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APA Format Guide

Those reading an APA Format Guide for the first time will probably be most confusedwith the references list.

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APA Format Guide

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  1. APAFormatGuide ThosereadinganAPAFormatGuidefor thefirsttimewill probablybemostconfused withthereferenceslist.Checkwithaninstructor beforetitlingthispageasabibliography or aworkscitedpage.WhiletheAPAFormatGuideissomewhat ambiguousinthis respect,differentinstructorswill havedifferentstandards. CitingBooks Regular monographbooksarebyfar themostcommonthingpeoplecite.They're usuallyacceptedmorethananythingelse.Thisisespecially trueforinstructorswho refusetoacceptthingslikeencyclopediavolumesassources.Referencelistsfor monographsshouldbecitedasfollows: Harvey,William.(1914).Onthe Motionofthe HeartandBloodinAnimals. NewYork, USA:P.F. Collier&Son. Thingsbecomealittle morecomplicatedwhenadditionalauthorsor editorsareinvolved. For instance: Stedman,E.C., &Hutchinson,E.M. (1891).ALibraryofAmericanLiterature. New York,USA:CharlesL.Webster&Company. Groupauthorsaregenerallyabbreviatedinadditional subsequentcitations.Thisis especiallythecaseiftheyarereadilyrecognizablebythe majorityofreaders.Large governmental organizationsaregenerally treatedinthesame manner. Attimesitmaynotbepossibletofindall oftheinformationnecessarytoproducesuch nicecitations.Informationthatisunavailableisgenerallyomitted.Ifspellingisunusual in atitleitmaybeapropos toadd[sic.]toindicatethatthestudentdidnotmakeanerror. Electronic Books TheAPAFormatGuideissomewhatsilentwhenitcomestothingslikee-books.Thisis especiallyaproblemsinceelectroniclibrariesnowoffer scans ofcountlessoldpublic domainresources.Oftentimesstudentswill havetoask their instructorsiftheseshould becited merelyasprint resourcesorassomethingelse.Printresourcecitationsmay makethemostsense,consideringthatitislittledifferentfrom accessingthesame material inabook. Order professional APA editing at www.APAEditor.net!

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