Is a system that determines the style and format of your referencing, i. Learn about widelyused referencing styles, including apa american psychological association and vancouver. When the work has 21 or more authors, include only the first 19 names, an ellipsis. Apa is the abbreviation of the american psychological association, and apa referencing is based on the style of academic writing favoured by the apa. Referencing, university of otago library, university of otago, new. Apa referencing citation styles libguides at university of otago. Referencing is a method of acknowledging sources of information, or other peoples opinions or theories that you have included in your written work. Apa for academic writing fall 2019 mount royal university. This includes rewording or reworking paraphrasing of another persons works. Article from a newspaper or magazine website treat as a website see page 6 give the authors and date of.
What are the main changes between apa 6th and apa 7th editions. If your dept provides information about apa that differs from what you find on. Citation machine helps students and professionals properly credit the information that they use. Quick apa referencing guide when you quote, paraphrase or summarise other peoples information, ideas or opinions, cite your sources in the text of your assignment. The american psychological association reference style uses the authordate citation system. This guide is based on the publication manual of the american psychological association, 6th edition always check with your lecturer that this is the citation style required for your unit. Publication manual of the american psychological association 7th ed. Apa referencing 6th edition a p a publication manual of. Apa referencing writers ideas into your written work. Periods of quiet and of active sleep often called rem sleep because of the rapid eye movements alternate throughout the night, with a total of perhaps ninety minutes devoted to rem gleitman, 1995, p. Books apa 6th referencing style guide library guides. Refer to the my support area of to see the services available, including how to contact your personal advisor. A secondary citation is where you are citing information or quotes the author of your reference has taken from source that you have not read. How you format your reference depends upon the reference or citation style you use e.
Accurate referencing is a key component of good academic practice and. Referencing and apa style apa 6th referencing style. Angus, 1936 is an iconic landscape of new zealands countryside. Conference papers, reports, and theses the library. Citation styles, university of otago library, university. Accurate referencing is a key component of good academic practice and enhances the presentation of your work. Reference list apa 6th referencing style guide library. Apa referencing style has its own rules about order and formatting.
One aspect of this style is referencing apa referencing is most commonly used in the social sciences, in education, and in business, as well as other disciplines. When quoting directly or indirectly from a source, the source must be acknowledged in the text by author name and year of publication. Apa referencing a guide for ara institute of canterbury students this guide is based on the 6th edition of the publication manual of the american psychological association 2010 please email. The following links and examples are based on more detailed information in the publication manual of the american psychological association. This page provides apa information and examples for students and staff of the university of waikato. Refer to the publication manual of the american psychological association 7th ed. It also gives credit to authors whose work you have used and consulted. If it appears inside quotation marks, then it should appear inside quotation marks here. Apa for academic writing fall 2019 what is referencing citation. In addition, provide a reference list containing full information for each source that matches your citations. Updated april 2012 referencing with apa 6th brief guide the publication manual for apa is now in its 6th edition in 2010.
All the sources you refer to in your writing intext citations must be included in the reference list at the end of your work. Writing skills quick apa referencing guide jan 2011 quick apa referencing guide when you quote, paraphrase or summarise other peoples information, ideas or opinions, you have to cite your sources in the text of your assignment. Please note printing directly from pages in this guide may alter the citation formatting display. Surnames and initials for up to 20 authors should be provided in the reference list. Apa referencing we are here to help you succeed in your studies. For further information, please refer to the 6th edition of the publication manual of the american psychological association 2010, or see a staff member in the library, student learning. Please check with the lecturers in your programme to see if you are required to use the 6 th or the 7 th edition apa. Usually the first few words of the title are used enough to uniquely identify the source. In addition, you have to provide a reference list containing full information for each. Beginners guide to apa referencing 6th edition 1 a beginners guide to the apa 6th ed. A shortened version of the web page title appears in the intext citation. This guide contains examples of references formatted according to the publication manual of the american psychological association 7th ed. Home referencing citation styles libguides at university of otago. You can import all pdfs within a folder by clicking on the dropdown menu and selecting add folder.
