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Creating an APA Reference Page

Northampton Community College Mack and Monroe Libraries

(Format used with permission from The Smucker Learning Center,

The University of Akron – Wayne College)

Examples taken from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition

and the NCC Library APA Handout

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When to Cite a Source

Always – when you quote directly

When the information is not common knowledge

Whenever you quote, paraphrase, or summarize an author’s information

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Is called plagiarism

Is a form of dishonesty

Can bring severe penalties– Failing your assignment– Failing your course– Failing out of college

Not Citing Your Sources…

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As You Research…

Consult the NCC Library APA Handout or the Publication Manual of the APA (6th edition) to see what information you need.

Make copies of the book chapter or article from the book, journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.

Write the necessary publication information and page number on the copies.

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The Reference PageCenter the word References at the top – no quotes, italics, or underline.Arrange sources alphabetically beginning with author’s last name.If author has more than one source, arrange entries by year, earliest first.If no author is given, begin entry with the title and alphabetize without counting a, an, or the.If you begin an entry with a title, do not underline, italicize or use quotations on the title.Do not justify the right margin.Double-space the entire page(s).

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Airport security. (2004, March 25). Issues and Controversies on File.

Retrieved from http://www.2facts.com

Altman, H. (2005, March 18). Celebrity culture. CQ Researcher, 15 (11).

Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com

American Psychological Association. (1992). Ethical principles of

psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychologist 47. 1597-

1611.

Bada, J. L. (2000). Amino acid dating. AccessScience. Retrieved from

http://www.accessscience.com

Beauchemin, B., Berglund, N., and Sullivan, D. (2004). A first look at SQL

Server 2005 for professionals. Retrieved from

http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com

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Each Entry Begins With a Hanging Indent

Start on the “Home” tab in Microsoft Word 2007Put cursor on the first line of the entryClick on the pop-out arrow to the right of PARAGRAPHLook under INDENTATIONLook under SPECIALChange to HANGINGClick OK

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Each Individual Entry Is Double-Spaced

Within the entryBetween entriesDo not put in extra spaces between entriesSet the entire paper to double-spaced by pressing CTRL + 2.

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Some Common Sources

Book

Magazine

Journal

Newspaper

Journal article from a Library subscription database

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BookAuthor’s last name, followed by a comma, with their initials for first and middle name.Date in parentheses followed by a period.Title of book in italics followed by a period. Capitalize first word and all proper nouns.City and state of publication followed by a colon. (Format: New York, NY)Publisher followed by a period.

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Example: Book

Alvarez, M. (1999). The trip within.

New York, NY: Random House.

References

Brown, H., & Milstead, J. (1968). Patterns in poetry: An introductory

anthology. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.

Downey, L., Tyree, P., & Lafferty, W. (2009). Preventive screening of

women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers.

Journal of Women's Health 18 (8), 1133-1143.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1230

Eleanor Roosevelt. (1998). In P.K. Byers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of world

biography, Vol. 13 (2nd ed., pp. 275-277). Detroit,

MI: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com

Feder, B. J. (2002, April 1). Coca-Cola said to be preparing vanilla version

of its soft drink. New York Times, late ed.: p. A15. Retrieved from

http://proquest.umi.com

Book Citation

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MagazineAuthor’s last name, followed by a comma, with their initials for first and middle name. Year, then month and date of publication in parentheses, followed by a period.Title of article, followed by a period.Title of magazine in italics, followed by a comma.Number of volume in italics, immediately followed by parentheses containing the issue number, followed by a comma.Pages of the article, followed by a period.

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Example: Magazine

Henry, W. A. (1990, April 9). Beyond

the melting pot. U. S. News and

World Report, 135(1), 28-31.

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JournalAuthor’s last name(s), followed by a comma, with their initials for first and middle name. Year in parentheses followed by a period.Title of article: Capitalize only the first word of title and subtitle (if any) and all proper nouns, followed by a period.Title of journal in italics: Capitalize all important words, followed by a comma.Volume number in italics (if pages are continuous)– If each issue begins with page 1: Issue

number in parentheses after volumeComma and then page numbers, followed by period.

