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Social Work 270 & 750: Social Welfare Policy Development and Implementation

Information resources for research in the development, implementation, and analysis of social welfare policy

APA Style Citation Resources

 

This guide includes examples of APA style end-of-text references for books and articles and in-text references. Use the resources linked below for information on end-of-text references for other materials and formats.

Template

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

Examples

 

Print Article

Ellery, K. (2008). Undergraduate plagiarism: A pedagogical perspective. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 33(5), 507-516.

 

Online Article

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: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.225

Template

 

Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

 

Chapter in an edited book

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available)

Examples

 

One author

Shields, C. J. (2006). Mockingbird: A portrait of Harper Lee. Henry Holt.

 

Multiple authors

Anson, C. M., Schwegler, R. A., & Muth, M. F. (2000). The Longman writer's companion. (4th ed).  Longman.

 

Chapter in an edited book

Smith, P. M. (2006). The diverse librarian. In E. Connor (Ed.). An introduction to reference services in academic libraries. (pp. 137-140). Haworth Press.

In-Text Citations

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.

Cite Legal Materials in APA Style

 

APA defers to Bluebook style, the standard legal citation. The resources provided below refer to citing Federal legal materials. Legal citations for states are a little different since state governmental and legislative bodies do not have standardized naming or numbering conventions, however the structure of the information within the citation will be the same.

Examples:

 
Federal Statute:

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (1990). https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/933/text

State Statute:

Wisconsin Act 10. (Wis. 2011). https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/10

 
Unenacted Federal Bill or Resolution:

Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, H.R. 842, 117th Cong. (2021). https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/842/text

Unenacted State Bill or Resolution:

S.B. 72., 2023-2024 Wis. Leg., 106th Reg. Sess., (Wis. 2023). https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb72

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