Apa Rule in Citation
APA Citation Format
This guide includes general rules and selected examples of in-text citations and References following the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., c2010) guidelines. For information on manuscript structure and content, writing mechanics, and other aspects of the publication process, please consult the APA manual. Copies of the APA manual can be found in REF, at RESD, and on the 4th floor under BF76.7.P82 2009. Additional examples can be found at the APA Style web site (www.apastyle.org). Also check out the Citation Styles & Tools guide for additional online guides from other institutions. University of Maryland University College has a very informative webpage on APA Style with 2 tutorials that are particularly useful at explaining; 1) in-text citations and the reference list, 2) citing with and without a DOI. http://umuc.edu/library/citationguides.shtml Noodlebib and EndNote Web are online citation management tools that include APA 6th formatting.
In-text Citations - general rules
APA is an author-date citation system; if no author is given, then the title or a shortened form of the title is used instead. Author, date, and page numbers are separated by commas and included in parentheses. Each citation in the text must have a corresponding entry in the Reference list. Locate the citation immediately after the quoted or paraphrased material. See example under A Work with One Author below. For quoted or paraphrased material include the page (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers (para.), if available. If there are no paragraph or page numbers but there are section headings, cite the heading and the number of the paragraph following it. Example (Smith, 2007, Discussion section, para. 1). If the quote is less than 40 words, include it within the text in quotation marks followed by the citation; if it is more than 40 words, create a separate block of text, without quotation marks, and indent the block half an inch
This guide includes general rules and selected examples of in-text citations and References following the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., c2010) guidelines. For information on manuscript structure and content, writing mechanics, and other aspects of the publication process, please consult the APA manual. Copies of the APA manual can be found in REF, at RESD, and on the 4th floor under BF76.7.P82 2009. Additional examples can be found at the APA Style web site (www.apastyle.org). Also check out the Citation Styles & Tools guide for additional online guides from other institutions. University of Maryland University College has a very informative webpage on APA Style with 2 tutorials that are particularly useful at explaining; 1) in-text citations and the reference list, 2) citing with and without a DOI. http://umuc.edu/library/citationguides.shtml Noodlebib and EndNote Web are online citation management tools that include APA 6th formatting.
In-text Citations - general rules
APA is an author-date citation system; if no author is given, then the title or a shortened form of the title is used instead. Author, date, and page numbers are separated by commas and included in parentheses. Each citation in the text must have a corresponding entry in the Reference list. Locate the citation immediately after the quoted or paraphrased material. See example under A Work with One Author below. For quoted or paraphrased material include the page (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers (para.), if available. If there are no paragraph or page numbers but there are section headings, cite the heading and the number of the paragraph following it. Example (Smith, 2007, Discussion section, para. 1). If the quote is less than 40 words, include it within the text in quotation marks followed by the citation; if it is more than 40 words, create a separate block of text, without quotation marks, and indent the block half an inch
Citations: – follow guidelines in The Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation REF KF245.U5 Cases Marbury v. Madison, 2 L.Ed. 60 (1803). Probst v. Cacoulidis, 295 A.D.2d 331, 743 N.Y.S.2d 509 (2002). Statutes (laws) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, § 2, 104 Stat. 328 (1991). Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq. (West 1993). N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 717 (McKinney 1983). Regulations 12 C.F.R. § 225.22(d) (2) (ii) (1988) 22 N.Y.C.R.R. 1200.3 (2008) Patents Smith, J. D. (1984). U.S. Patent No. 123,456. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Created by Linda Coppola based on the rules outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., c2010). Updated 9/2011 by Lara Nicosia. Contact Lara Nicosia for questions: ldnwml@rit.edu or 475-2626.