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Example: Journal,Page Numbers Continued

From Previous Issue

Bekerian, D. A. (1993). In search of

the typical eyewitness.

American Psychologist, 48,

574-576.

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Example: Journal,Each Issue Begins With Page 1

Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA

and the hiring process in

organizations. Consulting Psychology

Journal: Practice and Research,

45(2), 10-36.

References

Airport security. (2004, March 25). Issues and Controversies on File.

Retrieved from http://www.2facts.com

Altman, H. (2005, March 18). Celebrity culture. CQ Researcher, 15

(11). Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com

American Psychological Association. (1992). Ethical principles of

psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychologist 47.

1597-1611.

Bada, J. L. (2000). Amino acid dating. AccessScience. Retrieved from

http://www.accessscience.com

Beauchemin, B., Berglund, N., and Sullivan, D. (2004). A first look at

SQL Server 2005 for professionals. Retrieved from

http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com

Journal ArticleCitation

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Newspaper Article

Author’s last name, followed by a comma, with their initials for first and middle name. Open parenthesis, year, first comma, full month and day, close parenthesis, period.Article title: Capitalize first word and proper nouns, followed by a period.Title of newspaper in italics. Capitalize all important words, followed by a comma.Type p. or pp., followed by page numbers, then end with a period.

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Example: Newspaper

Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30).

Obesity affects economic,

social status. The Washington

Post,

pp. A1, A4-A6.

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Author’s last name, followed by a comma, with their initials for first and middle name. Enclosed in parentheses (year comma, month of publication comma, day), followed by a period.Article title: Capitalize only the first word of title and subtitle, if any, and any proper nouns, followed by a period.Title of journal/periodical in italics with all important words capitalized, followed by a comma.Volume (or issue) number in italics, comma, followed by the page numbers (not italics), followed by a period.If there is a DOI (digital object identifier): Type doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxxIf there is no DOI: Type Retrieved from http://www (home page address of database used)

Journal Article Retrieved From a Subscription Database

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Example: Journal Article Retrieved From Subscription Database

With a DOI

Fox, K., Gover, A., & Kaukinen, C. (2009). The effects of

low self-control and childhood maltreatment on stalking

victimization among men and women. American Journal

of Criminal Justice, 34(3/4), 181-197.

doi:10.1007/s12103-009-9064-4

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Example: Journal Article Retrieved From Subscription

Database Without a DOI

Saldinger, A., Cain, A., & Porterfield, K. (2003,

Summer). Managing traumatic stress in children

anticipating parental death. Psychiatry, 66(2), 168.

Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com

References

Brown, H., & Milstead, J. (1968). Patterns in poetry: An introductory

anthology. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.

Downey, L., Tyree, P., & Lafferty, W. (2009). Preventive screening of

women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers.

Journal of Women's Health 18 (8), 1133-1143.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1230

Eleanor Roosevelt. (1998). In P.K. Byers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of world

biography, Vol. 13 (2nd ed., pp. 275-277). Detroit,

MI: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com

Feder, B. J. (2002, April 1). Coca-Cola said to be preparing vanilla version

of its soft drink. New York Times, late ed.: p. A15. Retrieved from

http://proquest.umi.com

Journal Article, Subscription Database

Encyclopedia Article,Subscription Database

Newspaper Article,Subscription Database

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For Many More Examples

Visit the NCC Library website and click on:– Research Assistance– Citing Sources– APA Library Handout

There are a variety of examples of citations for specific databases, as well as for other types of sources.

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For More Help

Light blue APA Handout from the Library Reference Desk (also available online at the Library website)Publication Manual of the APA, 6th editionLearning Center Writing TutorsOther NCC Library documentation links and

handouts under “Research Assistance” http://www.northampton.edu/Library.htm

APA help site: http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspxView other APA tutorials:– APA Basics– Citing In-Text

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Questions?

Stop by the Library Reference Desk at the

Main Campus or Monroe!

Stop by the Learning Center!

Call the Reference Desk:– Mack (Bethlehem): 610-861-5359– Monroe: 570-688-2475

Send us an e-mail by going to the

Library website Research Assistance Ask the Librarian.