APA 6th Edition

APA is one of our most requested formatting styles. The disciplines that use it most regularly are: Linguistics, Business, Psychology, most Sciences*, Math, Engineering, Sociology, Kinesiology, and Education. APA focuses on publication and research.

*Most science classes tend not to care much about formatting as long as they are consistent

UVU has created a useful handout:

As a tutor is useful to be familiar with all formatting styles and understand how to find answers to peculiar questions about formatting styles. This guide is intended for familiarization and to lead you to resources we use with our students regularly. Much of this page is in the links below.

Title Page:

Body Pages:

References Page:

Basic Format for Books with One or More Authors

Format:

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of publication). Title of work: Subtitle. Location: Publisher.

Example:

Vienna, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). ELF guide to preparing essential oils: Back in the saddle. Pierre, SD: Elegant Leaf Foundation.

Note: For "Location," you should always list the city and the state using the two letter postal abbreviation without periods (New York, NY).

In-text Citation Format: For a single author, at the beginning, during, or at the end of a sentence, include the following information (Last name, year, p. #). For multiple authors, simply input the secondary author or author’s names, such as (Solo, Jones, & Ford, 1992, p. 21).

Article from a Database

Format:

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Second Author’s Last name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com/full/url/

Example:

Prince, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of the enjoyment of chickpeas. Journal: The Hummus Diaries, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.Hummusinmyheart.com/full/url/

Note: Similar to the in-text citation examples above, articles from a database require the author or author’s last name, year of publications, and page number.

In-text Citation Example: Another example of a way to apply in-text citations is to cite at the beginning of or during a sentence. For example, “According to Baggins (1989), dragons are ferocious reptiles with senile egos (p. 3).” Here, since all of the required information (Last name, year, p. #) is present, this is an example of a properly cited sentence.

Article from a Website

Format:

Author’s Last name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of publication) Title of Document. Retrieved from http://hangmantrials2002.com

Example:

Bueller, F. I. (1985). How to perform arson without fire. Retrieved from http://philsfireforum.org

Note: When there is no author provided, replace the author’s information with the group responsible for publication, title of the article, or webpage.

How to format and cite a Table

Table 1 (include the table number)

Comparing print handwriting versus cursive (include the title/description of your table in italics)

Note. From “Title,” by Author’s First Initial. Last Name, year, Database, journal #, p. #.

Citing a Table: Author’s Last Name, First Initial, Middle Initial. (year). Database. Location: Publisher. “or” Author’s last Name, First Initial, Middle Initial. (year). Database. Retrieved from http://someaddress.com/full/url/

Example: Rothschild, H, L. (1975). Handwriting Hub. Cambridge, Maryland: Wellington & Gwenett Publishing House. “or” Rothschild, H, L. (1975). Handwriting Hub. Retrieved from http://handwritingrus.com/full/url/

Note: Deciding on whether to apply either citing option depends solely on the source and the information given.

Notes to remember from APA:

• The References page should have a hanging indent

Common links to send/use with students:

• PurdueOWL APA format home page
• PurdueOWL APA sample paper