anthro

• In the body of your paper, indicate to your readers which resource you are referencing and where in the resource you found the quote

or paraphrased content by inserting an in-text citation.

• Use the author’s last name, year of publication, and the page number(s) in parenthesis. (Author’s Last Name, Year Published, p. number) .

• If there is no author, use the title of the source instead. If there are no page numbers, use paragraph (para. instead of p.) number.

S u mmarizing or paraphrasing: Understanding the scholarly nature of interpersonal communication can help avoid common communication problems among families such as: role assignment, stereotyping, and repeated blame (Mandelbaum, 2002, p. 477).

D i rect quote (with an author signal phrase): Conley states that “constant distraction affects not only how well kids learn but also how their brains absorb the new information” (2015, para. 5).

Tw o Authors:

Th ree to Five Authors:

S i x or More Authors:

If you are citing a work with two authors, always include both authors’ last names, and combine them using an ampersand [&] (Honeycutt & Cantrill, 2014). If you are citing a work with three to five authors, list all authors’ last names the first time you cite the source in-text (Biro, Alink, Van IJzendoorn, & Bakermans-Kranenburg, 2014). In all subsequent in-text citations, use the first author followed by et al. (Biro et al., 2014). If you are citing a work with six or more authors, list only the first author’s last name, followed by et al. (Jones et al., 2011).

AU THO R N AM ES

• One author: Author, A. A. • Two authors: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. • Three to seven authors: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., & Author

G. G.

• More than seven authors: List first six authors, followed by . . . and the last author listed: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., . . . Author Z. Z.

• There should never be more than seven authors listed for any source. • Always list authors in the order they are listed on the original source. • If no author is given, begin citation with title of work, followed by year of publication.

TI TLES • Book and periodical titles are italicized; article, chapter, and entry titles are not. • Only capitalize the first word of book and article titles and subtitles, and any proper nouns. • Exception: Write out a periodical’s full name using their capitalization, and italicize. Examples: JAMA should be written

Journal of the American Medical Association; L.A. Times should be written as Los Angeles Times.

DATES • Use the most recent publication year given in parenthesis (2015). • If month and/or day of publication is given, use the format (year, month day) (2015, December 15). • If there is no year or date of publication given, use (n.d.).

O N LI N E R ESOURCES

• If available, always include the doi (digital object identifier) number at the end of the citation, even if found in print. • If no doi is available, use “Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx” at the end of the citation. • Database names are not required (but check your professor’s preference). Instead, give the doi (or hosting web URL if

no doi can be found) at the end of the citation.

• Access dates are not required (but check your professor’s preference).

APA 6 GUIDE PART 1: IN-TEXT CITATIONS

PART 2: GENERAL APA CITATION RULES

• To build a full citation for your References list, collect as much of the below information as possible for each resource used. Skip any

sections that are not applicable to your resource. Pay attention to capitalization, punctuation, italicization, spacing, and abbreviations:

B O O K Author(s). (Year published). Title of book : Subtitle of book . Publication City, State: Publisher Name.

Engel, S. L. (2015). The hungry mind: The origins of curiosity in childhood. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

eB O O K Author(s). (Year published). Title of ebook : Subtitle of ebook . Publication City, State: Publisher Name. Retrieved from URL

Honeycutt, J. M., & Cantrill, J. G. (2014). Cognition, communication, and romantic relationships. Mahwah, N.J.:

Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.eds.a.ebscohost.com

B O O K C H AP TER

Author(s). (Year published). Title of book chapter used. In Title of book : Subtitle of book (pages of chapter). Publication

City, State: Publisher Name. Retrieved from URL if found online

Honeycutt, J. M., & Cantrill, J. G. (2014). Emotion and cognition about relationships. In Cognition, communication, and

romantic relationships (pp. 45-61). Mahwah, N.J.: Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.eds.a.ebscohost.com

ENTR Y IN AN ANTH O LO GY O R ENCYCLO-

P ED IA

Author(s). (Year published). Title of entry. In Editor’s Name (Ed.), Title of anthology or encyclopedia (edition, volume,

page range). Publication City, State: Publisher Name.

Mandelbaum, J. (2002). Interpersonal communication. In J. R. Schement (Ed.), Encyclopedia of communication and

information (Vol. 2, pp. 472-478). New York, NY: Macmillan Reference USA.

S C H O LAR LY J O UR NAL AR TIC LE

Author(s). (Year Published). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), page range. doi: or Retrieved from URL

Jones, C. R., Pickles, A., Falcaro, M. Marsden, A. J., Happe, F., Scott, S. K., . . . Charman, T. (2011). A multimodal

approach to emotion recognition ability in autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry,

52(3), 275-285. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02328.x

M AGAZ INE AR TIC LE

Author(s). (Year Published, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine, volume, page range. Retrieved from URL if

found online

Conley, D. (2011, March 19). Wired for distraction: Kids and social media. Time, 177(7), 55-56. Retrieved from

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048363,00.ht ml

NEWS P AP ER AR TIC LE

Author(s). (Year Published, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper [City, if not included in name of newspaper],

page range if found in print (use pp. for print news articles only). Retrieved from URL if found online

Hesse, M. (2009, July 02). Facebook's easy virtue; 'click-through activism' broad but fleeting. The Washington Post.

Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/410324199?accountid=37269

TH ES IS / D IS S ER TA-

TIO N

Author. (Year Published). Title of thesis or dissertation (Master’s thesis OR Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from URL

(Accession number)

Jenkins, D. S. (2010). Comprehensive support for children of incarcerated parents and their families (Master’s thesis).

