APA helps

Correctly citing journals in your

bibliography:APA
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi.aspx

APA states that including database information in citations is not necessary because databases
change over time (p. 192). Example:
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating,
8(3), 120-125.

If an on-line article has a DOI (digital object indicator) assigned, use this in place of the URL.
Example:
Wilens, T. E., & Biederman, J. (2006). Alcohol, drugs, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A model for the
study of addictions in youth. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 20, 580-588. doi:10.1177/0269881105058776

If an on-line article does not have a DOI, use the URL. Example:
Arakji, R. Y., & Lang, K. R. (2008). Avatar business value analysis: A method for the evaluation of business value
creation in virtual commerce. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 9, 207-218. Retrieved from
http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/

Examples above from:

http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm#withDOI and
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi.aspx

From APA manual

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
Short Quotations
If you are directly quoting from a work, you will need to include the
author, year of publication, and the page number for the reference
(preceded by "p."). Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase that
includes the author's last name followed by the date of publication in
parentheses.
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA
style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p.
199); what implications does this have for teachers?
If the author is not named in a signal phrase, place the author's last
name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses
after the quotation.
She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones,
1998, p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.

Signal phrases
Some verbs often used in signal phrases:
Acknowledges, comments, admits,
reasons, illustrates, insists, argues,
asserts, notes, observes, claims, believes,
points out, suggests, says, writes, agrees,
declares, reports, thinks
:
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/cpe/e
n/Resources/Writing_Guide.html

No page # in online source

Sources Without Page Numbers
When an electronic source lacks page numbers, you should try to
include information that will help readers find the passage being
cited. When an electronic document has numbered paragraphs, use
the abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number (Hall,
2001, para. 5). If the paragraphs are not numbered and the
document includes headings, provide the appropriate heading and
specify the paragraph under that heading. Note that in some
electronic sources, like Web pages, people can use the Find
function in their browser to locate any passages you cite.
According to Smith (1997), ... (Mind over Matter section, para. 6).
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Summarizing material

Read the Whorton article and write a 2 pp. summary/reflection. Simply summarizing is not
enough. However, when summarizing material from Whorton, properly cite using APA format.
Every time you switch subjects in a paragraph, cite the author again.

One additional note about citing summarized material: If you use Creamer again in the same
paragraph as a signal phrase, you only need to cite Creamer (and not the date).

Example: According to Creamer (2009), this medical model of disability views the body as a machine that
exhibits the presence or absence of function, putting focus on diagnosis and treatment. Creamer also
discusses the role of the evening meal in developing community.

However, if you cite Creamer by putting his name and date at the end of the sentence, you must
cite both Creamer and the date each time.

Example: According to Creamer (2009), this medical model of disability views the body as a machine that
exhibits the presence or absence of function, putting focus on diagnosis and treatment. Other definitions of
disability include an economic and socio-political approach (Creamer, 2009).

Example: The conversation surrounding the nightly meal is savored and enjoyed, representing spiritual and
social renewal (Creamer, 2009). This leads to intimate conversation between the core members and
assistants (Creamer, 2009).

The purpose of this assignment is to practice correctly citing borrowed material and to
differentiate between borrowed material and your own words and opinions.

Citing two or more authors

A Work by Two Authors: Name both authors in the signal phrase
or in the parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word
"and" between the authors' names within the text and use the
ampersand in the parentheses.
Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) supports...
(Wegener & Petty, 1994)
A Work by Three to Five Authors: List all the authors in the signal
phrase or in parentheses the first time you cite the source.
(Kernis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993)
In subsequent citations, only use the first author's last name
followed by "et al." in the signal phrase or in parentheses.
(Kernis et al., 1993)
More than six authors: use et al. the first and subsequent times.
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