works by the same author Use the author's name for all entries and list the entries by the year (earliest comes first). Williamson, R. J. (1999). Williamson, R. J. (1997). Two or more works by the same author and same year If you are using more than one reference by the same author published in the same year, organize them in the reference list alphabetically by the title of the article or chapter. Then assign letter suffixes to the year. Refer to these sources in your essay as they appear in your reference list, e.g.: "Berdnt (1981a) makes similar claims..." Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between friends. Developmental Psychology, 17, Berndt, T. J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on prosocial intentions and behavior. Child Development, 52,

13 13 Citing Sources In-Text In-text citation provides a shorthand author-date system which briefly identifies the source of the information used. The full entry for that source is located in the reference list. Proper in text citation is comprised of the last name of the author or authors, and the year of the publication, and is placed at the beginning or the end of the sentence. Type of citation Work by one author Work by two authors Work by three to five authors Work by six or more authors Work with no author Use the title Books & Reports, i l d Organization as the author First citation in Subsequent text citations According to Clay Clay (2008) makes (2008) the point that McKelvie and McKelvie and It is interesting how Waterhouse Waterhouse (2005) people with gender (2005) argue that continue on to state ambiguous names would be rated (McKelvie & Waterhouse 2005). Chamberlin, Novotney, Packard, and Price (2008) feel that According to Wurman et al. (2012) Chamberlin et al. (2008) mentioned that if Wurman et al. (2012) states that According to Healthcare Healthcare contractors point finger at Obama administration (2013) Business Continuity Planners Association [BCPA] (2010) state that contractors (2013) recommends BCPA (2010) make the point that Parenthetical format, Parenthetical format, first citation in text subsequent citations Turner is not the only The research agenda psychologist whose should be left to the research has been coopted, misinterpreted scientists (Clay, 2008). or attacked (Clay, 2008, p. 8). Workplace bullying is worse than sexual harassment (Chamberlin, Novotney, Packard, & Price, 2008). Supercell thunderstorms cause the most damage and fatalities (Wurman et al., (2012). Kathleen Sebelius refused to step down due to the problems with the healthcare rollout problem ( Healthcare contractors, 2013). Members will be assessed annual dues, payable upon receipt of invoice from BCPA (Business Continuity Planners Association [BCPA], 2010, p. 13). In this experiment both gender ambiguous names and male and female names were compared (McKelvie & Waterhouse 2005). Those who reported good relationships with co-workers had a high tendency to come to work under the weather (Chamberlin et al., 2008). During missions, forecasting was led by the field coordination team (Wurman et al., 2012, p. 112). The Obama administration is in damage-control mode over the troubled rollout ( Healthcare contractors, 2013, p. 113). Membership is open to any and all professionals (BCPA, 2010).

14 14 Style Notes Notes on overall style Please note that all entries in an APA bibliography should be double spaced, be listed alphabetically and use hanging indentation (1/2 inch) for more than one line. Capitalize only the first word of the article, website or work s title and sub-title (if any), the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word. One the References page, do not bold the title References. For more information, please refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Sixth Edition (Ready Ref BF 76.7.P ) available in the Ready Reference collection (please see the Reference Librarian). For further information on electronic source documentation, visit the APA Style web site Sample Paper For more information on how to format your paper, please use the link below to view a sample APA paper. This sample paper will show you how to set up your title page, the abstract page (if required), the body of the paper (with headings, if required), and reference page.

15 15 APA Formatting: RUNNING HEAD A running head is a short title (50 characters or fewer, including spaces) that appears at the top of every page of your paper. It identifies the pages for the reader in case they are separated. The running head is typed in the HEADER, the 1 inch space at the top of every page above the regular text. This space also includes the page numbers. In APA formatting the running head on the first page includes the words Running head. This STEP-BY-STEP guide will explain how to insert page numbers & a running head according to current (6 th edition) APA standards using Microsoft Word Open a blank document or the document in which you are typing your paper. 2. First, it is a good idea to set the default font style and size for the document. Unless your instructor says otherwise, the font style should be Times New Roman size 12 pt. throughout your document. The default font style in Microsoft Word 2013 is Calibri and the font size is 11. You will have to change it. 3. To start a running header, at the top of your document window, select the INSERT tab. 4. Select HEADER and the first Blank option 5. Select the box indicating DIFFERENT FIRST PAGE 6. Select PAGE NUMBER. A drop down menu will appear. 7. Mouse over TOP OF PAGE and select PLAIN NUMBER 1. a. A page number will appear in the left margin of the header. 8. MAKE SURE YOUR CURSOR is to the LEFT of the page number. 9. Type the words Running head: followed by a colon and the paper s TITLE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Note: If your title is longer than 50 characters (including spaces) you will need to use a shortened version of the title.

16 16 Notice the cursor between the title and the page number. 10. AFTER you ve typed your title, press the TAB key twice until the page number is aligned to the RIGHT MARGIN. 11. Select the Close Header and Footer button to exit the header. 12. Press ENTER until you are in the middle of the title page. 13. Select the small arrow in the corner of the Paragraph group under the Home tab. 14. A dialog box will appear. (1) Change the Alignment to Centered. (2) Change the Spacing After to 0 pt. (3) Change the line spacing to Double. Click OK 1. The title, your name, and MVCC will be centered on the title page. 2. The spacing after paragraphs should be 0 pt throughout the document. 3. Your paper should be double spaced. 15. Enter the paper s title [press Enter] your name [press Enter], and Mohawk Valley Community College. 16. Press Enter until you are on the next page. 17. On page 2, DOUBLE CLICK in the area of the HEADER. Your cursor will appear at the left.

17 18. Just like you did on the previous page, select Page Number, hover over Top of Page, and choose Plan Number TYPE the title of your paper as you did on page one in all caps. DO NOT include the words Running head. 20. Make sure your cursor is to the left of the page number. Press Tab twice so the page number is on the right side of the document but the title is still on the left. Exit out of the header. Press Tab twice to move the page number to the right side of the page. 17