Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Citations
Textual citations
Referential or indirect citations
Secondary citations (citations of citations )
List of References
Use of tables and figures
On the other hand, there are a series of premises that must be understood when applying the APA
style:
All research is based from pre-existing information, and as such the origin sources must always
be cited. Otherwise, plagiarism is being committed.
All quotations must always have a complete reference (source, year, and medium of publication,
author(s), among others).
The citation and reference model is always based on the corresponding medium (it is not the
same when it is a book as when it is an article, for example).
While writing a document, the reference citation must appear in two ways simultaneously: in the
body of the document and in alphabetical order in the “reference list” section.
This guide follows the 7th edition APA Style in English. Most examples are adapted from the 2009,
2015, and 2020 versions by A. Pantoja (Coord.) Manual básico para la realización de Tesis, Tesinas y
trabajos de Investigación. EOS.
Citation in parentheses: (García-Martínez y Garrido, 2020), (Kashin, & Hampton, 2019), (Salido et
al., 2019), (Suárez, 2020).
In-text citation: García-Martínez y Garrido (2020), Kashin, & Hampton (2019), Salido et al. (2019),
Suárez (2020)
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both cases, the surname(s) of the author(s) must appear, as referenced in the list at the end of the
work, followed by the year and specific page:
Example
The guidance counselor “in addition to being a technician and expert in the technological
tools as applied to guidance, will have to perform consultation and advisory tasks to those
involved in the guidance process” (Pantoja, 2004, p. 194), leading to the performance of a
new role and functions.
Example
With regard to the skills to be acquired by counselors, the most important are those that
involve recycling traditional skills, such as using videoconferencing, chat, email or discus-
sion forums to hold interviews or discussions with one or more clients located at a
distance.
Or:
With regard to the skills to be acquired by counselors, the most important are those that
involve recycling traditional skills, such as using videoconferencing, chat, email or discus-
sion forums to hold interviews or discussions with one or more clients located at a dis-
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As we can see in the example, the indentation of the first line and the rest of the lines of the cita-
tion match. Writing the page after the year can also be changed to do it after the end of the cita-
tion, placing the page p, period, and the page number in parentheses. Also in this same case of
long citations, if you wish to omit text, you should use ellipses without parentheses. If clarification
or additional explanation is desired within the citation, it must be enclosed in square brackets. For
example, emphasize one or more words in the text and immediately indicate with “italics added”
afterwards.
Example
According to Campoy and Pantoja (2000, p. 17) “the new profile and functions of the tutor
demand a professional reconversion of the classical model prevailing in schools”, but for
the moment this is still to come.
b) Three or more authors: “surname or surnames followed by et al.” are always cited, regardless of
whether they are outside or inside parentheses.
Example
In any process of change and innovation “one cannot speak of quality of guidance as
something separate from the quality of the overall education carried out through the cur-
riculum.” (Pantoja, Campoy and Cañas, 2001, p. 37). Example 2 The problems encountered
by some teachers are due to, according to Pantoja et al. (2001, p. 46) “a lack of basic cop-
ing skills and strategies required to cope with environmental demands”.
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easily found in the original work, the page number (p. page number) should also be indicated. The
footnote should not be used to cite authors, but only to provide clarifications. Proceed as follows:
Example
Paragraph from original source: In addition to the objectives and research questions, it is
necessary to justify the reasons for the study. Most research is done for a definite pur-
pose, not simply on a whim, and that purpose must be strong enough to justify doing it. In
many cases, it is also necessary to explain before one or more people why it is convenient
to carry out the research and what benefits will be derived from it. Original source re-
viewed: Pantoja, A. (Coord.) (2009). Manual básico para la realización de tesis, tesinas y
trabajos de investigación. Madrid: EOS. Example of a secondary citation: Pantoja (2009)
emphasizes the importance of justifying the study, explaining those reasons that give it
meaning beyond the desire or preference of the researcher on the subject in question.
Example
A single author: Pantoja (2004) deals extensively with the Information Society to place the
psycho-pedagogical intervention within it. There are clear allusions to psycho-pedagogical
intervention from different perspectives (Pantoja, 2004). Several authors outside paren-
theses (they are ordered in the same way as the references, in alphabetical order):
Campoy and Pantoja (2000) and Pantoja, Campoy and Cañas (2001) have explained the
transformation processes of guidance in our country as a result of the LOGSE. Several au-
thors within parentheses (they are ordered in the same way as the references in alphabeti-
cal order): Several authors have dealt with the methodology of educational research in re-
cent years (Bisquerra, 2004; Buendía, Colás and Hernández, 1997; Cardona, 2002; Gil,
2004; Latorre, Rincón and Arnal, 2003), all of them providing greater clarity in the under-
standing of the main concepts involved in any research process. Two works by the same
author in the same year: Zagalaz (2001a and 2001b) dealt with the theoretical bases,
trends, and tendencies of Physical Education in its different contexts.
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The use of indirect citations is recurrent in academic works, since part of the performance is
based on the reworking and synthesis of ideas from other authors.
Example
Paragraph from original source: As Sabariego and Bisquerra (2004) point out, “interest in
a topic is the starting point of all scientific research”. It is determined by personal experi-
ence, from reading, audiovisual materials, the Internet, or any other Information and
Communication Technology (ICT), from a lecture or conference, an observation or, in gen-
eral, an idea or an occurrence. Original source reviewed: Pantoja, A. (Coord.) (2009).
