3. Who Uses APA Style References?
Writers, teachers, and students may use
the APA format
4. Who Uses APA Style References?
Individuals in the social and behavioral
sciences also use the APA format
5. When Do You Need To Reference ?
If you are quoting an author
If you are summarizing another author’s
work
6. When Do You Need to Reference?
If you are using statistics
7. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is taking credit for someone
else’s thoughts, ideas, written work or not
giving the other person credit for their
work
8. Constructing Your reference Page
The Reference page should be the last
page in you research paper
Your Reference page should have a page
number on it
10. Use Alphabetical Order
References should be listed in
alphabetical order based on the author’s
last name
11. Correct Spacing
The first line of your reference should
begin at the left margin. Any additional
lines should be indented five spaces.
12. Font and Font Size
Use 12 point Times New Roman font
Double space your reference page
13. What to Do With Titles
The titles of books and journal articles
should be italicized
14. When to Include Page
Numbers
Always include the page numbers when
referencing books and journal articles
15. Punctuation
Be very careful about correct punctuation.
The APA manual specifies where to place
punctuation marks.
16. Referencing a Book
Hult, C.A., & Huckin, T.N. (1999). The
New Century Handbook. Needham, MA:
Allyn & Bacon
17. Referencing a Website
Warlick, D. (2006). Citation Machine.
Retrieved June 16, 2009, from
Landmarks Son of Citation Machine
Web site:
http://www.ciationmachine.net
18. Referencing a Journal Article
Hayati, A.M., & Shariatifar, S. (2009).
Mapping Strategies. Journal of College
Reading and Learning, 39, 51-74.
19. Help With References
Become familiar with the Son of Citation
Machine website.
http://www.citationmachine.net
20. Don’t Forget
Never submit a paper without a reference
page if you are using someone else’s
ideas, quoting someone else, or using
statistics!!!
