APA Citing Guide for Social Sciences
(American Psychological Association)
Purdue University APA Reference
(Neyhard, Karper, Seas, Russell, Wagner, and Angeli, 2009)
- Basic In-Text Citation Method:
Citation Basics
According to the APA and the Purdue Owl, author-date is the proper style for citing a reference in the middle of other text. (e.g. Gil, 2009)
- Formatting Citations: Capitalization, Quotes, Underlining:
APA Capitalization Styles
Most titled words of four letters or more are capitalized, as are both words in a compound word (e.g. Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides and Controls)
- How to Make Long Quotations or Paraphrases:
APA Quotation and Paraphrase Style
Indenting is desirable for longer quotations. Page numbers are ideal for whenever you paraphrase an author.
- How to Cite an Author/Authors:
APA Author Citation Style
You will use "and" or the ampersand "&", depending on your use of parentheses. In cases where 6 authors or more are cited, the "et al" expression will come into play.
- Citing Electronic Documents:
APA Source Style
When there is no date on an Internet or electronic reference, use the "n.d." abbreviation. Where there are no page numbers available, you need to help the reader find the exact paragraph as well.
