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http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1433805618/ref=sib_dp_pt


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started in 1928

anthropological and

psychological journal editorsmet

purpose: to standardizepublication formats

first guidelines 7 pages long

latest 6th edition printed2009 summer


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Margins: 1 inch around

Font: Times New Roman 12 pt.

Line spacing: double spaced

throughout

Word spacing: 1 space after commas, colons, and semi-

colons

1 space after period in name (A. B.

Smith) 1 space after period separating parts of

reference citation

1 or 2 spaces after periods in sentencesin text


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Paraphrasing within text:

In a 1989 article, Gould explores some of Darwins mosteffective metaphors.

Author cited in text:

Gould (1989) attributed Darwins success to his gift formaking the appropriate metaphor.

Author not cited in text:

As metaphors for the workings of nature, Darwin used thetangled bank, the tree of life, and the face of nature(Gould, 1989).


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Direct quote from author:

Gould (1989) explains that Darwin used the metaphorof the tree of life to express the other form ofinterconnectedness-genealogical rather thanecological-and to illustrate both success and failure inthe history of life (p.14).

Direct quote without name of author:

Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life toexpress the other form of interconnectedness-genealogical rather than ecological (Gould, 1989,p.14).


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General format for long quotes: indented 5 spaces do not use quotation marks citation appears one space after last punctuation of quote

Friedman (2006) draws connections between two seemingly disparateevents: November 9 (dismantling of the Berlin Wall) and September11 (attack on the World Trade Center). He believes

these two dates represent the two competing forms of imaginationat work in the world today: the creative imagination of 11/9 and

the destructive imagination of 9/11. One brought down a wall andopened the windows of the world. . . [the other] putting up newinvisible and concrete walls among people. (p. 543). (p. 543) (p.543)

(p. 543)


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Example:

Several studies (Balda, 1980; Kammil,1988; Pepperberg & Funk, 1990)

confirm the use of metaphors increases

learning.


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First citation in text:

Wasserstein, Zappula, Rosen, German, and Rock(1994) found. . .

The use of metaphors was found to be helpful(Wasserstein, Zappula, Rosen, German, & Rock, 1994)

Subsequent citations (3 or more authors):

Wasserstein and colleagues (1994) found

Wasserstein et al. (1994) found

The use of metaphors was found to be helpful(Wasserstein et al., 1994)


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Text:

Seidenberg and McCellands study (as cited in Coltheart,Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993).

Reference page:

Coltheart, M., Curtis, B., Atkins, P., & Haller, M. (1993).Models of reading aloud: Dual-route and parallel-distributed-processing approaches.Psychological

Review, 100, 589-608.

Use sparingly!


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References are listed on separate page

Only citations that appear in the text shouldappear on the reference page

Everything cited in the text should appear on thereference page.

References are double-spaced, flush left withsubsequent lines indented 5 spaces


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General format:

Author, A. A (year, add month and date of publication for daily orweekly publications). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volumenumber(issue), pages.

Example:

Little, D. W. (200l). Leading change: Creating the

future for education technology. SyllabusI nternational, 15(5), 22-24.


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General format:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (number ed.).Location City, State Abbreviation: Publisher.

Example:

Anderson, A. B., Smith, S. D., & Jones, J. C. (1978). Adistant mirror: The calamitous fourteenth century

(3rd ed.). New York, NY: Knopf.


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General format:

Author, A. A. (date of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor(Ed.), Title of book(pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

Example:

James, J. E. (1988). Two sides of paradise: The Edenmyth according to Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo

(Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic(pp. 219-223).Westport, CT: Greenwood.


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DOIs are unique strings ofnumbers used to identifyonline articles content and

provide a persistent link totheir location on the Internet.

1. When DOIs are present,no longer have to include

URL.2. When DOIs are not

present, include URL


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General format:

Author, A. A. (date). Title of article. Title of Journal,volume(number), page numbers. doi: xx.xxxxxxx

Example:

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005).Volunteer support, marital status, and the

survival times of terminally ill patients.Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225


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General format:

Author, A. A. (date of publication). Title of article Title ofJournal, volume(number), page numbers. Retrievedfrom URL

Example:

Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotionalintelligence and self-esteem mediate between

perceived early parental love and adulthappiness.Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48.Retrieved fromhttp://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap


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A citation is giving credit whenever youuse someones ideas, figures, uniqueapproach, or specific reasoning. This isdone whether you paraphrase

anothers ideas or use direct quotes.

The purpose of using citations istwofold:

1. to give credit for the person whose

material you are using and2. to offer a way for readers of your

work to find out more informationabout that source.


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Plagiarism: act of using

someone elses ideas, words,

figures, unique approach, or

specific reasoning without

giving appropriate credit.

Its a bad thing!


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American Psychological Association

(2010). Publication manual of the

American Psychological Association

(6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

APA Website: www.apastyle.org

Updated APA guideline notes on ELCSE

website under Student Resources

(http://www.aug.edu/elcse/ELCSE_AP

A_Guidelines.pdf)

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