You will need to cite sources when you finish writing your paper.The style guidelines you are required to use affect how you format your page.The APA citation style is used in social sciences.This format is different from the Modern Language Association style because it emphasizes the date by placing it earlier in the citation and it helps reduce bias by using only the last names and first initials of the author.
Step 1: The author's last name should be listed.
List the author's last name and first initials.There is a way to separate the author's last name and initials.Place a period after the initials.If you need to list two authors for the same source, use an ampersand between their names instead of using the word and.Place an ampersand before the last author's name if you need to list three to seven authors' names.Use ellipses to stand in for any authors between the sixth and the final author if you want to list more than seven authors.Place an ampersand before the author's name.There is an example of one author.An example of two authors.The example is of three or more authors.There are more than seven authors.Stamos, A.A., Thomas, S. T...Rubin, L.H.There is a book title.Basic books in New York.
Step 2: The publication date is listed.
The date that the material was copyrighted should be listed after the author's name.Give the date that the material was written.In parentheses, write the year out in full.The example is a book.The example is newspaper, magazine, and newsletter.The example is daily or weekly periodicals.There is a work with no date given.
Step 3: The source's title should be entered.
The next item in your references should be the title of the source followed by a period.If there is a subtitle, make sure you only use the first word in the title.Italicize book titles.Call of the wild is an example.Don't italicize journal, newspaper, or magazine titles.These should be included as normal text.Making the grade in chemistry is a story of trial and error.
Step 4: The publisher's location and name should be included.
You don't need to include the publisher's location.List the place of publication of the book after you list the title.The city and state should be included for U.S. Publications, or the city, state or province.The name of the publisher should be followed with a colon.The publisher's name should be followed with a period.Random House is in Boston, MA.Scribner is in New York.Dunmore Press is in New Zealand.
Step 5: In full, write out publication titles.
The publication's name should be included after the title of the article.The full name of the journal, magazine, or newspaper should be used.All major words in publication titles should be capitalized.ReCall is not Knowledge Management Research and Practice.If the journal does, use the ampersand instead of spelling it out.
Step 6: The volume, issue, and page numbers are used for periodicals.
You should include the volume number, issue number and page numbers in your essay.The volume number should be italicized, but not the issue number or page numbers.The last page number should be followed with a period.Volume number is the title of Periodical.The Statesman Journal 59(4) and Psychology Today 72 (3) are examples.
Step 7: The URL should be added for online publications.
It is helpful to include the url when citing an online source.You should include the words "Retrieved from" at the end of your reference.There is an example of Eid, M., and Langeheine, R.There is a new model and its application to the measurement of affect.There are four psychological methods.You don't need to include your date of access for APA references.
Step 8: There is an online generator.
There are generators online that will format citations for you.Most of the services are free.Machine citation and Bibme are free generators that provide formatted citations.You can find a generator by clicking the box that says "APA." Some generators require you to supply your email address and they will send you citations.They may sell your information to businesses that will make your inbox full of junk mail.Multiple styles of citations can be found in many library databases.You should be able to get an APA style citation for the source from the article's page in the database.If you get references from an online generator, make sure to check them for accuracy.
Step 9: You can choose auto-fill or manual-entry mode.
You should check to make sure you're in the right one, since most online generators default to the automatic entry method.Check that option if you want to use the manual method.It's up to you whether you use manual or auto-fill.The auto-fill method will give you a lot of information in a short period of time.The manual entry method will give you a form to complete, and you will be able to enter relevant information manually.Pick the type of work you are citing.The main boxes of the BibMe generator are Journal, Website, Book, Video, and Other.The box corresponds to the type of work you need to cite.
Step 10: You can enter the title or url.
You may have a title or url if you need to cite a source.The title can be entered into the generator's text entry box.The journal title should be entered.You can enter a URL for a website.If you use the url for the source, you will get more accurate results.You can enter the book title or author's name.The price and barcode can be found next to the ISBN on the book jacket.The most complete information will be provided by the ISBN.You can enter the URL for a video.The URL will give more specific results.You will see a long list of alternative formats if you choose "Other."To enter the publication details manually, follow the prompts and select the one that is appropriate.
Step 11: You can find the correct work from the list.
You will get a list of possible alternatives from the generator.This will be a short list if you give specific information.You will get a longer list if you enter less specific information.Depending on the location of the generator, your source may or may not be included.If your source isn't on the list, you can give more specific information or use the manual-fill entry mode.You will see a list of options if you enter a common book title.To make sure you're choosing the right one, check the author and date.The book title will return a list of 20 different books, each written by a different author.
Step 12: You can click on the book title.
You can get a form from the generator with all the information you need for that type of work.You may need to fill in a few blank boxes of your own, but the relevant information should be filled out for you.Title, author, publication date, and publisher should be included in your references.You need to refer to the work itself to find out if any of these are missing.
Step 13: Click on it to create a citation.
There should be a button at the bottom of the form.The generator will format the reference for you in APA style.If you want to manually add the citation to your references, copy and paste it.If you want the generator to make an alphabetized reference list of all your references, continue to enter more works.
Step 14: As you go, save your citations.
If you choose to create multiple citations, most online generators will make a complete list for you, and you can copy and paste it when you're done.It is a good idea to cut and paste them into a temporary list so that you don't lose your work.
Step 15: Check your work.
Make sure there are no mistakes when you read through your references.You can check against your list to make sure everything looks right with the comprehensive APA style guide.Check for spelling errors, such as missing dates or author names.Make sure you include every source you want to.
Step 16: You can create your "References" page.
After the last page of your paper, your references page should be a new page.Place the word "References" on the first line of the page.Double space the entire "References" page if you don't want to use bold, italics or quotation marks.Don't add an extra line between the title and the first item.
Step 17: You can use hanging indentations.
All lines except the first line should be highlighted.The left margin should be flush with the first line.The citation entry should be 12 inch from the left margin.Hanging indentations can be applied to the entire list of references.Click the small arrow to the right of the "Paragraph" dialog box to set your indentations to hanging.After the box opens, look for the section called "Indentation" and select "Hanging" from the drop down menu.
Step 18: Make a list of your sources.
Use the author's last name to create an alphabetized list of sources.The last name of the author listed first in the citation should be used if the source contains two or more authors.Write letter by letter.The shorter version of two similar names should come first.Brown, J.R. would come before Browning, A. R.They should not be alphabetized as if they were spelled out.Ignore the possessives in names.MacNeil would come before M' Carthy.
Step 19: The author's titles should be ordered chronologically.
List the works chronologically with the earliest publication first and the most recently published last if you have two or more works by the same author.When the first author is the same, list one-author entries.It would come before "Alleyne, R. L. & Evans, A.J.The film was released in 1999.
Step 20: Group authors should be grouped as single authors.
Group authors should be alphabetized by the first significant word in the name.The group or organization's official name should be used.Before its subsidiary group or organization, a parent company should be listed.For example, the American Society for the Prevention and Cruelty of Animals.The Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan is not called that.
Step 21: If there is no author name, use the book title.
When there is no single author listed for a publication, the title of the work moves up to the author position in the citation.The first significant word in the title should be alphabetized."Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary" is an example.In Springfield, MA, there is a dictionary.