Citations - Retired SP 2020

A References page lists all of the works that you used in your paper. [A Bibliography lists all of these works plus any other works that would be good for further reading]. 

To create a References page, use the following guidelines to put your references in the proper format.   If a reference extends to the next line, make sure to indent that line.  Arrange these references in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.

NOTE:  These general guidelines come from the APA’s Publication Manual.  If you cannot find an example that relates to your reference, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (available at the Reference Desk).

Types of sources

Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capitalize first letter of subtitle. Location: Publisher Name.

Basch, R. (1996). Secrets of the super net searchers. Wilton: Pemberton Press 

Magazine or Journal Article

Author, A. A., Author B. B., & Author C. C. (1994, January). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume number(issue number),
       xxx-xxx.

Montcastle, V. B. (1997, April). The columnar organization of the neocortex. Brain Journal, 120, 701-722.

NOTE: For newspapers or magazines that are published more than once a month, give the exact date of the publication, such as (1998, March 15).

Encyclopedia or Dictionary Entry

Author, A. A. (1990). Title of entry. In Title of the encyclopedia (Vol. xx, pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher.

Bergmann, P.G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago:
        Encyclopaedia Britannica.

NOTE: Sometimes there is no author’s name. Alphabetize by the first word in your reference

Web Page

Author, A. A. (2000).  Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from source.

Wendland, K. (1999). Navigating the Internet. Retrieved November 15, 1999, from
        http://www.uwm.edu/~wendland/internet.htm

NOTE: Sometimes you cannot find the author or the date that the page was created or last updated. At least provide a title, the date retrieved, and the URL. Alphabetize by the first word in your reference.

Article from an Online Journal

Author, A. A., Author B. B., & Author C. C. (2000). Title of article.  Title of Online Journal, xx, xxx-xxx. 
      

Nightingale, S. L. (1999). Dietary supplement labeling more informative.  Journal of the American Medical Association,
        281, 17-18.

Article Retrieved from an Online Database (ie Library Database)

Author, A. A., Author B. B., & Author C. C. (1994, January). Title of article. Title of Magazine, xx, xxx-xxx.
        Retrieved month day, year, from source.

Nightingale, S. L. (1999). Dietary supplement labeling more informative.  Journal of the American Medical Association,
        281, 17-18. Retrieved December 20, 1999, from ProQuest Research Library database

Videorecording

Producer’s name. (Producer) & Director's name. (Director). (1994). Title of the video [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Publisher.

Kilbourne, J. (Producer) & Jhally, S. (Director). (2000). Killing us softly 3 [Motion picture]. United States: Media Education Foundation.

To create a References page, start on a new page at the end of a paper.  Type References at the top of the page.  Double-space the whole page and leave the same margins as the rest of your paper.  Alphabetize your list of references by the last names of the authors. (If a work has no author, alphabetize by the first word of the title other than a, an, or the.) Do not indent the first line of each entry, but indent any additional lines.

Adapted from the Citations Guide by the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Library. 

This guide explains how to set-up an APA style References page in Word 2010 step by step.

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