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THIS IS A QUICK GUIDE TO THE APA REFERENCING STYLE (6TH EDITION)

 The American Psychological Association reference style uses the Author-Date format.
 Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) for more information.
  Check the Library Catalogue for call number and location(s).
 When quoting directly or indirectly from a source, the source must be acknowledged in the text by author
  name and year of publication. If quoting directly, a location reference such as page number(s) or paragraph
  number is also required.
                                                            IN-TEXT
Direct quotation – use quotation marks around the quote and include page numbers
     Samovar and Porter (1997) point out that "language involves attaching meaning to symbols" (p.188).
     Alternatively, “Language involves attaching meaning to symbols" (Samovar & Porter, 1997, p.188).
Indirect quotation/paraphrasing – no quotation marks
      Attaching meaning to symbols is considered to be the origin of written language (Samovar & Porter, 1997).
   N.B. Page numbers are optional when paraphrasing, although it is useful to include them (Publication Manual, p. 171).
Citations from a secondary source
      As Hall (1977) asserts, “culture also defines boundaries of different groups” (as cited in Samovar & Porter,
      1997, p. 14).

 At the end of your assignment, you are required to provide the full bibliographic information for each source.
  References must be listed in alphabetical order by author.
                                       EXAMPLES OF REFERENCES BY TYPE
                                     In a reference list                                                  In-text citation
1. Book with one author
   King, M. (2000). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New              (King, 2000) or
        Zealand: Viking.                                                                        King (2000) compares Frame ...
N.B. The first letter of the first word of the main title, subtitle and all proper nouns have
capital letters.
2. Book with two to five authors (see Library APA referencing webpage for six or more authors)
   Krause, K.-L., Bochner, S., & Duchesne, S. (2006). Educational psychology for              (Krause, Bochner, & Duchesne,
        learning and teaching (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Thomson.           2006)
N.B. Use & between authors’ names, except when paraphrasing in text. When a work              then
has three, four or five authors, cite all authors the first time, and in subsequent citations
                                                                                              (Krause et al., 2006)
include only the first author followed by et al.
3. Book or report by a corporate author e.g. organisation, association, government department
   University of Waikato. (1967). First hall of residence (Information series No. 3). (University of Waikato, 1967)
       Hamilton, New Zealand: Author.                                                 Some group authors may be
                                                                                                abbreviated in subsequent
N.B. When the author and the publisher are the same, use Author in the publisher field.         citations if they are readily
                                                                                                recognisable.
4. Book chapter in edited book
    Helber, L. E. (1995). Redeveloping mature resorts for new markets. In M. V.                 (Helber, 1995) or
       Conlin & T. Baum (Eds.), Island tourism: Management principles and practice
       (pp. 105-113). Chichester, England: John Wiley.                          Helber (1995) compares luxury
N.B. Include the page numbers of the chapter after the book title.              resorts ...
5. Conference paper online - (see Library APA referencing webpage for alternative formats)
    Bochner, S. (1996, November). Mentoring in higher education: Issues to be   (Bochner, 1996) or
       addressed in developing a mentoring program. Paper presented at the      According to Bochner (1996) ...
       Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Singapore.
       Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/96pap/bochs96018.txt
6. Course handout/Lecture notes
    Salter, G. (2007). Lecture 3: SPLS205-07A [PowerPoint slides]. Hamilton, New                (Salter, 2007)
        Zealand: University of Waikato.
N.B. Put format in square brackets - e.g. [PowerPoint slides] [Lecture notes]
7. Film – (see Library APA referencing webpage for music and other media)
    Zhang, Y. (Producer/Director). (2000). Not one less [Motion picture]. China:                (Zhang, 2000)
       Columbia Pictures.
