Module #4 APA content

True or False? The reference page is single spaced with double space between entries.

FALSE... APA formatting is all exactly double spaced throughout

True or False? All titles are capitalized in APA formatting of references.

FALSE... APA formatting uses both title case and sentence case capitalization. For example: Article title is sentence case Journal title is Title Case

True or False? You should include the author's credentials in the reference.

FALSE... Credentials such as MD, RN, PhD, etc. are never part of the reference in APA formatting.

True or False? You should alphabetize the authors of the article so that they are in order?

FALSE... Never change the order of the authors for the article. The order shows what level of participation or workload each had with the first primary author being the person who did the most work.

True or False? The author of an APA reference must be a person's surname.

FALSE... The author may be a person but it could also be multiple people, a group or organization, or it could be a combination of individuals and groups.

True or False? The reference page header is "Works Cited"

False...APA 7th edition never uses "works cited" as a header for the reference page.

True or False? The reference page header is bolded and centered.

TRUE

What are the 4 types of works that are NOT included in the reference page even if they are used in your paper?

1 - personal communications 2 - general mentions of a website, periodical, software, etc. 3 - Quotes of a research participant in your own research study 4 - epigraphs

What is the maximum number of authors listed on a reference from a multi-author publication?

20! For articles with more than 21 authors, you list the first 19, then put an ellipsis ... and the the last author.

What are the 4 general elements of an APA reference?

Author Date Title Source

Identify the correct punctuation in this list of authors: Childs, E., Butcher, J. & Stone, L. OR Childs, E., Butcher, J., & Stone, L.

Childs, E., Butcher, J., & Stone, L. with the comma BEFORE the ampersand is correct! This is called the serial comma. Each item in a list prior to the last item, gets a comma

If there are multiple government agencies listed on a publication, which agency is put in the author position?

The most specific to the work...

If an online publication has both a DOI and a URL, which would you include in the reference?

doi number in the form of the hyperlink

Which source format is correct for a stable website? Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org OR http://www.nursingworld.org

http://www.nursingworld.org Only use "Retrieved from..." when referencing a frequently changing source like blog, facebook, twitter, etc.