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Apa Citation Resources
Apa Citation Resources
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· The website: https://apastyle.apa.org/: More APA resources
3. Google
· Google it!: If you have any question about APA, simply Google with the keyword:
“APA style.” For example: “how to cite unpublished dissertation APA style.” Make sure
to use updated resources with the latest APA version.
· Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/): Once you locate a specific article on
Google Scholar, use the quotation mark (“) below the article’s description to find its APA
citation. Be sure to double check before copying the citation.
4. Software/Program
· Microsoft Word: APA citations are available on the “References” tab
· Other citation programs: Mendeley, Zotero, Refworks, Endnote…
5. Recite
· Website: https://reciteworks.com/
· “Recite checks that your in-text citations match the reference list at the end of your
work”
Incorrect: Smith & Brown (2020) discussed major equity issues in education
4. Forget to italicize the name of the journal/book and its volume in the reference list
Correct:
Baniya, S., & Weech, S. (2019). Data and experience design: Negotiating community-oriented
digital research with service-learning. Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International
Engagement, 6(1), 11–16.
Incorrect:
Baniya, S., & Weech, S. (2019). Data and experience design: Negotiating community-oriented
digital research with service-learning. Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International
Engagement, 6(1), 11–16.
5. Verb tense
APA prefers past tense in literature review (e.g., the author found, the study explored, this issue
was examined…). More detail:
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/grammar/verb-tense