Example of in-text citations: As in MLA, in APA you must cite your sources when you paraphrase. However, unlike MLA, APA does not require a page number for a paraphrase, only the author and date. However, every quotation that you use does need a page number in the citation.
According to John Smith and Bill McGuire (2010), 85% of patients needing a kidney transplant will not receive an organ. The authors suggest that the situation is “critical enough to warrant legalizing the selling of kidneys” (p. 465).
If you quote a source that does not have page numbers – such as an online source or an HTML source – you must instead provide a paragraph number:
Johnson and Brown (2006) explain that “the myth of creativity is that it stems from either madness or genius” (para. 6).
Provide the year of your source only once per paragraph.
Example of an entry in References for an academic source from a database like Academic Search Complete:
Smith, J., & McGuire, B. (2010). Selling kidneys is now a necessity. Journal of Medicine, 40(4), 460-475. doi: 4033300875811666x
Notice that APA does not require database information or access date. If a doi number is provided, you must give it.
Example of an entry for a newspaper:
Johnson, S., Smith, G. A., & Summers, K. (2012, March 3). The ethics of selling organs. New York Times, p. A2.
Example of an entry for a weekly periodical:
Gerard, O. (2011, December 8). Is America ready for an organ market? Newsweek, 45(35), 34-39.
Example of an entry for an article in in our textbook or an anthology of articles:
Jacobs, D. (2012). Creating reel change. In K. A. Ackley (Ed.), Perspectives on contemporary issues (pp. 261-264). Stamford, CT: Cengage.
Example of an entry for a book with a single author:
Light, I. (2008). Illegal immigration and its problems. New York, NY: Viking Press.
Example of an online source:
Smith, J. (2001, April 30). Why selling kidneys is unethical. New York Times. Retrieved from http://nwtimes.com
If you put the title of the essay in the body of your essay, it requires a different format from that on the References page:
John Smith (2001) writes against the sale of human organs in “Why Selling Kidneys Is Unethical.”
On the following pages is an example of an APA-style cover page and the first page of text.
Running head: WHY SELLING KIDNEYS IS UNETHICAL 1
Why Selling Kidneys Is Unethical
Joyce Johnson
Idaho State University
English 1102
Dr. Thomas Pfister
WHY SELLING KIDNEYS IS UNETHICAL 2
Why Selling Kidneys Is Unethical
The debate is fierce over the legality of selling kidneys. Some claim that selling kidneys should be no different than selling a woman’s eggs, a man’s sperm, or anyone’s blood. Others argue that selling kidneys will lead to a black market that will take advantage of the poor and misguided.
Saood
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