N.B. For films, DVDs or videorecordings use [Motion picture] in square brackets. Give
the country of origin and the name of the motion picture studio.
8. Journal article – academic/scholarly (electronic version) with DOI (see also Library APA referencing webpage)
     Hohepa, M., Schofield, G., & Kolt, G. S. (2006). Physical activity: What do high   (Hohepa, Schofield, & Kolt,
        school students think? Journal of Adolescent Health, 39(3), 328-336.            2006)
       doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.024                                             then subsequently, if 3-5 authors
N.B. A capital letter is used for key words in the journal title. The journal title and (Hohepa et al., 2006)
volume number are italicised, followed by the issue number in brackets (not italicised).
9. Journal article – academic/scholarly (electronic version) with no DOI
    Harrison, B., & Papa, R. (2005). The development of an indigenous knowledge                 (Harrison & Papa, 2005) or
        program in a New Zealand Maori-language immersion school. Anthropology
        and Education Quarterly, 36(1), 57-72. Retrieved from ProQuest Education                Harrison and Papa (2005)
        Journals database.                                                                      recommend ...
N.B. Undergraduates: Give the name of the database. Researchers: Give the URL of the
journal homepage. e.g. Retrieved from http://ucpressjournals.com/journal.asp?j=aeq
10. Journal article - academic/scholarly (print version)
    Gibbs, M. (2005). The right to development and indigenous peoples: Lessons                  (Gibbs, 2005) or
       from New Zealand. World Development, 33(8), 1365-1378.                                   Gibbs (2005) contradicts ...
11. Journal article - academic/scholarly (Internet only – no print version)
     Snell, D., & Hodgetts, D. (n.d.). The psychology of heavy metal communities                (Snell & Hodgetts, n.d.)
       and white supremacy. Te Kura Kete Aronui, 1. Retrieved from                              or
       http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/tkka                                                      Snell and Hodgetts (n.d.)
N.B. (n.d.) = no date. For html version only, cite the paragraph number in text                 suggest “...” (para. 3)
12. Magazine article – popular/trade/general interest
    Goodwin, D. K. (2002, February 4). How I caused that story. Time, 159(5), 69.               (Goodwin, 2002) or
N.B. Full date is used for weekly magazines; month and year for monthly magazines               Goodwin (2002) defends ...
13. Newspaper article – (Print version)
     Hartevelt, J. (2007, December 20). Boy racers. The Press, p. 3.                            (Hartevelt, 2007)
N.B. Include p. or pp. before the page number – for newspapers only, not magazines
14. Newspaper article (Database like Newztext Plus) (also see Library referencing webpage for Internet version)
    Cumming, G. (2003, April 5). Cough that shook the world. The New Zealand        (Cumming, 2003)
      Herald. Retrieved from Newztext Plus database.
15. Newspaper article with no author
    Report casts shadow on biofuel crops. (2007, October 16). Waikato Times, p. 21. (“Report Casts Shadow,” 2007)
N.B. Article title comes first. In the text, abbreviate title and use double quotation marks.
16. Personal Communication (letters, telephone conversations, emails, interviews)
                                                                                                (H. Clarke, personal
N.B. No reference list entry as the information is not recoverable.                             communication, March 19, 2004)
17. Thesis – print version - outside the US (NEW)
     Dewstow, R. A. (2006). Using the Internet to enhance teaching at the University            (Dewstow, 2006) or
       of Waikato (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Waikato, Hamilton,
       New Zealand.                                                                             Dewstow (2006) identified ...
18. Thesis – Institutional or personal webpage - outside the US (NEW)
     Dewstow, R. A. (2006). Using the Internet to enhance teaching at the University            (Dewstow, 2006)
        of Waikato (Master’s thesis, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand).
        Retrieved from http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/2241
19. Webpages (When multiple webpages are referenced, reference the homepage)
    Statistics New Zealand. (2007). New Zealand in profile 2007. Retrieved from                 (Statistics New Zealand, 2007)
        http://www.stats.govt.nz
N.B. Author (could be organisation), date (either date of publication or latest update),
document title, date retrieved if contents are likely to change, URL

