What is APA Style, and Why Use It?

American

Psychological Association

The

most commonly used format for manuscripts in the social sciences. APA regulates:
Stylistics In-text citations References
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/17/

An APA Title Page

Header (Upper Right Corner)

Brief Title Five Spaces Page Number (Title Page is Page 1)

Running Head (Upper Left of Page)

Running head: BRIEF TITLE IN CAPITALS

Title and Identification (Center of Page, Double Spaced)

Full Title (Balance title over 2 lines rather than go to the far edges) Author(s) Name(s) School (ex. University of Baguio) Date (Month date, year format)

Perrin, R. (2007). Pocket guide to APA style (2nd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

An APA Title Page

Documentation
Bibliography Entries must be organized and written according to category Center the categories of the bibliographic entries. The categories must be in bold and in title case After typing the categories, type the specific reference material using the UB APA format Main Titles of books, magazines, etc are italicized. Sources are listed in alphabetical order by the authors last name Leave one character space after each period
UB Thesis Format (4th ed.)

Documenting Authors

One Author: Poyaoan, C. C. (1993). Interpersonal University of Baguio Press. communication. Phils:

Two Authors: Duckitt, J. & Renchon, S. (2000) . Political psychology : cultural

and cross cultural foundations. USA: New York University Press.

Three to Six Authors Montoya, J., Oliveros, J., & Toress, J. (1997). Philosophical foundations of behavior modification. Phils: Rex Bookstore.

More than Six Authors Smith, M., Flanagan, F., Judd, A., Burstyn, E., Bullock, S., Knight, S., et al. (2002).

Documenting Authors

An Edited Book: Espino, E. R. (Ed.). (1991). Fundamentals of structural engineering. Cambodia: Angkor Wat, Inc.

News Article: Calinao, N. P. (2005, April17). An AFP recipe for dictatorship.

Zigzag weekly. p. 7.

Thesis or Dissertation Danguilan, Z. C. (1987). Music reading made easy. Unpublished doctorate dissertation, University of Baguio, Philippines

Reference without authors ________. (1996). Animal instinct. France: Le louvre, Ltd.

Parenthetical Citation
Acknowledging words, facts, or ideas from another source.

The most common type of credit (citation) lists the authors last name and the year of publication in parentheses.
Education as an investment is true only if it is used as a potent tool to eradicate poverty, and it is for sustainable and equitable development (Segnaden, 1999).

If the author is named in the text, only the year is cited. According to Wi (1996), infection with Hepatitis B virus is a widespread problem.

If the name of the author and the date are used in the text, parenthetical reference is not necessary.
In a 2004 study, Galangco states that the College has obtained its objectives despite some shortcomings in several cocurricular.

For quotations with less than forty words and at the same time not exceeding four lines, use quotation marks.
As Malayo (2008) writes, A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform. This implies that a woman plays a vital role in nation building.

For quotations which exceed four lines, type the excerpt in a single- spaced full block section.
Nakpil (1977) traces the metamorphosis of the Filipina that brought about the complex character of the modern woman: The Filipino woman of today is a sort of compromise between the affected little Christian idealist of the Spanish regime, the self- confident, go- getter of the American Era, and the pagan naturalist of her Asiatic ancestors.

Paraphrasing someone elses work: When paraphrasing a passage, you need to cite the source of the material.
Casper (1987) remarks that the restrictions and social prohibitions tried to shape the frail, timid, and inferior Filipina which has denied her traditional

roles of keeping her communitys memory of itself intact, of being one to bear
upon the present memories and wisdom of the past. She observes that the works of female writers are searches to their inner essences. Thus showing the image of the Filipina is varied in the works of women writers.

Why Source Integration?

Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries

provide support for claims or add credibility to your writing refer to work that leads up to the work you are now doing give examples of several points of view on a subject call attention to a position that you wish to agree or disagree with highlight a particularly striking phrase, sentence, or passage by quoting the original distance yourself from the original by quoting it in order to cue readers that the words are not your own expand the breadth or depth of your writing

Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html

Choosing Text to Integrate

Read the entire text, noting the key points and main ideas. 2. Summarize in your own words what the single main idea of the essay is. 3. Paraphrase important supporting points that come up in the essay. 4. Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages that you believe should be quoted directly.
1.
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html

Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing

involves putting a passage from source material into your own words.
Attribute paraphrases to their original sources. Paraphrases are usually shorter than, but may be the same length as the original passage. Paraphrases take a more focused segment of the source and condense it slightly.

Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html

Quoting
Quotations

must be identical to the original.

Quotations use a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author. Use quotes when the actual words are so integral to the discussion that they cannot be replaced. Use quotes when the authors words are so precisely and accurately stated that they cannot be paraphrased.

Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html

Basic APA / MLA Differences American Psychological Association (APA ) Used to cite writings that focus on Psychology, Business, the Social Sciences, Economics, Medicine, Criminal justice and Law.

Modern Language Association (MLA) Used to cite writings that have humanities focus on: Literature, Mass Communications, Media Studies

Only the last name of the author is spelled out while the first name is an initial. In- text citation- the last name and the year of publication are displayed (separated by a comma) Requires an Abstract Bibliographic Information- References

The authors name, both the first and last name, is spelled out on the bibliographic page

Work Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

In- text citation- the last name of the author and the page number from which the reference was taken is displayed There is no ABSTRACT required Bibliographic Information- Works Cited

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