APA Checklist

Correct C.Include all authors' last names, initial of first and middle (if applicable) names, AND the year of publication.

This worksheet requires unpacking the key elements of a published scholarly journal article and demonstrating APA source citation skills, activities you will engage in frequently in the completion of a variety of assignments including essays, research papers and literature reviews in future courses.

In-text citations should note the author(s) and the publication date for a paraphrase. For a direct quotation, citations should include author(s), date, and page number. See the following examples:

Paraphrasing is more acceptable and should be done frequently, again with appropriate references of the author’s name and publication date. Should several paragraphs be from the same reference, each paragraph needs to have the reference at least once, usually after the first or last sentence. However, it is appropriate to use multiple references in a paragraph. When this is done, place the reference after each new reference so that the reader knows from where the information came.

quote. It can include the author‟s name and also can include a short mention of his or her credentials.

Please note: APA referencing style is required for all students commencing study in Semester 2, 2014 or later.

1. Sources are cited in the body of the paper using APA format (up to 5 points)

* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

| Include the first seven authors’ names, then insert three ellipses, and add the last author’s name, like this:Author, I., Author, I., Author, I., Author, I., Author, I., Author, I., Author, I.,…Author, I. (year).

the author's last name is mentioned in the text leading up to the quote or if the previous in-text citation included the name of the same author).

When you include a direct quotation or paraphrase referring to a specific passage in your paper, always include the author and year, as well as the page number, as part of the citation. APA requires the author, year, and page number for direct quotations and recommends providing the same information for paraphrases.

The first writing convention from Writing About Science is a rare use of direct quotes and a use of paraphrasing instead. In my report, there were four instances in which I paraphrased information from an article or an accredited website in which I rewrote the information in my own words but cited the origin of the information in parenthesis. For example: “The Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the leading form of dementia in the United States, brought on in the late stages of life around the age of sixty. AD is characterized by memory loss, progressive mental disorientation and cognitive decline since it affects the amygdala, brainstem, and hippocampus in the brain (refer to Figure-2). With the progression of the disease, there is a large loss of

* Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

In addition to spacing, APA style includes a special way of citing resource articles. See the APA manual for specifics regarding in-text citations. The APA manual also discusses the desired tone of writing, grammar, punctuation, formatting for numbers, and a variety of other important topics. Although the APA style rules are used in this template, the purpose of the template is only to demonstrate spacing and the general parts of the paper. The student will need to refer to the APA manual for other format directions. GCU has prepared an APA Style Guide available in the Student Writing Center for additional help in correctly formatting according to APA