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Educational Psychology 110: Planning Your Major and Career

Activities and resources to support Charting Your Path to Success: Researching Your Major and Career Goals

Citation Overview in Search@UW

This screenshot details where you can find the article and journal titles, the authors, and other publication information to create a citation.

Search@UW also offers a "citation" option - double check the citation to make sure that it is correct. ​​​​​​

How to Automatically Generate a Citation in Search@UW

  1. Click the Citation button 
  2. Select your citation style from the list
  3. Click Copy the Citation to Clipboard 
  4. Paste into your document 

APA Style References (6th ed.)

List of References: Template for a Webpage

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of Publication). Title of page: Capital after colon. Retrieved from https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Example

Steimer, S. (2019). Soft skills set you apart. Retrieved from https://www.ama.org/marketing-news/soft-skills-set-you-apart/

List of References: Template for a Webpage with No Author or Date

Title of page: Capital after colon. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Example

How to find your fit in accounting. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/careeroptions

Interviews, Email, and Other Personal Communication: No personal communication is included in your reference list; instead, parenthetically cite the communicator's name, the phrase "personal communication," and the date of the communication in your main text only.

In-Text Reference: Template for Interview

(A. Author, personal communication, Month day, Year).

Example

(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2019).

In-Text References (7th ed.)

Any time a source is directly quoted or paraphrased it needs to be cited within the text, in addition to appearing in the list of references.

Direct Quote: You will need to include the author, year of publication, and page number of the quote.

  • Tilley (2001) describes the process of apprenticeship as "watching and learning, then coaching followed by hands-on practice" (p. 205).
  • She stated, "watching and learning, then coaching followed by hands-on practice" (Tilley, 2001, p. 205), is the best process for effective apprenticeship.

Paraphrasing: APA requires that, with paraphrasing, the author and year of publication be included in the in-text citation. The inclusion of the page number is not required but is encouraged.

  • Muddiman (1995) points out that with new emerging technologies there is a shift from knowledge to skills within librarianship.

APA Style Help

Formatting Requirements

American Psychological Association style is often used in the social sciences. The reference list should begin on a new page. 

  • The list of works cited must be labeled "References" and appear at the top center of the page
  • The list of works cited must be alphabetical by author last name
  • All citations must be double spaced
  • The second line and all subsequent lines of a citation must be indented
  • Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle of an article or book
  • Capitalize all major words in journal titles