Critical Thinking Skills

(FIA 0014)

Lecture 6:Referencing
APA Referencing
• Book  with one author & with two authors
• E-book  from the university & from the internet
• Journal article  conventional &web-based
• Publications from internet & website
• YouTube
• Blogs
• Films/Movies
Book with one author
•Author, Initials. (Year). Title of book. (Edition) (only include this if not the
first edition) Place of publication (this must be a town or city, not a
country): Publisher.

Reference:
•Bower, J. L. (1991). The craft of general management. Boston: Harvard
Business School.
•Guiltinan, J. P. (1994). Marketing management: Strategic and programs
(5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
 Book with two authors
• Authors, Initials. (Year). Title of book. Edition (only include this if not the
first edition).  Place: Publisher.

• Reference:
• Charles, F., & Milne, J. (1994).  Integrated electrical and electronic
engineering for mechanical Engineers. London: McGraw-Hill. 
E-Books

•Author (s). (Year).  Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher. Retrieved

Month data, year from (URL address)

•Joy, S., & Killick, K. (1997). Art psychotherapy and psychosis. London:

Routledge. Retrieved May 1, 2011 from http://site.ebrary.com
 For an e-book freely available
over the internet:

• Authorship.  (Year).  Title of book. [type of medium] Place of publication (if

known): Publisher. Followed by “Available at:” include web address or URL
for the e-book [Accessed date].
For journal articles the required
elements for a reference are:
•Author, (must put family name/surname). (Year). Title of article. Name of
Journal, Volume number (Issue/Part number), page numbers.

References:
•Donyai, P. (2010). Quality of medicines stored together in multi compartment
compliance aids. Journal of  Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 35(5),
pp.533-543.
 Journal article: Database
• Author, Initials. (Year). Title of article. Full Title of Journal, Volume number
(Issue/Part number), Page numbers if available. Retrieved (month, date
and year) from (address of database)

Reference:
• Wilkins, H. (2010).  Souvenirs: What and Why We Buy. Journal of Travel
Research, 50(3). Retrieved June, 20 2011 from http://web.ebscohost.com
Newspaper Articles
• Author (must start with family name/surname). (Year, month and day of
publication). Title of article. Name of magazine, page. 

Reference:
• Slapper, G. (2005, June 20). Corporate manslaughter: new issues for
lawyers. The Times, p.4b.
 Website
• Authorship or Source. (Year). Title of web document or web page. [type of
medium] (date of update if available) Available at: include web site
address/URL (Uniform Resource Locator) [Accessed date].
Audio/ movie/film
• Producer’s last name (producer), & director’s last name (Director).
(Year). Movie title [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Name of movie
studio.

References:
• Cagle, J. (Producer), & Estenberg, E. (Director). (2008). Monster: The truth
will finally be told [Motion Picture]. United States: The Asylum.
Sentence Examples
•Smith.L (2013) has agreed / observed/ pointed out that “
_____________________________”

•According to Smith.L (2013), it is suggested that “

___________________________”

•Smith.L (2013) argues “_________________

•“______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________” (Smith.L, 2013)
Reported Verbs and Phrases

 states,  argues,
 found/ has found  notes,
 indicates,  outlines
 points out,  mentions
 observes,  reiterates
 explains,  proposes,
 contradict,  suggest,
The End