                                                www.waikato.ac.nz/go/apa
                                                                                                                            May 2012

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Apa referencing 6th edition

  • 1. APA Referencing THIS IS A QUICK GUIDE TO THE APA REFERENCING STYLE (6TH EDITION)  The American Psychological Association reference style uses the Author-Date format.  Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) for more information. Check the Library Catalogue for call number and location(s).  When quoting directly or indirectly from a source, the source must be acknowledged in the text by author name and year of publication. If quoting directly, a location reference such as page number(s) or paragraph number is also required. IN-TEXT Direct quotation – use quotation marks around the quote and include page numbers Samovar and Porter (1997) point out that "language involves attaching meaning to symbols" (p.188). Alternatively, “Language involves attaching meaning to symbols" (Samovar & Porter, 1997, p.188). Indirect quotation/paraphrasing – no quotation marks Attaching meaning to symbols is considered to be the origin of written language (Samovar & Porter, 1997). N.B. Page numbers are optional when paraphrasing, although it is useful to include them (Publication Manual, p. 171). Citations from a secondary source As Hall (1977) asserts, “culture also defines boundaries of different groups” (as cited in Samovar & Porter, 1997, p. 14).  At the end of your assignment, you are required to provide the full bibliographic information for each source. References must be listed in alphabetical order by author. EXAMPLES OF REFERENCES BY TYPE In a reference list In-text citation 1. Book with one author King, M. (2000). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New (King, 2000) or Zealand: Viking. King (2000) compares Frame ... N.B. The first letter of the first word of the main title, subtitle and all proper nouns have capital letters. 2. Book with two to five authors (see Library APA referencing webpage for six or more authors) Krause, K.-L., Bochner, S., & Duchesne, S. (2006). Educational psychology for (Krause, Bochner, & Duchesne, learning and teaching (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Thomson. 2006) N.B. Use & between authors’ names, except when paraphrasing in text. When a work then has three, four or five authors, cite all authors the first time, and in subsequent citations (Krause et al., 2006) include only the first author followed by et al. 3. Book or report by a corporate author e.g. organisation, association, government department University of Waikato. (1967). First hall of residence (Information series No. 3). (University of Waikato, 1967) Hamilton, New Zealand: Author. Some group authors may be abbreviated in subsequent N.B. When the author and the publisher are the same, use Author in the publisher field. citations if they are readily recognisable. 4. Book chapter in edited book Helber, L. E. (1995). Redeveloping mature resorts for new markets. In M. V. (Helber, 1995) or Conlin & T. Baum (Eds.), Island tourism: Management principles and practice (pp. 105-113). Chichester, England: John Wiley. Helber (1995) compares luxury N.B. Include the page numbers of the chapter after the book title. resorts ... 5. Conference paper online - (see Library APA referencing webpage for alternative formats) Bochner, S. (1996, November). Mentoring in higher education: Issues to be (Bochner, 1996) or addressed in developing a mentoring program. Paper presented at the According to Bochner (1996) ... Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Singapore. Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/96pap/bochs96018.txt
  • 2. 6. Course handout/Lecture notes Salter, G. (2007). Lecture 3: SPLS205-07A [PowerPoint slides]. Hamilton, New (Salter, 2007) Zealand: University of Waikato. N.B. Put format in square brackets - e.g. [PowerPoint slides] [Lecture notes] 7. Film – (see Library APA referencing webpage for music and other media) Zhang, Y. (Producer/Director). (2000). Not one less [Motion picture]. China: (Zhang, 2000) Columbia Pictures. N.B. For films, DVDs or videorecordings use [Motion picture] in square brackets. Give the country of origin and the name of the motion picture studio. 8. Journal article – academic/scholarly (electronic version) with DOI (see also Library APA referencing webpage) Hohepa, M., Schofield, G., & Kolt, G. S. (2006). Physical activity: What do high (Hohepa, Schofield, & Kolt, school students think? Journal of Adolescent Health, 39(3), 328-336. 2006) doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.024 then subsequently, if 3-5 authors N.B. A capital letter is used for key words in the journal title. The journal title and (Hohepa et al., 2006) volume number are italicised, followed by the issue number in brackets (not italicised). 9. Journal article – academic/scholarly (electronic version) with no DOI Harrison, B., & Papa, R. (2005). The development of an indigenous knowledge (Harrison & Papa, 2005) or program in a New Zealand Maori-language immersion school. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 36(1), 57-72. Retrieved from ProQuest Education Harrison and Papa (2005) Journals database. recommend ... N.B. Undergraduates: Give the name of the database. Researchers: Give the URL of the journal homepage. e.g. Retrieved from http://ucpressjournals.com/journal.asp?j=aeq 10. Journal article - academic/scholarly (print version) Gibbs, M. (2005). The right to development and indigenous peoples: Lessons (Gibbs, 2005) or from New Zealand. World Development, 33(8), 1365-1378. Gibbs (2005) contradicts ... 11. Journal article - academic/scholarly (Internet only – no print version) Snell, D., & Hodgetts, D. (n.d.). The psychology of heavy metal communities (Snell & Hodgetts, n.d.) and white supremacy. Te Kura Kete Aronui, 1. Retrieved from or http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/tkka Snell and Hodgetts (n.d.) N.B. (n.d.) = no date. For html version only, cite the paragraph number in text suggest “...” (para. 3) 12. Magazine article – popular/trade/general interest Goodwin, D. K. (2002, February 4). How I caused that story. Time, 159(5), 69. (Goodwin, 2002) or N.B. Full date is used for weekly magazines; month and year for monthly magazines Goodwin (2002) defends ... 13. Newspaper article – (Print version) Hartevelt, J. (2007, December 20). Boy racers. The Press, p. 3. (Hartevelt, 2007) N.B. Include p. or pp. before the page number – for newspapers only, not magazines 14. Newspaper article (Database like Newztext Plus) (also see Library referencing webpage for Internet version) Cumming, G. (2003, April 5). Cough that shook the world. The New Zealand (Cumming, 2003) Herald. Retrieved from Newztext Plus database. 15. Newspaper article with no author Report casts shadow on biofuel crops. (2007, October 16). Waikato Times, p. 21. (“Report Casts Shadow,” 2007) N.B. Article title comes first. In the text, abbreviate title and use double quotation marks. 16. Personal Communication (letters, telephone conversations, emails, interviews) (H. Clarke, personal N.B. No reference list entry as the information is not recoverable. communication, March 19, 2004) 17. Thesis – print version - outside the US (NEW) Dewstow, R. A. (2006). Using the Internet to enhance teaching at the University (Dewstow, 2006) or of Waikato (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Dewstow (2006) identified ... 18. Thesis – Institutional or personal webpage - outside the US (NEW) Dewstow, R. A. (2006). Using the Internet to enhance teaching at the University (Dewstow, 2006) of Waikato (Master’s thesis, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand). Retrieved from http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/2241 19. Webpages (When multiple webpages are referenced, reference the homepage) Statistics New Zealand. (2007). New Zealand in profile 2007. Retrieved from (Statistics New Zealand, 2007) http://www.stats.govt.nz N.B. Author (could be organisation), date (either date of publication or latest update), document title, date retrieved if contents are likely to change, URL www.waikato.ac.nz/go/apa May 2012