APA Referencing

According to APA format, the list of references which appear at the end of your paper is called:

• Bibliography

• Work Cited

• References

• List of references

Which font size should you normally use in your essay according to APA?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 14

Which in-text citation is correct in APA?

• He writes, "We forgive for ourselves" (Tutu, 2014, p. 16).

• He writes, "We forgive for ourselves" (Tutu 16).

• Tutu writes, "We forgive for ourselves" (16).

• The author writes (2014), "We forgive for ourselves" (p. 16).

What is the correct format for citing a webpage or website?

• Author. (Date). Article's title. Website's title. Retrieved from URL

• Author. (Date). Article's title. Website's title. Retrieved from URL

• Author. (Date). Article's title. Website's title. Retrieved from URL

• None of the above

What is the correct format for citing a journal article?

• Author. (Date). Article's title. Journal's title, Vol (Issue) Pages. URL/DOI

• Author. (Date). Article's title. Journal's title, Vol (Issue) Pages. URL/DOI

• Author. (Date). Article's title. Journal's title, Vol, Issue, Pages. URL/DOI

• None of the above

The references at the end of your paper should appear

• in alphabetical order by authors’ surname or by title (if there is no author), regardless of type of reference (book, film journal article, website, etc.).

• under separate subheadings according to type of source.

• first under those with authors, then those without.

• numbered in the order in which they appear.

What is the correct author and year format for a journal article in a reference list?

• Brill, J. B. (2011)

• Brill, JB (2011)

• Brill, J.B. 2011

• John Brill, 2011

An in-text citation is a reference to give credit for paraphrased or quoted material.

• True

• False

What is needed to cite a direct quote (fewer than 40 words) correctly?

• Page number of the source quoted

• Author's first name

• The page number of the source quoted. The quote should be enclosed in double quotation marks

Do I need to reference a quotation if I put it in my own words?

• No, this is a paraphrase and it doesn't need a citation.

• Yes, but you should only include an in-text citation. Paraphrases do not need to be referenced fully, so there is no need to include the source in the reference list.

• Yes. If you put a quotation in your own words you must acknowledge the original source. As a paraphrase, you must insert an in-text citation and include the full reference in your reference list to avoid accusations of plagiarism.