APA Citation Examples

Title page Upper left corner of the paper Running head: TITLE OF PAPER Yes your title is in all capital letters Only use the words running head on title page Page number goes in upper right corner In the upper half of the page title of article again (nothing fancy) Your name (this is the only place this appears) Where your school is

Abstract This is your second page Abstract is centered in the first line Less than 250 words ASK YOUR PROFESSOR if you need it Technically, APA requires an abstract

First page of your paper First line of paper is the title centered Then just start typing

In Text Citations If you are referring to an idea from another work but NOT directly quoting the material, or making reference to an entire book, article or other work, you only have to make reference to the author and year of publication and not the page number in your in-text reference. It is encouraged to add the page, although not required (Paiz, J. et al., 2014).

Basics ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS keep the author and the year together. They are married…do not separate them. When including the page number add p.

In-Text Citations Use author then date in the text For example, (Jones,1998) Two authors (Wegener & Petty,1994) 3-5 authors first time list them all… second time use only the first author and then et a. 6 or more authors ONLY use first author and et al. Unknown author – Use first two words of title and date

In-Text Citations Example… Four Months of Fun With all of the excitement that is packed into two weeks of fierce competition, it is hard to imagine that when the Olympics made their debut in America, the fun lasted for four months! In conjunction with the St. Louis World’s Fair, the Olympics kicked off on July 1, 1904 and lasted until November 23, 1904. Unfortunately, “The Games struggled to make an impact as they got lost amid the chaos of a World’s Fair,” (904 Summer Olympics, 1996). Six hundred fifty-one athletes from twelve nations traveled to Missouri to show off their skills and compete for their own chance at gold.

Reference Page Should include any sources you used Should be in alphabetical order Author’s names go last and then first name. Multiple articles by the same author go by date earliest to latest. Follow capitalization in title as published

Reference page continued Two authors separate with ampersand Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 1034-1048. 3-7 list EACH author on the reference page. Go with the order the publication came up with Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There's more to self- esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204.

Reference page continued More than 7 list the first 6 and then et al. Miller, F. H., Choi, M. J., Angeli, L. L., Harland, A. A., Stamos, J. A., Thomas, S. T., . . . Rubin, L. H. (2009). Web site usability for the blind and low-vision user. Technical Communication, 57, 323-335. Unknown author skip to the title of the work. Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.).(1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

Reference page website Online periodical (magazine something like that) 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/ IF it has the DOI (how an article is published online now use that instead…. Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number, page range. doi:0000000/000000000000

Reference Page 1904 Summer Olympics. 1996. Retrieved from http://videos.mitrasites.com/1904-summer- olympics.html. Ancient Olympics. 2006. Retrieved from http://www.history.pku.edu.cn/olympics/eng/TC 002aEN.html. Centennial Olympic Park. 2006. Retrieved from http://www.centennialpark.com/.