APA Format: REFERENCES

RUNNING HEAD IN APA What is a running head in the APA format?

A running head is a short title that appears at the top of every page of your paper in the page header that appears in the upper left-hand corner. With longer titles, it is usually the first 5-6 word of the title

WORK DISCUSSED IN AN INDIRECT (SECONDARY) SOURCE: If the document you are researching includes research from another source, and you include this information in your paper, how would you cite the source on the reference page?

On the reference page, include only the source where the material was obtained (NOT the original source).

REFERENCE PAGE FORMAT: BOOK How should the title of the book be titled on the reference page?

The title of the BOOK should be capitalized: only first word of the title the first work after a colon or dash proper nouns TITLE SHOULD BE IN ITALICS

REFERENCE PAGE FORMAT: PUBLICATION How should the title of a publication be titled on the reference page?

The title of the PUBLICATION should be capitalized: only first word of the title the first work after a colon or dash proper nouns TITLE AND VOLUME SHOULD BE IN ITALICS

WORK DISCUSSED IN AN INDIRECT (SECONDARY) SOURCE: If the document you are researching includes research from another source, and you include this information in your paper, how would you cite the source in your paper?

Use the phrase "as cited in..." followed by the secondary source citation. Johnson (as cited in Brown, 2000) states, "...."

BOOK WITH TWO AUTHORS How should the title of the book be formatted? Giorgis, C., & Glazer, J. I. (2009). Literature for young children: Supporting emergent literacy, ages 0 - 8 (6th ed). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

The title should be ITALICIZED

REFERENCES: GENERAL INFORMATION list three true statements about the reference page

1) Cite and reference any material that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized from another source. 2) Sources cited in the paper are listed alphabetically, by the authors' last name(s), on the reference page. IF there is no author, then by title. IF there is no title, then by publication 3) Each source cited in the paper must be included in the reference list, and each item on the reference list should be cited in the paper.

ARTICLE OR DOCUMENT FROM A WEB PAGE How should an article or document from a web page be formatted?

EXAMPLE: Nevins, J. (2001). The andragogic approach. Retrieved from http://www.jnevins.com/andragogy.htm The reference a web page or document available online includes the author(s)' last name(s) and initials, the year of publication (in parenthesis), the title of the work, and the URL of web page. When there is no year of publication on the web page, "n.d." is used to indicate no date was provided. Example: Author, A. (n.d.). Title of document or webpage. Retrieved from http://www.url.org

BOOKS ON LINE: What is the correct reference page format for a book only available electronically (online)?

EXAMPLE: Witt, G.A., & Mossler, R.A. (2010). Adult Development. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/4 The reference for an electronic requires the author(s)' last name(s) and initials, the year of publication (in parenthesis), the title of the book (IN ITALICS) and the URL for where the book was retrieved. Example: Author, A. (2011). Title of book. Retrieved from http://www.url.org

EXAMPLE: Pritchard, D. (2007, April). Recent work on epistemic value. American Philosophical Quarterly, 44 (2), 85-110. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20464361 The reference a journal article that is published both online and in print requires the author(s)' last name(s) and initials, the year of publication (year and month in parenthesis), the title of the work, the journal title (IN ITALICS) volume number (in italics), issue number (in parenthesis), page numbers of the article, and the URL of the journal home page. Example: Author, A. (2011, June). Title of article. Title of Journal, 12 (3). 46-67. Retrieved from http://www.url.org

JOURNAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED ONLINE AND IN PRINT What is the reference page format for a journal article published online and in print?

JOURNAL ARTICLE RETRIEVED ON LINE In the following example of a reference page listing of a journal article retrieved from an electronic database, which item(s) of information are missing? Florian. (2010). Challenges for interactivist-constructivist robotics. New Ideas in Psychology. 350-353. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2009.09.009

AUTHOR'S INITIALS, JOURNAL VOLUME ( IN ITALICS) AND THE VOLUME NUMBER (IN PARENTHESIS) IS MISSING provide the author(s)' last name(s) and initials, the year of publication (year and month in parenthesis), the title of the work, the journal title (in italics) volume number (in italics), issue number (in parenthesis),page number, and the URL of the journal home page or, when available, the digital object identifier (DOI). EXAMPLE: Author, A. (2011, June). Title of article. Title of Journal, 12 (3). 23-34. doi: 123456 If no digital object identifier (doi) is available, include the URL for the journal's website.