Retrieved from http://www.pqdtopen.proquest.com (AAT 1486336)

WEB P AGE Creator. (Year Published, Month Day). Title of webpage or post. Retrieved from Hosting Website Name website: URL

Duggan, M. (2015). Mobile messaging and social media 2015. Retrieved from Pew Research Center website:

http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2015/08/Soc ial-Media-Update-2015-FINA L2.pdf

O NLINE VID EO

Creator. (Year Published, Month Day). Title of video. Retrieved from Hosting Website Name website: URL

Wisecrack. (2013, June 11). The Great Gatsby – thug notes summary and analysis. Retrieved from YouTube website:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VEQRPm_HyA&feature =youtu.be

PART 3: BUILDING CITATIONS FOR YOUR REFERENCES LIST

PART 4: SAMPLE APA REFERENCES PAGE

FUNCTIONING FAMILY DYNAMICS 10

References

Conley, D. (2011, March 19). Wired for distraction: Kids and social media. Time, 177,

55-56. Retrieved from

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048363,00.html

Engel, S. L. (2015). The hungry mind: The origins of curiosity in childhood.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Hesse, M. (2009, July 02). Facebook’s easy virtue; ‘click-through activism’ broad but

fleeting. The Washington Post. Retrieved from

http://search.proquest.com/docview/410324199?accountid=37269

Honeycutt, J. M., & Cantrill, J. G. (2014). Cognition, communication, and romantic

relationships. Mahwah, N.J.: Routledge. Retrieved from

http://www.eds.a.ebscohost.com

Honeycutt, J. M., & Cantrill, J. G. (2014). Emotion and cognition about relationships.

In Cognition, communication, and romantic relationships (pp. 45-61).

Mahwah, N.J.: Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.eds.a.ebscohost.com

Jenkins, D. S. (2010). Comprehensive support f or children of incarcerated parents

and their f amilies (Master’s thesis). Retrieved from

http://www.pqdtopen.proquest.com (AAT 1486336)

Jones, C. R., Pickles, A., Falcaro, M., Marsden, A. J., Happe, F., Scott, S. K., …

Charman, T. (2011). A multimodal approach to emotion recognition ability in

autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 52(3),

275-285. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02328.x

Mandelbaum, J. (2002). Interpersonal communication. In J. R. Schement (Ed.),

Encyclopedia of communication and inf ormation (Vol. 2, pp. 472-478). New

York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Rivera, C. (2015, August 26). Higher learning: Professors have ‘happy anxiety’. Los

Angeles Times, p. B2.

Winch, G. (2015, March/April). Harm from a handheld. Psychology Today, 48, 37-38.

REFERENCES Be gi n on new pa ge a t e nd of pa pe r. Ce nte r pa ge title Refe re nce s ,

but do not bol d or unde rl i ne .

ALPHABETIZE Arra nge ci ta ti ons by a uthor’s last name , or ti tl e when the re i s no

a uthor.

HANGING INDENT I f a ci tation runs more

tha n one l i ne , s ubs e que nt l i ne s

s hould be indented ½” from l e ft ma rgi n.

MARGINS Docume nt should have 1” ma rgi ns all a round.

Magazine Article (found online)

Newspaper Article (found

online)

Thesis/ Dissertation

eBook; Two Authors

Scholarly Journal Article; More Than

7 Authors

Book

DOUBLE-SPACE Doubl e -s pa ce e nti re docume nt. Do not add e xtra s paces be twe e n

ci ta ti ons .

FONT Us e s i ze 12, Ti me s Ne w Roma n font.

Book Chapter

HEADER: Conti nue header from document. Include your s hortened ti tl e in a ll ca ps in top-left corner and page number in top-right corner.

Entry in Anthology;

Reference Source

Newspaper Article (found in print)

Magazine Article (found in print)

TIP: Microsoft Word contains APA style templates for research papers:

• Open Microsoft Word > Search for “APA” in templates > Select “APA style report” or “APA style template” to load an APA template.

For detailed formatting rules and further help citing source types that are not included in this guide, check the following trusted resources:

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association > Location in Library: REF LB2369 .P83 2010

• Purdue Online Writing Lab > https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resou rce/560/01/

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PART 6: APA RESOURCES

PART 5: SAMPLE APA TITLE PAGE

Running head: FUNCTIONING FAMILY DYNAMICS 1

Functioning Family Dynamics:

The Importance of Interpersonal Communication

Lisa M. Sample

East Los Angeles College

Dr. Social Science

Sociology 101

2018 December 10

Title of Paper: Li s t your paper ti tl e first. Use up to 12 words on one or two lines.

MARGINS Docume nt s houl d ha ve 1” ma rgins all

a round.

DOUBLE-SPACE Double-space entire

docume nt.

FONT Us e s i ze 12, Ti me s Ne w Roma n font.

Running Header: In the document’s header, i nclude the words Running head (on the ti tle page only), followed by a s hortened ti tl e in a ll ca pitals (up to 50 cha racters) i n the top-left corner. I ncl ude page number i n the top-right corner of header.

Center Ce nte r ti tle, name ,

a nd col l e ge on pa ge . Do not bol d

or unde rl i ne .

Author: Li s t your name next a s s hown.

College: Li s t your college last.

Additional Information: Some profe ssors may re quest you i ncl ude their name, course ti tl e , and/or a date on the title pa ge as well. Check with your profe ssor for their pre fe rences.