Designing IA for AI - Information Architecture Conference 2024
A P A C I T A T I O N
1. Using APA Style Manual
for Scholarly Publishing
A painless guide to
2. In-Text Citations
• Author(s) and year only
• Full citation in Reference List
• Parentheses & punctuation
– A recent study of phonics-based instruction (Meade, 2006) compared
two separate groups…
– Meade (2006) examined the rate of spoken words to ….
(King, 2001) (King, 2001, p. 67)
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3. Two Authors: In-Text citation
• Family name of both authors and year
each time - except where there is a
repeated citation in the same paragraph.
(Siskel & Ebert, 2001, pp. 27-33)
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4. 3-5 Authors: In-Text citation
• Cite all authors the first time
• (then) in subsequent citations of this work
use the family name of the first author plus
„et al.‟ and the year.
(Fontenot, Benoit, and Duchene, 2005)
Next Cite: (Fontenot et al., 2005, p. 62)
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5. Six or more authors
• Use only the family name of the first author plus
„et al.‟ in all citations including the first.
• Smith et al. (2007) reviewed organization of
Science textbooks at the elementary and high
school level.
• In the reference list, provide the family name and
initials of the first six authors, and shorten any
remaining authors to „et al.‟
(Jone et al., 2005, pp. 12-41)
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6. Corporate/Group/Government
Author: In-Text
(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2003)
Next Cite: (NIMH, 2003, p. 52)
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7. Direct quote in text
• QUOTE MUST BE LESS THAN 40 WORDS TO BE IN TEXT
WITH QUOTATION MARKS!!!
MORE THAN 40 WORDS? Then indent and single space as a
block quote (without quotation marks)
• p. = single page
• pp. = multiple pages
• Roosevelt (1941) suggested that “the President is not bound
by term limits” (p. 47). Tinnes, in a comprehensive overview of
the office of the President, argued that a “paradigm shift
occurred after WWII and the general public demanded term
limits at the highest levels of government” (pp. 49-53).
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8. No author: In-Text
• Shorten the title, and add the date
– Actual title: The benefits of an advanced
degree from Louisiana State University
(2007).
– Cite in text as: (“Advanced degrees at LSU,”
2007)…
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9. Personal communication: In-Text
• J. R. Tolkien (personal communication,
January 8, 1997)
– Examples: Conversation, email, letters
– This is not included in works cited
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10. Reference List Order
• Alphabetical order by author
– Letter by letter: Daigle, B. A. precedes
Daigrepont, A. R.
– MacArthur is listed before McAllister
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11. Reference List Order: Same Author
• Smith, F. G. (2001).
• Smith, F. G. (2004).
• Smith, F. G. (2005).
• Sage, P. B. (2005).
• Sage, P. B., & Donahue, A. H. (2004).
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12. Reference List Order: Same First
Author
• Ebert, H. N., Smith, M., & Alphonse, E. E.
(2000)
• Ebert, H. N., & Zoey, M. Q. (1999)
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13. Publisher location/information
• Publisher Location
– city and state (or province) and country if needed for
clarity [Baton Rouge, La.; Paris, Texas, United States]
– Well known/Major cities, stand-alone:
New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Tokyo, Rome,
Boston,…
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14. Reference List: Periodicals
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (year).
Title of article. Title of Periodical, xxx(xx),
xxx-xxx.
Daigle, B., Allan, J., & Boudreaux, A. (2004).
Case study of technology application in a
special education setting. Journal of
Special Education, 79(5), 45-63.
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15. Sample book citation
• Daigle, J. (2007). A Dictionary of the Cajun
language. Poitou, France: Maison-Coeur.
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16. Sample book citations
• Tate, C. A guide to phonics-based
instruction (2nd ed.). Chicago: Tee Rowe
Price & Sons, Inc.
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17. Reference List: Online Publication
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.
(2000). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx,
xxx-xxx. Retrieved month day, year, from
source.
Jindal, B. (2007). Challenges for leadership: A
guide to Louisiana politics. International
Journal of Democratic Leadership, 55(3), 93-
101. Retrieved July 4, 2007 from
http://www.IJDL.com/39847912938475ldkfj
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18. Periodical: Magazine
• Author, A., (year, month and date). Title of
article. Title of Magazine, Volume,
Pages.
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