APA format

Main points to remember about APA format.

1. There are three parts: Cover page, Paper, and Bibliography.

2. The cover page includes the title of the paper, your name, and the name of your college. This should be centered in the middle of the page.

3. Your paper should be double-spaced, in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font.

4. You should have a running header that includes the title of the paper and the page number.

5. Your bibliography should be labeled "References" and the citations should be in alphabetical order.

6. When you quote a source or include an idea from a source in the written body of your paper you should use an In-Text Citation. The full citation then goes in the bibliography.

Citation Examples (for bibliography).

Journal Article (with one author)

Reference Citation

Miller, C. (2011). Creating intelligent libraries. Information Outlook, 15(4), 27-29.

In-Text Citation

(Miller, 2011)

Journal Article (with multiple authors)

Reference Citation

Mueller-Hanson, R.A., Ferro, M., & Nelson, J. (2011). Preparing to be 'future ready'. Information Outlook, 15(4), 15-17.

In-Text Citation

(Mueller-Hanson, Ferro, & Nelson, 2011)

Online Journal Article (with multiple authors)

Reference Citation

Ginsberg, S.M., & Bernstein, J.L. (2011). Growing the scholarship of teaching and learning through institutional culture change. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(1), Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ915920.pdf

In-Text Citation

(Ginsberg, & Bernstein, 2011)

Book

Reference Citation

Simenon, G. (2006). Red lights. New York, NY: New York Review Books.

In-Text Citation

(Simenon, 2006)

Web Page Article

Reference Citation

Linthurst, H.A. (2006). Designing better media through social networking. Retrieved from http://www.PRR.com/socialnetworking

In-Text Citation

(Linthurst, 2006)

Web Page Article (with no author)

Reference Citation

New child vaccine gets funding boost. (2001). Retrieved March 21, 2001, from http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/story_13178.asp

In-Text Citation

("New child vaccine," 2001)

Web Page Article (with no author or date)

Reference Citation

Heuristic. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from     http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic

In-Text Citation

("Heuristic," n.d., para. 1)

Web Site

Reference Citation

www.cdc.gov

In-Text Citation

(www.cdc.gov)

A further note on the bibliography and several helpful links.

The reference list or bibliography in APA format should be a separate double-spaced page listing the citations alphabetically by the author’s last name. The first line should have no indents. The other lines should be indented.

How do you format a bibliography in APA Style? (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/format-bibliography.aspx

This is the APA website.

http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx

This is a citation maker. This is good for helping check citations but you should do them yourself initially to make sure they’re correct.

http://citationmachine.net/

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Look here for help with your title page.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/