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started in 1928
anthropological and
psychological journal editorsmet
purpose: to standardizepublication formats
first guidelines 7 pages long
latest 6th edition printed2009 summer
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Margins: 1 inch around
Font: Times New Roman 12 pt.
Line spacing: double spaced
throughout
Word spacing: 1 space after commas, colons, and semi-
colons
1 space after period in name (A. B.
Smith) 1 space after period separating parts of
reference citation
1 or 2 spaces after periods in sentencesin text
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Paraphrasing within text:
In a 1989 article, Gould explores some of Darwins mosteffective metaphors.
Author cited in text:
Gould (1989) attributed Darwins success to his gift formaking the appropriate metaphor.
Author not cited in text:
As metaphors for the workings of nature, Darwin used thetangled bank, the tree of life, and the face of nature(Gould, 1989).
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Direct quote from author:
Gould (1989) explains that Darwin used the metaphorof the tree of life to express the other form ofinterconnectedness-genealogical rather thanecological-and to illustrate both success and failure inthe history of life (p.14).
Direct quote without name of author:
Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life toexpress the other form of interconnectedness-genealogical rather than ecological (Gould, 1989,p.14).
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General format for long quotes: indented 5 spaces do not use quotation marks citation appears one space after last punctuation of quote
Friedman (2006) draws connections between two seemingly disparateevents: November 9 (dismantling of the Berlin Wall) and September11 (attack on the World Trade Center). He believes
these two dates represent the two competing forms of imaginationat work in the world today: the creative imagination of 11/9 and
the destructive imagination of 9/11. One brought down a wall andopened the windows of the world. . . [the other] putting up newinvisible and concrete walls among people. (p. 543). (p. 543) (p.543)
(p. 543)
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Example:
Several studies (Balda, 1980; Kammil,1988; Pepperberg & Funk, 1990)
confirm the use of metaphors increases
learning.
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First citation in text:
Wasserstein, Zappula, Rosen, German, and Rock(1994) found. . .
The use of metaphors was found to be helpful(Wasserstein, Zappula, Rosen, German, & Rock, 1994)
Subsequent citations (3 or more authors):
Wasserstein and colleagues (1994) found
Wasserstein et al. (1994) found
The use of metaphors was found to be helpful(Wasserstein et al., 1994)
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Text:
Seidenberg and McCellands study (as cited in Coltheart,Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993).
Reference page:
Coltheart, M., Curtis, B., Atkins, P., & Haller, M. (1993).Models of reading aloud: Dual-route and parallel-distributed-processing approaches.Psychological
Review, 100, 589-608.
Use sparingly!
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References are listed on separate page
Only citations that appear in the text shouldappear on the reference page
Everything cited in the text should appear on thereference page.
References are double-spaced, flush left withsubsequent lines indented 5 spaces
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General format:
Author, A. A (year, add month and date of publication for daily orweekly publications). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volumenumber(issue), pages.
Example:
Little, D. W. (200l). Leading change: Creating the
future for education technology. SyllabusI nternational, 15(5), 22-24.
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General format:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (number ed.).Location City, State Abbreviation: Publisher.
Example:
Anderson, A. B., Smith, S. D., & Jones, J. C. (1978). Adistant mirror: The calamitous fourteenth century
(3rd ed.). New York, NY: Knopf.
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General format:
Author, A. A. (date of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor(Ed.), Title of book(pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.
Example:
James, J. E. (1988). Two sides of paradise: The Edenmyth according to Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo
(Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic(pp. 219-223).Westport, CT: Greenwood.
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DOIs are unique strings ofnumbers used to identifyonline articles content and
provide a persistent link totheir location on the Internet.
1. When DOIs are present,no longer have to include
URL.2. When DOIs are not
present, include URL
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General format:
Author, A. A. (date). Title of article. Title of Journal,volume(number), page numbers. doi: xx.xxxxxxx
Example:
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005).Volunteer support, marital status, and the
survival times of terminally ill patients.Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
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General format:
Author, A. A. (date of publication). Title of article Title ofJournal, volume(number), page numbers. Retrievedfrom URL
Example:
Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotionalintelligence and self-esteem mediate between
perceived early parental love and adulthappiness.Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48.Retrieved fromhttp://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap
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A citation is giving credit whenever youuse someones ideas, figures, uniqueapproach, or specific reasoning. This isdone whether you paraphrase
anothers ideas or use direct quotes.
The purpose of using citations istwofold:
1. to give credit for the person whose
material you are using and2. to offer a way for readers of your
work to find out more informationabout that source.
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Plagiarism: act of using
someone elses ideas, words,
figures, unique approach, or
specific reasoning without
giving appropriate credit.
Its a bad thing!
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American Psychological Association
(2010). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association
(6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
APA Website: www.apastyle.org
Updated APA guideline notes on ELCSE
website under Student Resources
(http://www.aug.edu/elcse/ELCSE_AP
A_Guidelines.pdf)