APA

Citation Guide

APA Formatting
Font: 12 point Times New Roman (11 pt Arial in our industry)
Title: Center and use Title Case (capitalize words 4 letters or longer)

Spacing: Double (1.5 spacing in our industry) Margins: one inch all around Page number: is placed in top right corner

Header: identifying header & page number on every page

Indent: tab indent the first line of each paragraph

Capitalization, Quotes, Italics, Underlining

In titles, also capitalize short words that are verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs: Writing New Media, There Is Nothing Left to Lose In your Reference list, only the first word of a title will be capitalized: Writing new media When capitalizing titles, capitalize both words in a hyphenated compound word: Natural-Born Cyborgs Capitalize the first word after a dash or colon Italicize or underline the titles of longer works such as books, edited collections, movies, television series, documentaries, or albums Put quotation marks around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles , articles from edited collections, tv episodes, and song titles

APA Part 1:
IN-TEXT CITATIONS

In-text Citations for Short Quotations (less than 40 words)

(last name, Date, para. #)

Electronic Sources

(Zombie Awareness, 2011, para.13) If there is no date, use n.d. in its place Use name of organization, website, or title if no author is given

Print (Reznor, 2011, p.46) Sources

(last name, Date, p.#)

o In-text citations come directly after the quoted material! o The punctuation goes AFTER the citation: Halloween is the best time of year (Reznor, 2011, p.46).

In-text Citations for Long Quotations (more than 40 words)

Use block indenting: tab from the left margin Double space the entire quotation Do not enclose it in quotation marks Note: the period is placed BEFORE the in-text citation

Example of a Long Quotation

This is an example of a long quotation. You want to make sure that you are properly citing it in-text and in your reference page. The APA guidebook reminds us that: The quotation is considered long if it is more than 40 words. Also, you are to use block indenting which means you tab from the left margin. In addition, the quote should be double spaced and dont forget that you do not enclose it in quotation marks. (APA Guidebook, 2011, p. 46) That is what your long quotation should look like. Remember that you should try to avoid long quotations whenever possible to ensure that you are using enough of your own ideas and to preserve word count.

In-text Citations, Multiple Authors

2 Authors
Cite both authors surnames joined by a & The zombie apocalypse is upon us (Rob & White, 2011).

3-5

Cite all authors surnames in the 1st reference; for subsequent references include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. and the year. By 2020, we may all be zombies (Cobain, Corogan & Reznor, 2011). It is a fact that we are doomed (Cobain et al., 2011).

6 or more

Cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. and the year Build your zombie-proof house now (Stroumboulopoulos et al., 2011).

Other Publications
Dictionary/Encyclopedia Definition
If the entry has no author, use a shortened version of the title of the entry from the dictionary or encyclopedia in place of the authors name Zombie is defined as the body of a dead person given the semblance of life (zombie, 2011, para. 1).

Personal Communication
Includes interviews, lectures, telephone conversations, letters and memos Give the initials as well as the surname of the communicator Do not include personal communications in your Reference list unless retrieved from an online source As one zombie expert explained: Brains are the most sought after snack for zombies (A. Nexpert, personal communication, May 5, 2011).

APA Part 2:
REFERENCE LIST

Reference List Formatting

Reference list is on a separate page
Place a page header and page number in the top right corner Center the word References at the top of the page Set the first line of each entry flush left and indent subsequent lines Double space all lines List each entry alphabetically (according to the first letter of each entry) Authors last name goes first, followed by first name

Reference List Capitalization

Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle Capitalize only the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns

Do not italicize, underline or put quotes around titles of short works like articles or essays

Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word

Capitalize all major words in a journal title

Italicize titles of longer works such as books & journals

Reference List: Websites

Name of website. Date. Title. Date Retrieved, From URL IMDB. 2009. Zombieland. Retrieved October 1, 2011, from No Author http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/

No Title

Name. Date. Date Retrieved, From URL Brooks, M. (2011). Retrieved October 1, 2011, from http://maxbrooks.com/

No Date

Name. (n.d.). Title. Date Retrieved, From URL Zombiehub. (n.d.). Zombology. Retreived October 1, 2011 from http://www.zombiehub.com/zombology.html

Reference List: Website Tips

If an author is not provided, then use the name of the website excluding the www. and the .com Only include the year in the date If no title is provided, skip this information ALWAYS include the date retrieved. If you visited the site more than once, use the most recent date ALWAYS include the URL. It is easiest to copy and paste it into your references OneNote is a fantastic tool to keep track of websites and their URLs

Reference List: Web Articles

Periodical
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume # (issue # if available). Retrieved from http://www.website.com

Periodical with DOI

Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume #, page range. doi: 0000000/00000000

E-Books

Author. (Date). Title. Retrieved from

Reference List: other web sources

Newspaper Articles

Householder, M.(2011, October 3). Zombies, Zombies, Zombies. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/zombies-zombies-zombiesanthology_n_992660.html

Online Dictionary and Encyclopedia

Word being defined. (date) In name of dictionary. Retrieved from URL Zombies. (2011) In Dictionary.com. Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/zombies

Email

Email does not go in your reference list. It is only cited in-text as personal communication: (T. Reznor, personal communication, October 3, 2011)

References
Perdue OWL. (2011). APA Formatting and Style Guide. Retrieved From http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/