APA "Cheat Sheet" CONTENTS:.
This is what I used in my grad classes where I had to write 2-10 page paper every week PLUS a 30-40 page research project in every class. I got so tired of looking everything up in the APA manual all the time. So I made a "cheat sheet" with models of all the different types of resources and how to format citations and reference lists for each. This "cheat sheet" does NOT provide explanations but there are page numbers from the APA 6th edition manual for you to look up information.
PLAGIARISM TUTORIAL:
http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/plagiarismtutorial.php
WEBPAGE CITATION AND REFERENCE
Article with author
Reference
Johnson, K. A., & Becker, J. A. (n.d.). The whole brain atlas. Retrieved from http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/
In-Text Citation
(Johnson & Becker, n.d., p. #)
Article without author
NOTES:
Reference
Teen posed as doctor at West Palm Beach hospital: Police. (2015,). Retrieved from:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Teen-Posed-as-Doctor-at-West-Palm-Beach-Hospital-Police
288810831.html
In-Text Citation
("Teen Posed as Doctor," 2015, para. #)
Reference
All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas
In-Text Citation
("All 33 Chile Miners," 2010, para. #).
CITATIONS AND REFERENCES FOR DATABASE JOURNAL ARTICLES
Order:
author(s), year of publication, article title (not in italics), journal
name (in italics), volume number (in italics), issue number, page number range
of the article (if available), URL or journal home page.
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of
peas. Journal of Abnormal
Eating, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com/full/url/
Week 1 Vasquez reading:
Vasquez. F. S. (2013). Differences between
business and academic writing. Global Business Languages, 18,
96-106. Retrieved from Business Source Complete.
NOTE:
When database is available, do not use URL with retrieval statement as
you do with webpages.
NOTE: Notice italics, spacing,
punctuation (where periods and commas are used), and capitalization
(article title is not capitalized but the journal article is capitalized.
Citation:
(Vasquez. 2013, p. #)
MULTIPLE SOURCES WITH THE SAME AUTHOR/TITLE AND DATE:
If you are using more
than one reference by the same author published in the same year, organize them
in the reference list alphabetically by the title of the article or chapter.
Then assign letter suffixes to the year.
Reference
Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between
friends. Developmental Psychology, 17, 408-416.
Berndt, T. J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on prosocial intentions and behavior. Child Development, 52,
636-643.
Citation
Berdnt (1981a) makes similar claims..."
Similar claims were made regarding...(Berndt, 1981b, p. 5).
EXAMPLES FROM WRT293 WEEKLY RESOURCES
INCORRECT
UMUC. (2017). Cover Letters. Retrieved from UMUC Career Services: http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/tutorial.html
CORRECT
Cover
letters. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/tutorial.html
("Cover Letters," 2017, para. #)
INCORRECT
Career Onestop. (2017). Education sample. Retrieved from Career Onestop: https://www.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/Resumes/ResumeGuide/SampleResumeWalkThrough/education.aspx
CORRECT
Education
sample. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/Resumes/ResumeGuide/SampleResumeWalkThrough/education.aspx
("Education Sample" 2017, para. #)
INCORRECT
Cover Letters. (n.d.). Retrieved November 07, 2017, from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/index.cfm
CORRECT
Purpose
of cover letter (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/purpose.html
("Purpose of Cover Letter," n.d., para. #)
INCORRECT
UMUC (n.d.). Cover Letters. Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/index.cfm
CORRECT
Cover
letter do's and don'ts (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/dos.html
("Cover Letter Do's and Don'ts," n.d., para. #)
INCORRECT
UMUC. (2017). Choosing a Major. Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/career-planning/choosing-a-major.cfm
CORRECT
Choosing
a major. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/career-planning/choosing-a-major.cfm
("Choosing a Major," 2017, para. #)
INCORRECT
University of Maryland University College. (2017). Strategies for Career Goals. Retrieved October 18, 2017, from University Of Maryland University College: http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/career-planning/strategies-for-career-goals.cfm
CORRECT
Strategies
for career goals.
(2017). Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/career-planning/strategies-for-career-goals.cfm
("Strategies for Career Goals," 2017, para. #)
INCORRECT
UMUC. (2017). Resumes. Retrieved from UMUC Career Services: http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/resumes/index.cfm
CORRECT
Purpose
of the resume (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/career-services/job-and-internship-search/resumes-and-cover-letters/resumes/purpose.html
("Purpose of the Resume," n.d., para. #)
GENERAL PAPER AND WORD DOC FORMATTING
Paper Format
HOW TO SET DEFAULT SPACING to single or double (never multiple) and zero (NOT
auto). Here's how to do that:
APA 6TH EDITION MANUAL PAGE NUMBERS
Topic |
Page |
Abbreviations |
106 - 111 |
Bias |
73 - 77 |
Capitalization |
101 - 106 |
Grammar & Style Active v. Passive voice Subject-verb agreement Verbs Pronoun agreement Misplaced/dangling modifiers
that vs. which that vs. who while v. since while v. although, and, or but since v. because
Parallel Construction Spacing after punctuation marks Period Serial commas Nonessential clause Comma to separate two Independent clauses with Conjunction Semicolons Colons Quotation marks Parentheses
|
77 - 96 |
In-text citation |
170 - 177 |
Italics |
104 - 106 |
Cover Page |
23 |
Reference List |
180 - 189 |
Reference Examples |
|
Spelling |
96 - 100 |
Writing Style & Scholarly Voice |
65 - 70 |