Manual básico para la realización de tesis, tesinas y trabajos de investigación. Madrid:
EOS. Example of a secondary citation: “Interest in a topic is the starting point of all scien-
tific research” (Salabriego and Bisquerra, 2004, cited by Pantoja, 2009). If the year of the
original citation is unknown: Jordan (cited in Pantoja, 2015), stated that creativity is at the
basis of scientific research.
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Example
Pantoja, A. (2013). La acción tutorial en la escuela. Síntesis. Example 2 Campoy, T.J. and
Pantoja, A. (2000). Orientación y calidad docente. Pautas y estrategias para el tutor. EOS.
Ejemplo 3 Álvarez Rojo, V., García Jiménez, E., Gil Flores, J., Martínez Clares, P., Romero, S.
y Rodrí- guez Santero, J. (2002).Diseño y evaluación de programas. EOS.
Example
Example
Serrano, J. y Matas, A. (1997). El ordenador en las asignaturas de Métodos de Investiga- Privacidad - Términos
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Example
Book with several editions or reprints Fox, D.J. (1987). El proceso de investigación en
educación (2ª ed.). EUNSA. Book in press Pantoja, A. and Campoy, T.J.(Coords.) (en
prensa). Planes de acción tutorial en la universidad. Servicio de Publicaciones de la
Universidad de Jaén. Book when the author is an organization or institution Consejería de
Salud (2006). Educación dental infantil: guía para profesionales de educación y salud.
Junta de Andalucía. Book without author Manual de estilo da APA. Regras básicas (2006).
Artmed Editora Volume of work Gil Pascual, J.A. (2003). Métodos de investigación en
educación. Análisis multivariante (Vol. 3). UNED.
Example
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Example
One or two authors: Sancho, M.I. (2007). El seseo: estado de la cuestión. En M.I. Sancho y
C. Conti (Coords.), I Jornadas sobre seseo (pp. 13-46). Servicio de Publicaciones de la
Universidad de la Universidad de Jaén. More than two authors and up to 20 authors:
Pantoja, A., Campoy, T.J, Jiménez, A.S., Villanueva, Gomes, E., Díaz Linares, M.A., … Robles
Maldonado, M. (2008). Internet y la construcción de una ciudadanía intercultural. Balance
de una experiencia. En A. Pantoja, T.J. Campoy, A.S. Jiménez y C. Villanueva (Coords.), El
carácter universal de la Educación Intercultural. Actas de las I Jornadas Internacionales y
VI Jornadas sobre Diagnóstico y Orientación (pp. 72-128). Jaén: Servicio de Publicaciones
de la Universidad.
Example
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Example
Example
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Example
Line 2: Legend.
This title will be located at the top of the tables and figures.
Numbering: they should be identified in order of appearance.
Caption: the caption or title must be concise and provide information on the contents of the ta-
ble, and must be unique: two tables or figures cannot be included with the same caption.
Font: always put the font in short style in the heading (author, year) and enlarged under the table
or figure. If the original information comes from the author them self, nothing is placed.
Tables and figures should always be referred to in the body of the document. The forms “the fol-
lowing table…”, “the previous table…”, among others, are not correct. Some valid options are: As
shown in Table 5… Table 1 shows… Figure 3 shows… […] the percentage of students who gradu-
ated university was very low (see Figure 7).
Simplicity must prevail above all else. Normally, in the case of tables, they are presented in black
and white, without background, single spaced in the manuscript. Body of table source: Times
New Roman, size 10; Source of notes of the table: Times New Roman, size 9.
Redundancy must not be used, in other words, simultaneous use of tables and graphics to
present the same information.
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1. At the top, the table number and title in two different lines and justified text:
Table 1
Caption or title.
The title of the table should be brief, clear, and explanatory. It should be placed above the table,
in the upper left margin, below the word Table (with the initial capital letter) and accompanied
by the number with which it is designated. Ex.: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3.
2. Below is the table with the data well organized and in a simple way.
3. At the bottom, some explanatory notes that contribute in adding important information, as well
as the source of origin of the data.
Example
Note: Sabadini, A. A. Z. P., Sampaio, M. I. C., y Koller, S. H. (2009). Publicar em psi- cologia:
um enfoque para a revista científica (p. 175). Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos
de Psicologia/Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Note: Adapted from
Sabadini, A. A. Z. P., Sampaio, M. I. C., y Koller, S. H. (2009). Publicar em psicologia: um en-
foque para a revista científica (p. 176). Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos de
Psicologia/Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Note: Molero, D. (2007).
Academic performance and opinion on teaching students participating in pilot experi-
ences for the implementation of the European Higher Education Area. Revista Electrónica
de Investigación Educativa (RELIEVE), 13
(2).http://www.uv.es/RELIEVE/v13n2/RELIEVEv13n2_2.html
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Note. Adapted from Sabadini, A. A. Z. P., Sampaio, M. I. C., and Koller, S. H. (2009). Publicar em psicologia:
um enfoque para a revista científica (p. 176). Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos de
Psicologia/Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. * p<.05. ** p<.01. *** p<.001
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Note. This figure shows the organizational scheme of the research center where the experi-
ence was carried out. Adapted from Orden productivo local de la banana orgánica, by LIMA,
L.C.O., 2006, Centro de investigación y Postgrado en Agronegocios, ICHS/DCE.
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