APA Basics and Examples PDF

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A paper explaining the ideal reference page done in APA format given in Professor Joshua Cavazos's Presentational Communications class. This is handy for other communications classes or classes that require research with APA Citations....

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Introducing APA Format 

What is APA? o APA (American Psychological Association) style is a guide that provides recommended procedures to scholars for writing, researching, and maintenance of ethics. o Rules from APA are drawn from an extensive array of social science literature, editors, and authors regarding standard procedures for scholarly writing. o Overall goal is to provide authoritative guidance to authors concerning best practices in writing and researching.

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Why is Using APA Format important? o It allows writers to use a uniform style of writing consistent with other writers and researchers in their field of study. o Consistency is the main reason why scholars abide by APA format.

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What Students Need to Know About Creating an APA Reference Page o Only the first letter of each title is capitalized unless after a colon or if it is a proper noun. o The names of books, academic journals, magazines, and newspapers are all italicized. o Each entry on the reference page is arranged in alphabetical order.

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What Students Need to Know About Citing Sources in the Text of a Manuscript o Sources used to begin a sentence the last name(s) of author(s) is presented outside the parenthesis and the year the source was published is included inside the parenthesis. 

Example: Torre (1999)

o If a source is used to conclude a sentence the last name(s) of the author(s), a comma, and the year the source of was published need to be included in the parenthesis. 

Example: (Kramer & Miller, 2014).

o If a direct quote is used from a source, the in-text citation needs to include the page number. 

Example: Torre (1999, p. 123).

o For sources containing three or more authors, cite all authors the first time the source is mentioned. However, for each subsequent citing use the first author’s last name followed by et al. 

Example for first time citing in manuscript: (Canary, Cody, & Manusov, 2000).

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Example for each subsequent citing: (Canary et al., 2000).

Commonly Used Citations in APA Format Book with One Author Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book in italics. City of Publication, State: Publisher Lucas, S. E. (2015). The art of public speaking (12th ed.). Belmont, CA: McGraw-Hill. In-Text Citation: (Lucas, 2015).

Book with Two or More Authors Author’s Last Name, First Initial., & Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book in italics. City of Publication, State: Publisher Osborn, M., & Osborn, S. (1994). Public speaking (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. In-Text Citation: (Osborn & Osborn, 1994).

Magazine & Newspaper Articles Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication, Month). Title of article. Title of magazine in italics, Volume Number (Issue Number), Page Numbers Ballew, B. (2009, March). Pitching prospects experience rookie development program. Choptalk, 5, 44-45. In-Text Citation: (Ballew, 2009).

Website Author, A., (Year, Month Day). Title of work. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from electronic address Bowman, M. (2009, February 4). Previewing the rookie career development program. Retrieved February 5, 2009, from http://atlantabraves.com In-Text Citation: (Bowman, 2009).

Scholarly Journal Article Author’s last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year of publication). Title of journal article. Title of Journal in italics, volume number, page number. Cox, S. A. (1999). Group communication and employee turnover: How coworkers encourage peers to voluntarily exit. Southern Communication Journal, 64, 181-192.

In-Text Citation: (Cox, 1999).

Edited Book Chapter author’s last name, First Initial. Second Initial (if provided). (Year). Title of book chapter. In Editor’s First Initial. Editor’s Second Initial. (if provided) (Ed.), Title of book (page numbers). City of Publication, State: Publisher. Jablin, F. M. (1982). Organizational communication: An assimilation approach. In M. E. Roloff & C. R. Berger (Eds.), Social cognition and communication (pp. 255-286). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. In-Text Citation: (Jablin, 1982)....