APA STYLE AND CITATIONS

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Title Page and Abstract

• Elements of the title page:• Running

head• Title• Author

name and affiliation

• Abstract: one-paragraph summary of your paper

First Page of Paper

• The title appears twice• Once as

running head

• Once as centered title

• Page numbering: done with running head

Doing Quotations

• Remember: you have to cite whether you quote or paraphrase.

In-Text CitationsOne Author

• Last name• Comma• Year• Page # if

quote

In-Text CitationsMultiple Authors

• First time: list them all.

• Two exceptions• Same first

author and year

• Six or more authors

Guidelines for In-Text Citations

ReferencesArticle with DOI

• Digital Object Identifier

• Newer articles have them

• Do not capitalize doi

ReferencesArticle Without

DOI• Must include a

URL• CINAHL and

other EBSCO databases: Retrieved from http://ebscohost.com/

• Nursing Collection (Ovid): Retrieved from http://ovid.com/

• Note: EBSCO cite tool does it WRONG

References Page

• The word References is centered at the top of the page

• Alphabetical order

• Hanging indent

• References is plural even if there is only one citation

ReferencesAmerican Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.Menchine, M., Probst, M.A., Agy, C., Bach, D., & Arora, S. (2011). Diagnostic accuracy of venous blood gas electrolytes for identifying diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18, 1105-1108. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01158.x

A Word About PowerPoint

You cannot do an APA style title page or running head on PowerPoint slides. For in-text citations, follow the

rules for Word. For the References page, do a References slide instead. The other rules for the

References page still apply.

Need Help? Consult our Citation and Documentation InfoGuide

(link is on the home page of this guide, in the box labeled Related Infoguides)

Call the DSC-UCF Writing Center at (386)506-3297 Come by the library’s Research Assistance Desk to

use a reserve copy of the APA Style Manual Call the Research Assistance Desk at (386)506-3518

or (386)785-2017 Consult the Purdue OWL website:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Consult the official APA Style page of the American

Psychological Association: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx