APA "Cheat Sheet" CONTENTS:.

Plagiarism Tutorial
Citation/Reference List Formatting
Example Citations/Reference Lists from WRT293 Resources
APA Paper and Word Doc formatting
APA 6th Ed. Manual Page Numbers for Quick Look-Up

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:

Titles of articles in reference lists are always in sentence case (means only the first word in the title begins with a capital letter) but in the citation, within quotes, the article name is in title case (meaning all words begin with capital letter).
Note placement of periods, commas, and spacing.
Use the full title of the web page if it is short (3-4 words) for the parenthetical citation.
If it is longer then use only the first 2-3 words.
Articles found on the web, without authors, are not italicized in the reference entry..

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

DO NOT USE MSWORD TEMPLATES. Begin all documents with a blank page.
All postings and assignments should use Times New Roman, 12-point font size
Margins should be 1-inch on all sides
Align margins left – do not center or justify margins
An indentation of ½ inch should be used for the first line of every paragraph (EXCEPT with business letters, memos, etc. that should be in BLOCK FORMAT)
Use page numbers at the top right most corner of every page
Use Page Headers that include your name, the name of the assignment, and either DRAFT or FINAL.
DO NOT MANUALLY format page numbers, headers, paragraphing, or reference list hanging indent. Use the MSWord formatting feature.

HOW TO SET DEFAULT SPACING to single or double (never multiple) and zero (NOT auto). Here's how to do that:

Click the [Home] tab > Locate the "Paragraph" group.
In the lower-right corner of the "Paragraph" group, click the arrow. A "Paragraph" dialog box will open.
From the [Indents and Spacing] tab > Locate the "Spacing" section.
From the "Line spacing" drop-down list, choose the spacing you would like Word to use by default (single or double never multiple).
From the "Before" and "After" drop-down lists, choose the amount of spacing between paragraphs you would like Word to use by default. (set the spacing at 0 points not auto)
Click the [Set As Default] button > Select "All documents based on the Normal template?" > Click [OK].

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