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APA Style Citation GuideIn-Text Citations

When citing references in your paper, specify the author of the work you are referencing, the year of publication, and the number of the page from which the quote or paraphrase was taken.

The following are some examples of how to cite sources when quoting the material:

"Customized webpages follow Web 2.0 standards that can be applied to instructional design" (Cat, 2010, p. 199).

According to Business Cat, "customized learning modules would allow for expanded student engagement" (2010, p. 200).

Reference List

Sources cited in your paper must appear on a reference list. This page should meet the following guidelines:

Format

A reference list appears as a separate page at the end of your paper. Title the page "References" and center the title at the top of the page. Each source cited in your paper should be represented in your reference list.

Authors

Write out the last name and first initials for each author of a given work. 

Titles

Capitalize the first words of the title and subtitle of each source on the reference list, as well as any proper names.

Italicizing

Do not italicize titles of journal articles or essays.

Order

A reference list should be arranged in alphabetical order according to authors' last names.

Entries without authors should be arranged alphabetically by title within the reference list.

Indentation

The first line of a citation is flush on the left margin and each subsequent line indented one-half inch (one tab).

 

 

 

Citing Books

Citing books requires the following:

Author's name Publication year Work title Publication city Publisher

With those requirements you can cite your book sources as the examples below illustrate:

Author Last Name, Author First and Middle Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of work in italics:

Capitalized subtitle if appropriate. Location of Publisher: Publisher Name.

 Planet, C. (1990). Captain Planet, he's our hero! New York, NY: Planeteers Press.

 

  

 

 

Citing Online Sources

Citing online sources requires the following:

Author's name Publication year Title of online source or document URL or Digital Object Identifier

The example below shows the general format for citing online sources:

Last name, First initials. (Year [use n.d. if no date is present]). Article or page title. Larger

Publication Title, volume or issue number if available or needed. Retrieved from

http://url address

This example shows how to cite an entire website: 

Zombie Prevention Group. (2012). Zombie Survival Plan. Zombies Task Force. Retrieved from

http://www.zombiesareafteryou.org/ZPG/survivalplan.html

While this example shows how to cite a YouTube video:

Screen name. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://url of video

saraj00n. (2011, April 5). Nyan Cat [original] [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4

 

Citing Database Articles

Citing articles from databases requires the following:

Author's name Date of publication Title of article Title of journal Volume number and issue Page range of article URL or Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of article

As a student at Kansas State University, you have access to databases on our databases page

The general format for citing sources from an online database is as follows:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Second Author's Last Name, First

Initial., Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of the article cited. Title of the

Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from http://www.url.com/insert/here/

Montana, A. T. (1983). Every dog has his day. Miami Journal of Movies, 1, 10-20.

Retrieved from http://www.miamimoviejournal/scarface/tonymontana/bio/

  

Citing Print Articles

Citing print articles requires the following:

Author's name Date the article was published Article title Publication title Volume and issue number when applicable Page numbers of article

With this information, you can create citations such as the ones below:

Lucas, G. W. (2010, June). Jar Jar Binks: Savior of the galaxy? All About Star Wars,

150, 19-40.

Spielberg, S. A. (2008, July 6th). You can survive a nuclear bomb in a fridge! Entertainment

Weekly, 258, 20-35.

 Or even create an example for an article from a daily newspaper:

Bucket, M. R. (1992, July 10th). I am buckets of fun! Really I am!

The New York Times, p. B4.

 

  

 

Citing Database Articles

Citing articles from databases requires the following:

Author's name Date of publication Title of article Title of journal Volume number and issue Page range of article URL or Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of article

As a student at Kansas State University, you have access to databases on our databases page

The general format for citing sources from an online database is as follows:

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Second Author's Last Name, First

Initial., Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of the article cited. Title of the

Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from http://www.url.com/insert/here/

Montana, A. T. (1983). Every dog has his day. Miami Journal of Movies, 1, 10-20.

Retrieved from http://www.miamimoviejournal/scarface/tonymontana/bio/

  

 

 

Citing TV, Movies and Music

You can cite various sources including movies, documentaries, music recordings, TV shows and other media.

Citing these sources can require the following:

Author's name (such as Songwriter for a Music Recording or Writer for a Television Series Episode)

Recording Artist (for a Music Recording) Producer's and/or director's names (if movie or Television Broadcast/Series) Publication year Title of work URL (if online) Production company (if movie or TV series)

With this information you can cite a single Television Series Episode as the example below shows:

Writer's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Writer), Director's Last Name, First

Initial. Middle Initial. (Director). (Date of Publication). Title of episode (Television series

episode). In First Initial. Producer Last Name (Producer), Series title in italics. City,

state of origin: Studio or distributor.

Molina, J. W. & Whedon, J. H. (Writers). Kroeker, A. W. (Director). (2002).

Ariel (Television series episode). In J. Whedon (Producer), Firefly. Los Angeles, CA:

Mutant Enemy.

Or you can cite the song "Not Afraid" by Eminem like the example below:

Mathers, M. B. (2010). Not Afraid (Recorded by Eminem). On Not Afraid [CD].

Santa Monica, CA: Aftermath Entertainment.