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APA Style

Gavilan College Writing Center. APA Style. Title Pages and Reference Lists. Presentation Overview. Why APA? Formatting Title Pages Formatting Reference Lists Resources. Why APA?. Different professions use different manuals Modern Language Association (MLA) English Studies

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APA Style

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  1. Gavilan College Writing Center APA Style Title Pages and Reference Lists

  2. Presentation Overview • Why APA? • Formatting Title Pages • Formatting Reference Lists • Resources

  3. Why APA? Different professions use different manuals Modern Language Association (MLA) • English Studies • Foreign Language and Literatures American Psychological Association (APA) • Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Communications, etc.) • Nursing Chicago Style • History • Arts • Sciences

  4. Title Page Format • Running head • 50 characters or less • Flush left • All caps • Page number • Top right corner • Title • Centered on upper half of page • Author’s name • School name

  5. Body Page Format • Running head • Flush left • All caps • Without the words “Running head” • Page number • Top right corner

  6. Crediting Sources • Crediting sources gives an author or resource credit for original information. Crediting sources in your paper includes two parts: • In-Text Citations: When you present information in the body of your paper, you briefly identify its source. • Reference List: On a separate page at the end of your paper, you write a detailed list of the sources cited in your paper. • The in-text citations and reference list should credit the exact same sources.

  7. Reference List Format • Starts on a new page • Title: References • Centered • No other changes to type • ½ inch hanging indent • Double spaced • Alphabetized

  8. Alphabetical Order

  9. References • A reference entry generally includes the following four elements in this order: • Author’s name • Date of publication • Title of the work • Publication information

  10. Author’s Name

  11. Publication Date

  12. Title of Work

  13. Publication Information

  14. Example: Book Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work. Location: Publisher.

  15. Example: Edition of a Book Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work (Xxx ed.). Location: Publisher.

  16. Example: Chapter in an Edited Book Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx).Location: Publisher.

  17. Example: Article in a Journal Author, A., & Author, B. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), 10-20.

  18. Electronic Sources • Use the same four elements (author’s name, publication date, title of work, and publication information) in the same order. • Add electronic retrieval information at the end of your entry: • Use a DOI (digital object identifier) if available. Before the DOI write: http://dx.doi.org/ • If no DOI is given, use a URL (uniform resource locator). Before the URL write: Retrieved from

  19. Example: eBook With DOI: • Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work [version]. Location: Publisher. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxxx Without DOI: • Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work [version]. Location: Publisher. Retrieved from http://Webaddress Electronic-only: • Author, A. A. (n.d.). Title of work. Location: Publisher. Retrieved from http://Webaddress

  20. Example: Website • Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address

  21. Example: Electronic Article with DOI • Use the same format as a print journal • At the end of the reference, add the DOI • Found on the first page of an electronic journal article or on the database retrieval page for the article

  22. Database Retrieval • Do not include retrieval date or database information • Use the same format as other articles • Use DOI or URL

  23. Example: Electronic Article without DOI • If DOI is not available, include journal homepage URL • Before the URL write: Retrieved from

  24. Let’s Practice • You find an article by searching on EBSCO Host and this is the page that comes up…

  25. Gavilan College Writing Center Let’s Practice • Your reference entry should look like this: • Bickel, W. K. (2012). The emerging new science of psychopathology. Addiction, 107(10), 1738-1739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03968.x

  26. Resources: APA Manual (6th Edition)

  27. Rules of Thumb A Writer’s Reference Purdue OWL GavilanCollege Writing Center Gavilan Library

  28. Gavilan College Writing Center • Writing Assistants trained to guide you through citing sources and formatting a reference list • Computers available to access research databases • Helpful advice for APA reference books and websites • Schedule an appointment or drop in • Hours: Monday thru Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM-1:00 PM

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