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to cite sources in academic writing. Whenever you refer to someone else’s work, a citation is required to avoid plagiarism’ (Swaen, 2021).
Citation style guidelines are often published in an official handbook containing explanations, examples, and instructions.
The most common citation styles are the following:
APA style in the social sciences (e.g. psychology or education).
MLA style in the humanities (e.g. literature or languages).
Chicago notes and bibliography in history.
Chicago author-date in the sciences.
However, there are many other widely used styles.

your university department or the submission guidelines of the target journal.

Source: APA style retrieved from https://twitter.com/apa_style

for effective scholarly communication because it helps authors present their ideas in a clear, concise, and organized manner” (APA, 2019, p. xvii).

Disciplines that Use APA:
Business
Sciences
Social Sciences
Health Sciences

APA regulates:
Document format
Style and language
In-text citations
References

Source: APA style 7th edition, retrieved from: https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition

pt, etc.
Double line spacing
One-inch (2.54 cm) margins
Page number in the top right
Running head in the top left (if submitting for publication)

all the sources that you’ve cited throughout your paper. Place the page, right after the main body and before any appendices.
On the first line of the page, write the section label “References” (in bold and centered). On the second line, start listing your references in alphabetical order.
Apply these formatting guidelines to the APA reference page:
Double spacing (within and between references)
Hanging indent of ½ inch
Legible font (e.g. Times New Roman 12 or Arial 11)
Page number in the top right header

Source: APA reference page, retrieved from: https://www.scribbr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/apa-reference-page-7th-ed.png

Author: Who is responsible for this work?
• Date: When was the work published?
• Title: What is this work called?
• Source: Where can I retrieve this work?

your sources .
Can’t find it? Look hard, then leave it blank.

SOURCE 1:
Author: ___________________________________________________
Publication date: ___________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________________________
Source: __________________________________________________
SOURCE 2:
Author: ___________________________________________________
Publication date: ___________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________________________
Source: __________________________________________________
SOURCE 3:
Author: ___________________________________________________
Publication date: ___________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________________________
Source: __________________________________________________

(2018). Tell me exactly what it was that I was doing that was so bad: Understanding the needs and expectations of working-class students in writing centers. Writing Center Journal, 37(1), 67–98. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26537363
Identify what is highlighted and underlined. Put the reference details in the correct order.
Pages
Volume number
Title of article
Year
Author(s)
Article URL/DOI
Title of Periodical
Issue number

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5, 4, 3, 7, 2, 8, 1, 6
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

elements
• Use commas to separate parts of an element
• Capitalize the letter of titles, subtitles (after the :),
and proper names
• Author: the person or group responsible for creating, writing, or editing the content of a work
• Date: date of publication
• Title: the title of the work being cited
• Stand-alone titles: book, journal, website, report
• Part of a greater whole: article, chapter
• Source: where readers can retrieve the work cited (journal, website, publisher)
• URLs and DOIs: present both as hyperlinks (not
necessary to include “Retrieved from”)

Source: APA reference page, retrieved from: https://www.scribbr.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/apa-reference-page-7th-ed.png

own citations based on the sources and information they brought in with them.

group:
Find information about a given topic in APA Style Introduction
Read, understand, and discuss with your groupmates.
Create a presentation and explain the topic for the whole class

Author/
Authors

5 groups

Books

Electronic
Sources

Audiovisual
Media

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Swaen, B. (2021, May 31). Citation styles guide: Choosing a style and citing correctly. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/citing-sources/citation-styles/