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Sample citations
The attached document shows sample citations in APA (6th). The second page shows the layout for a reference list. Please note the spacing.
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General format for APA citations
Author's name: Last name, first initial, e.g. Banks, J. A.
Date of publication: Usually just the year in parentheses, followed by a period, e.g. (2008). When including additional information for newspapers, etc., start with the year, e.g. (2009, July 16). If no date is available, use (n.d.).
Title of article: Capitalize first word of title and subtitle. Period at the end, e.g. Conjuring cut scores: How it distorts our picture of student achievement.
Title of book: Italicize and capitalize first word of title and subtitle. Period at the end, e.g. Improving mulcultural education:Lessons from the intergroup education movement.
Journal information: Italicize and capitalize all important words in the title. Italicize volume number. Issue number goes in parentheses (not italicized). Include beginning and ending page numbers of journal article, e.g. American Educator, 31(4), 20-28.
With the exception of web site information or DOI's (Digital Object Identifier) all citations should end with a period.
Double space all citations in Reference list. Do not increase spacing between citations. Indent second line of citation to show separation.
Why and how to cite
A good scholar cites the source of information whenever using another person's ideas, opinion or theory. A good scholar also provides citations for any facts, statistics, graphs, or drawings that are obtained from another source. Quotations of another person's actual spoken or written word, and paraphrases of another person's spoken or written words should also be cited.
For additional information about citing sources and avoiding plagiarism, try any or all of the following:
- APA Citation StyleSample citations and other APA formatting information, developed by C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.
- APA Exposed: Everything you always wanted to know about APA but were afraid to ask.Developed by Harvard's Graduate School of Education, this tutorial has numerous short sessions on many topics related to using APA style.
- APA Style tutorialCreated by APA--26 brief lessons, each less than two minutes long. Choose the lessons you need.
- Cheng Library's APA handout:Almost all you need to know in two pages!
- How to Format References in APA StyleAn interactive guide to creating citations in APA style. Originally created for students in the health sciences, it provides sample citations for both print and electronic resources. Developed by librarians at Daemen College.
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 Yvonne Roux Contact Info Cheng Library, Room 114c William Paterson University 300 Pompton Rd. Wayne, NJ 07470 973-720-3184 rouxy@wpunj.edu Send Email Subjects: Education |
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