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APA STYLE AND CITATIONS
Daytona State College Library
Title Page and Abstract
• Elements of the title page:• Running
head• Title• Author
name and affiliation
• Abstract: one-paragraph summary of your paper
First Page of Paper
• The title appears twice• Once as
running head
• Once as centered title
• Page numbering: done with running head
Doing Quotations
• Remember: you have to cite whether you quote or paraphrase.
In-Text CitationsOne Author
• Last name• Comma• Year• Page # if
quote
In-Text CitationsMultiple Authors
• First time: list them all.
• Two exceptions• Same first
author and year
• Six or more authors
Guidelines for In-Text Citations
ReferencesArticle with DOI
• Digital Object Identifier
• Newer articles have them
• Do not capitalize doi
ReferencesArticle Without
DOI• Must include a
URL• CINAHL and
other EBSCO databases: Retrieved from http://ebscohost.com/
• Nursing Collection (Ovid): Retrieved from http://ovid.com/
• Note: EBSCO cite tool does it WRONG
References Page
• The word References is centered at the top of the page
• Alphabetical order
• Hanging indent
• References is plural even if there is only one citation
ReferencesAmerican Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.Menchine, M., Probst, M.A., Agy, C., Bach, D., & Arora, S. (2011). Diagnostic accuracy of venous blood gas electrolytes for identifying diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18, 1105-1108. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01158.x
A Word About PowerPoint
You cannot do an APA style title page or running head on PowerPoint slides. For in-text citations, follow the
rules for Word. For the References page, do a References slide instead. The other rules for the
References page still apply.
Need Help? Consult our Citation and Documentation InfoGuide
(link is on the home page of this guide, in the box labeled Related Infoguides)
Call the DSC-UCF Writing Center at (386)506-3297 Come by the library’s Research Assistance Desk to
use a reserve copy of the APA Style Manual Call the Research Assistance Desk at (386)506-3518
or (386)785-2017 Consult the Purdue OWL website:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Consult the official APA Style page of the American
Psychological Association: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx