References Page The References page should begin on a separate page and appear after the body of the paper. The first line should be centered and read References (do not italicize, bold, or underline). References should be listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name. The references page is double spaced. Indent all but the first line of each citation.

References List Examples

References Page

Academic Journal Titles of articles are entered in sentence case meaning that the first word of the title and subtitle are capitalized. The name of the periodical is in title case (all proper nouns are capitalized) and the entire title is italicized. If a DOI is available it should be listed after the page numbers.

Jagger, J. (2016). Here comes the jaguars: The emergence of jaguars in the north texas

The following examples of citing single or multiple authors

Jaguar, J. (2016). Here comes the jaguars: The emergence of the jaguars in the north texas region. Journal of

Zoology. 7(3), 32-72.

Two Authors Jaguar, J. & Eagle, S. (2015). Jaguars and the eagles. Journal

of Zoology. 6(4), 23-33.

doi:233272/42942001

Paper Set Up

Book The title of books are italicized and follow sentence casing (The first word of the title and subtitle are capitalized.) Provide the publishers city and state, the state should follow the postal code abbreviation (e.g. TX for Texas; NY for New York). The publisher’s name is the last element of the reference. Flores, E. (2016). Nesting of the peregrine falcon: The story

of bar harbor. New York, NY: Scribner's.

Three to Seven Authors Jaguar, J., Eagle, S., & Mustang, P. (2014). Jaguars throughout history. Journal of Zoology. 5(1), 17-26.

Further Information P ub lic a ti on ma n ua l o f t he am er ic an ps yc ho l og ica l a ssoc i at io n . W a s hi ng to n ,

the above examples after the sixth name use an ellipses in

D C: Am er ic a n P s yc ho l og i c a l As s oc i a t i on .

There should never be more than seven authors listed.

Jaguar, J. Eagle, S., Mustang, P., Lion, L. Frog, H., Bear, B., . . . Falcon, P. (2016). Networking like a jaguar. 5(1), 17-26. Journal of Modern Business. Note: Multiple works by the same authors should be listed in chronological order by publication date. Italicize titles of longer works like books or reports. Do not italicize, underline, or use quotation marks with short works such as journal articles.

In-text Citations References Page

APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the social sciences.

A me r i c a n P s yc h o lo g ic a l As s o c i a ti on . ( 2 0 1 0 ) .

If there are more than seven authors list the first six following place of the other authors, then enter the final author’s name.

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region.” Journal of Zoology, 7(3), 32-72

apply to books and journals.

One Author

APA

P a iz , J . M . , Ang e li E . , W a g ne r J . , L a w r ic k E . , M o or e , K . , A nd er s on , . . . K ec k, R . ( 2 0 1 3 , M a r c h 1 ) G e ner a l F or ma t . R e tr i ev ed fr om h tt p s : / / ow l .e ng li s h .p ur d ue .e d u/ ow l/ r es ou r c e/ 5 6 0 / 0 1 / U ni ve r s it y Li b r a r ies . ( 2 0 1 4 , M a y , 4 ) . C it a t i on f o x . R et r ie ved f r o m ht tp : / / l i b r a r y .a lb a n y. ed u/ c fo x # t op R e f w o r k s : R e fw o r k s i s a c i ta t i o n m a n ag e m e n t to o l t h a t U N T D a l l a s s t ud e n ts h a v e a c c e s s to t h r o u g h t he U N T D a l l as L i b r a r y w e b p a g e . T h e to o l a l lo w s us e r s to o r g a n i z e r e s e ar c h a n d c r e a t e a c c ur a t e A P A R e fe r e nc e p a g e s . T o le ar n m o r e a b o u t t he to o l a n d s i g n up fo r a n a c c o u n t c a l l o r s t o p b y t he l ib r a r y to d ay !

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Sources for this brochure and further help are listed on the last page. The main resource was the Publication

Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th edition. A copy of this book can be viewed at the UNT Dallas Library Service Desk.

UNT Dallas Library 972-338-1616

APA Guidelines This brochure is intended to provide the basics of APA style. For more in depth coverage refer to the resources listed on the brochure’s last page or contact the Writing Center (972-338-1755) or UNT Dallas Library (972-338-1616).

General Paper Setup

In-text Citation It is important to acknowledge the work of others when using another persons words or ideas. APA mandates the inclusion of a References page following the paper’s text and corresponding parenthetical

Set the document’s margins to 1 inch on all sides.

in-text citation within the paper’s body. In general the

Use 12 point Times New Roman font.

author’s last name and publication date is enough

Double space paper and use the tab key to indent the first line of each paragraph (five spaces).

Title Page Setup Insert a running head, an abbreviated title, and page number in the document’s header. The title page header will contain the words Running head (as seen below) but all subsequent pages will only include the abbreviated title and page number. The full title, the author name, and school should follow.

where a direct quote is used page numbers must be

should list the lead author followed by et al.

included with the parenthetical in-text citation.

In-Text Citation Examples

Author known

Jagger (2014) studied the population increase of North Texas jaguars since 2000.

The second line of any reference should be indented a half inch (hanging indent). If a DOI number is available it should be included with the reference.

(Jagger, Brown, & Ellis, 2014). Subsequent references (Jagger et al., 2014)

(Jagger, 2014).

The References page should begin on a separate page and appear following the paper’s text.

Three to five authors List all names in the first citation, subsequent in-text citations

Jaguars in North Texas have increased since 2000

References Page

Research on jaguars were compared (Jagger & Janice, 2014)

the original source used with-in your paper. In cases

“have increased since 2000” (p. 32).

body of the paper begins on the second line. Indent the first line of each paragraph and double space throughout the paper.

Research by Jagger and Janice (2014) compared …

data to include with in-text citations to acknowledge

Jagger (2014) stated that jaguars in North Texas

The first page of the text should include the title centered, the

Two authors

More than six authors If a work has more than six authors cite the lead author followed by et al. Jagger et al. (2014) argued that the jaguar population would continue to grow... (Jagger et al., 2014)

Corporate author When no individual author is available use the

Authors with same last name

corporation or group that originated the document as

Use the first initial of authors who share the same last

the author.

name.

Author unknown or no author

(R. Smith, 2013; B. Smith, 2007)

When no author (individual or corporate) is available use an abbreviated version of the work’s title. If the

Web page

work is short (article) place the title within quotation

When citing a web page identify the individual or corporate

marks. If it is long (book) italicize the title.

author. Use the web page name if there are no individual or

(“Jaguar’s Last Cub,” 2014)

Journal Article

(Jaguars of Oak Cliff , 2012)

Book

corporate author available. If there is no date given use the initials n.d. (“Jaguar Numbers to grow”, n.d.)