APA 6th ed.: In-Text Citations

“and one edition to rule them all…”

Mariam, Melissa, Sarah and Jennifer

With special appearances by six important sages of our time.

In-Text Citations: The Basics

My advice you follow and an

APA 6th Ed. Jedi you will

be.

Use Author (Date) format.

Use past tense

Use (Author, date, p.#) when paraphrasing

MAGIC NUMBER: 40 Words or less. c < 40 = in text citation, with page.40 < c = stand alone block of text also with page.

Use [sic] when citing a text with an error. Do not correct the error.

Capitalize names and titles

Citing the work of others:

I pity the fool who doesn’t use APA 6!

• The entire work: (Smith, 2004)• A specific page: (Smith, 2004, p. 39)• If the author's name is included in the

text of the sentence where the citation takes place: Smith (2004, p. 39)

• An online article with no page numbers:(Myers, 2000, para. 5)

• (Beutler, 2000, Conclusion section, para. 1)

• Use abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number you are citing. When possible, specify a section of the article.

If you are citing:

Citing Authors APA Manual, pp. 181-183

Wax On, Wax Off, Dissertation-San

One author:(Author, Date) (Courtois, 2004)

Two authors:(Author & Author, Year)(Kelley & Chang, 2007)

Three to five authorsFirst citation:(Hughes, Brestan, & Valle, 2004)Subsequent citations:(Hughes et al., 2004)

Six or seven authorsFirst citation:(Phelps et al., 2004)Subsequent citations:(Phelps et al., 2004)When a work has 6-7 authors, in-text citations consist of the first author's name followed by "et al." (Latin for "and others") and the date.

Citing Authors & Works: Continued

You Mess With APA…You’ll Get the Horns.

Eight or more authorsFirst citation:(Carter et al., 2004)Subsequent citations:(Carter et al., 2004)When a work has 8 or more authors, in-text citations consist of the first author's name followed by "et al." (Latin for "and others") and the date.

Group authorAmerican Dietetic Association. (1999). First citation:(American Dietetic Association [ADA], 1999)Subsequent citations:(ADA, 1999)

More In-Text Citations:

APA 6 uses logic…so I love it.

No authors listed:None to claim their bones: Relics of an old Brooklyn graveyard. (1888, April 12). New York Times, pp. 3-4. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/List the source by title in your reference list. Alphabetize reference list entries beginning with a title using the primary word of the title (excluding a, an, and the). ("None to Claim Their Bones," 1888)In cases where the title contains a colon, use only the text before the colon in your in-text citation.

The Common Errors of APA 6th Ed.•  APA is an author-date system. no author? Then begin with the title.

• links are not underlined.

• Stick to plain, readable fonts: Times or Courier, 12 pt.  Make sure to double space!

• Use "and" in text and "&" inside parentheses.

• The word "data" is plural.

• DO hyphenate nouns used as adjectives: decision-making processDO NOT hyphenate nouns NOT used as adjectives: 

the process of decision making. See p. 99 for more example Of correct hyphen usage.

Avoid committing these APA faux-pas to avoid the wrath of my roundhouse kick!

ReferencesAPA Citation Examples (n.d.) University of Maryland.

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