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APA BooT CampAPA BooT Camp
Briar Cliff University Briar Cliff University Writing CenterWriting CenterHeelan Hall 050Heelan Hall 050712-279-5520712-279-5520WRITING.CENTER@[email protected]
What is APA?What is APA?APA = American Psychological
Association
APA regulates:◦Style and Formatting ◦In-text citations and a Reference List
Attention to detail is key to working with APA citation!
Do I have to memorize APA Do I have to memorize APA rules? rules? Not at all! It’s more
important to know where to look for information. ◦The Purdue OWL is the best
place for APA.◦Bookmark it!
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Note: The OWL doesn’t cover every special case. If a student can’t find what they’re looking for, they can always ask a Writing Center mentor for help.
Navigating OWL Navigating OWL OWL’s APA section is divided into
the In-text citations and the Reference citations.◦The references area is divided up
depending on the type of source.◦The In-text Citations: Author/Authors
will have most in-text citation information.
Check out the sample paper on OWL
APA Stylistics BasicsAPA Stylistics BasicsPoint of View and Voice
◦third person point of view◦active voice
Be ClearBe ConciseBe Plain Spoken
In-text CitationsIn-text CitationsIn-text citations direct the reader
to the references page.Common appearance: (Smith,
2009).Exceptions
◦No author ◦No date
In-text CitationsIn-text CitationsThere are special rules for in-text
citation for multiple authors (2, 3-5, 6 and above). • Pay special attention to 3-5 authors
In-text citations are part of the sentence, so the period goes after (author, date).
In-text citations don’t carry over into the next paragraph.
ReferencesReferencesThe reference entry format
depends on source type. ◦Electronic versions of sources should
be treated the same way.Best Practices for creating
Reference list◦Start with sources of the same type◦Alphabetize by first word in entry
Reference list is for works cited only, not works consulted.
ReferencesReferencesThe Reference Citation always
contains the same information. Exceptions:◦No date◦No author
Last name, First Initial. (date). Title of article. Book/Journal Title. Publication information or issue information. Retrieved from URL.
Periods separate each piece of information in the reference citation.
What is one-to-one What is one-to-one correspondence?correspondence? One-to-one correspondence means that
◦all of the references in your reference list can be found in the paper’s body and vice versa.
The citations and references need to match, like puzzle pieces:◦In your text (Smith, 2010).◦Smith, E. (2010). The world according to
Erin. Smithsonian, 1(2). Retrieved from www.erinsmitharticles.com
The highlighted items must match!
What about Citation What about Citation Machines?Machines?Many of these sites are not
updated to the newest version of APA
These entries are easy to identify because they have empty spots
If students take the time to learn the citations, they will know them for future assignments!
Use these with EXTREME caution!!!
Top Mistakes for In-text Top Mistakes for In-text Citations and ReferencesCitations and ReferencesNot including in-text citations for
everything that’s not common knowledge.
Using the wrong format for 3-5 author sources in the in-text citation.
Missing an in-text citation for a source listed in the References or vice versa.
Using a citation machine and NOT correcting mistakes