Citation is the way you tell your readers that certain

material in your work came from another source.

APA Citation: American Psychological Association

style uses an author-year system of citation to
ensure that the sources referenced by a writer can
be tracked easily by anybody.
 Parenthetical
the author’s name and
publication date appear in
parentheses.
Falsely balanced news
coverage can distort the public’s
perception of expert consensus
on an issue (Koehler, 2016).
Narrative
the author’s name is
incorporated into the text as
part of the sentence and the
year follows in parentheses.
Koehler (2016) noted the
dangers of falsely balanced
news coverage.
Reference List
It contains the sources you have cited in-text in
your paper.

Bibliography
It contains all the sources used for your paper in
addition to the sources cited in the paper.
A complete source is composed of:
• Author
• Date Published
• Title of Work
• Publication/Website (italic if from book, journal, newspaper,
magazine)
• *URL (if applicable)

Author. (2021). Title of Work. Publication. URL.

Let’s Try!
Document type: Online Source
Authors: Gander, Kashmira
Publication date: April 29, 2021
Article title: Vaccine being developed in Australia raises antibodies to
neutralize virus in pre-clinical tests
Website Name: Newsweek
URL: https://www.newsweek.com/australia-covid-19- vaccine-neutralize-virus-1500849

Gander, K. (2021). Vaccine being developed in Australia raises antibodies

to neutralize virus in pre-clinical tests. Newsweek. Retrieved from
https://www.newsweek.com/australia-covid-19- vaccine-neutralize-virus-
1500849.
Let’s Try!
Document type: Journal article (Section 10.1)
Authors: Katharina Bernecker and Jule Kramer
Publication year: 2020
Article title: Implicit theories about willpower are associated with exercise
levels during the academic examination period
Journal: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, Volume 9, Issue 2,
pages 216–231

Bernecker, K. & Kramer, J. (2020). Implicit theories about willpower are

associated with exercise levels during the academic examination period.
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9(2), 216–231.
Let’s Try!
Document type: Book
Authors: Jill Santos, Keith Reyes, and Rein Delavin
Publication year: 2018
Book title: English Pronunciation for the Filipino College Student.
Publication: Ken Incorporated

When you have 3 or more authors.

Just use the first author’s name then, add “et al.”

Santos J. et al. (2018). English Pronunciation for the Filipino College

Student, 118-120. Ken Incorporated.
Your Turn! Arrange the ff. details using APA style.
1. Title of the book: The Psychology of Choosing Careers
Author: Prisila Marohombsar
Publisher: Iconic Publishing Inc.
Year Published: 2017

2. Title: Factors Affecting Career Track and Strand Choices of

Grade 10 Students
Author: John O. Pablico, Kyle R. Alcon, Emman P. Ligo
Title of the Journal: Pathways International Journal page.14-20
Date published: June 2016
Your Turn! Arrange the ff. details using APA style.
3. Title: Leadership Giftedness
Author: Kareem B. Brogers, and Meredith E. Ramsey
Website Name: Springer Association Inc.
Published: 2009
Correct Answers:
Marohombsar, P. (2017). The Psychology of Choosing Careers.
Iconic Publishing Inc.

Pablico, J. et al. (2016). Factors Affecting Career Track and

Strand Choices of Grade 10 Students. Pathways International
Journal page.14-20

Brogers, K., Ramsey, M. (2009). Leadership Giftedness.

Springer Association Inc. Retrieved from: URL
Reference List is _____________ while
Bibliography is ____________

It is important to write citation

because_______________________
Why do we need to Cite Sources?
• To avoid PLAGIARISM

• To give proper credits to people whose

words or ideas you are using.

• To help readers to easily locate your sources

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