PHE 327U - Community Nutrition: Citing Sources
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APA Citation Basics for Journal Articles
The primary point of a citation is to enable your reader to easily find your source. Every source cited in the text of your paper should appear in the reference list.
Journal Article
Author, A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article: The subtitle. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), first page number-last page number.
Journal Article with DOI*
Author, A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. (Year). Title of article: The subtitle. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. https://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy
*A DOI is a unique number assigned to an individual electronic item, such as an online journal article. DOI are almost always available from the PDF of the document or on the journal publisher's webpage.
APA Formatting Tutorials
- APA Formatting Tutorial17 minute video on formatting student papers in APA 7 style
- APA FormatWebpage on the basics of APA format for research papers.
APA - Books in Print at PSU Library
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association byCall Number: Ready Reference -- 2nd floor BF76.7 .P83 2020Publication Date: 2019
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association byCall Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010Publication Date: 2009