Your department will tell you which citation style to use. Apa referencing guide the following is to be used only as a guide to apa referencing. Referencing is how you acknowledge that you have used the ideas and written material belonging to other authors in your own work. Note that this document is adapted from this online guide and does not. Copies of this manual are available at the robertson library and for more referencing examples, go to chapters 8 and 10 or visit. It is designed to accompany not replace the 7th edition of the publication manual of the american psychological association, which.
Most of the otago polytechnic programmes use apa referencing. It includes several significant changes, such as the use of dois and urls in retrieval statements. Apa is the publishing style established by the american psychological association. For each type of source you have used, certain information needs to be provided in a certain order and the reference list needs to be formatted in a certain way. Conference proceedings published in a journal or book follow the same format as for a journal article, edited book or edited book chapter.
Apa citing and referencing library guides at monash. The mla style is produced by the modern language association, and uses brief parenthetical intext citations that point to more detailed information in the alphabetical list of works cited which is included at the end of the paper. Apa style is used in all of the books and journals that the association publishes, and is widely adopted in the social and behavioural sciences. There are also tools available to help you manage your references. Information on citing referencing and what citation style to use. The purpose of the reference list is to provide your readers with detailed information for the sources you used, so that they can find them. Apa referencing a guide for ara institute of canterbury. Refer to the publication manual of the american psychological. Using the apa referencing style oil university of otago.
You will see what i mean when we discuss the apa pdf citation format in detail, but for now, here is a guide in listing the authors. Acs american chemical society apa american psychological association chicago a. Knowing why you need to reference means you will understand why it is important that you know how to reference. Apa referencing style apa style refers to author names parenthetically in text, and the list of references at the end of the paper is organised alphabetically by author. Referencing means showing where you got your information from citing your sources, and the apa system of referencing is one of a number of standardised methods for doing this. Quick apa referencing guide for nursing when quoting, paraphrasing or summarising other peoples information, ideas or opinions, cite sources in the text of your assignment. Citing pdf files is the same as how you cite a print publication, but with the inclusion of the url or doi. Ijsnem follows a modified version of the style laid out in the publication manual of the american psychological association apa, 6th ed. Check with your school if you are not sure what referencing style to use because there are several including harvard and chicago. Wintec apa guide page 1 of 7 revised june 2015 apa referencing 6th edition this is the wintec guide to help you with referencing in the american psychological association apa style. Using the apa referencing style university of otago. Referencing, university of otago library, university of.
In addition, provide a reference list with full information for each. Before you decide to use the apa referencing style in your writing, check with your course book, tutor or course coordinator. For more comprehensive details see the publication manual of the american psychological association, held in the reference section of the library or visit. Intext to cite information directly or indirectly, there are two ways to acknowledge citations. This section includes information about citing and referencing what it is, why it is necessary and how to do it. Two versions of the harvard citation style recommended by the library are the styles developed by the university of limerick and the imperial college of london. University of otago 65 albany st po box 56 dunedin 9054 new zealand. Apa style guide to electronic references 6th edition, 2012. You can also add a pdf document by clicking on the add files button in the top left of mendeley desktop. The american psychological association apa style is an authordate citation style. There are different versions of harvard referencing and this booklet is only a guide.
In such cases, the reference data will need to be edited manually. Referencing is crucial to you to carry out successful research, and crucial to your readers so they can see how you did your research. The intext citation can be either a direct quote or reporting the ideas with your own words. Dcu library apa referencing style guide 5 p a g e intext citation. This guide introduces the apa referencing style with examples of citation styles for different types of resources. Whenever you use other peoples words, ideas, information, or images in your own work, you need to identify the source accurately to 1 give credit to the original creators of the work and 2 provide your reader with a reliable path to the original source. Apa academic writer is a new online resource designed to assist in the application of apa style formatting rules. See the publication manual of the american psychological association 2010, p. This page contains information about apa referencing and how to use it. This guide will provide you with information on citingreferencing and information. If the title appears in italics in the reference list, it should appear in italics here.
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