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APA TemplatesReference List RulesCapitalization Rule for APA: Capitalize only the first word of the title, the first word of a subtitle (if there is one), and all proper nouns.Cite a Printed Book:Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials: _______________________Date of Publication:________________Title of Book:___________________________________________________________City and State or Province:_______________________________________________Publisher’s name:________________________________________________________Example:Scott, D.M. (2005). Cashing in with content: How innovative marketers use digital information to turn browsers into buyers. Medford, NJ: Information Today/CyberAge Books.Cite a Chapter from an Edited Book:Chapter Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials:____________________________________________Year of Publication:_____________________Title of the Chapter: _______________________________________________Editor’s or Editors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials: (Ed.) or (Eds.)_________________________________________Title of the Book: __________________________________________________Page Range of the Chapter: pp. ___________City and State or Province: _________________________________Publisher’s name: _________________________________________________Example:Duck, D. (1964). Duck discrimination. In S. McDuck & L. Duck (Eds.), Why does Mickey get all theattention? (pp. 24-36). Los Angeles, CA: Why Not Publishing, Inc.Cite an E-Book:Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials: _______________________Date of Publication:________________Title of Book:___________________________________________________________URL of E-Book Provider:__________________________________________________ (no period at the end)Example:Robert, M., & Racine, B. (2001). E-strategy pure and simple: Connecting your Internet strategy to your business strategy. Retrieved from a Journal Article from a Scholarly Journal:Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials: ________________________________________________Year of Publication:______________Title of the Article:_________________________________________________________Title of the Journal:________________________________________________________Volume(Issue):_______________Page or Page Range:________________Example:Howell, R.A. (2004). Turn your budgeting process upside down. Harvard Business Review, 82(7/8), 21-22.Cite a Journal Article from a Database: Not required, but it is often requested to include the Database where the article was found.This is the same as #4 above except add Retrieved from Database Name. Do not put the vendor’s name. In this example, the database is Academic Search Premier. The vendor is EbscoHost. The automated citation generator might tell you to use EbscoHost. It is wrong.Examples: Howell, R.A. (2004). Turn your budgeting process upside down. Harvard Business Review, 82(7/8), 21-22. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier.If the online article has a DOI assigned to it, use the DOI as follows (no period at the end):Howell, R.A. (2004). Turn your budgeting process upside down. Harvard Business Review, 82(7/8), 21-22. doi: 10.1108/03090560710821161Cite a Magazine, Newspaper or Trade Magazine Article:Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials:_______________________Exact Date of Publication:______________Title of the Article:__________________________________________________Title of the Magazine/Newspaper:______________________________________Page or Page Range: p. or pp._______________Example:Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The CountryToday, pp. 1A, 2A.Cite a Website or Webpage:Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials: _________________Date it was created or of last update:_______________Title of the Page you are using: ____________________________________Homepage’s URL: _______________________________________________Example: ONeal, D.M., & ONeal, H.L. (1982). DIY cargo trailer conversion. Retrieved from you do not know the author(s), use the Organization’s name that created the site.In-Text Citations RulesFor your in-text cites, make sure to collect three items: 1. The Author’s or Authors’ full last name(s) & first/middle Initials.2. The year of publication.3. The page number where the quote or paraphrase can be found.You may use either a running text (RT) style of citation or a parenthetical (P) style.One Author-RT – Smith (2007) said in his article “……..” (p. 34).P – “………..” (Smith, 2007, p. 34).Two authors-RT- According to the article by Smith and Wagner (2007) “………..” (p. 34).P- “…………..” (Smith & Wagner, 2007, p. 34).Three to five Authors- RT – Not recommended in this case, but it is allowed.P- “……………..” (Wolfe, O’Neal, Aquila, Baker & Bracewell, 2015, p. 55).Note: Use this full in-text for only the first time you use the source. For all additional uses in-text, use “……….” (Wolfe et al., 2015, p. 64).Six or more Authors-RT- Wolfe et al. (2001) argued “...........” (p. 99).P- “………….” (Wolfe et al., 2001).Note: If you do not have an author and instead you must use the title of the source or the organization that created the source, the capitalization rules for in-text citations are different from the Reference List’s rules. Please visit Purdue University’s OWL for more details on this and other APA Style rules.Online ResourcesPurdue University’s Online Writing Lab – OWL The American Psychological Association The Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Site Delos O’Neal, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Athens State University 2015 Workshop Handout ................
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