APA Format for References
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What is the purpose of APA format in professional writing and college?

  • To provide guidelines for grammar and vocabulary usage
  • To enforce a word limit on written assignments
  • To dictate the font size and style to be used in documents
  • To give credit to sources used in a paper or presentation (correct)

In APA format, what is unique about the placement of the year in citations and references?

  • The year is listed before the author's name
  • The year is omitted from both in-text citations and references
  • The year is listed immediately after the author's name (correct)
  • The year is not required in any part of the citation

What information follows the author and year in an APA format in-text citation?

  • Title of the source
  • Page number (correct)
  • Publisher information
  • Publication year of the source

Why is it important to have the year of the source listed in APA citations?

<p>To give credit to sources used and provide context for the information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of a sentence should include the year in parentheses according to APA format?

<p>Directly after the author's name if mentioned in the sentence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct in-text citation format for a journal article in APA style?

<p>Author's last name, article title, year of publication, title of journal, volume number and issue number, page range (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should authors be listed in references according to APA guidelines?

<p>Last name first, followed by the first and middle initials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of periodicals require italics in the reference according to APA style?

<p>Scholarly journals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'n.d.' indicate in an APA in-text citation?

<p>No date of publication available (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should titles of books and articles be capitalized in APA references?

<p>Only the first word capitalized (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one notable difference between how website references and journal references are formatted?

<p>Website references italicize the title of the webpage, while journal references do not. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a website does not have a known author, what should be used in place of the author's name in the reference?

<p>The organization or website name (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In APA format, how should the 'References' section at the end of a paper be formatted?

<p>Bolded and centered at the top of the page (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key requirement for organizing references on a reference page?

<p>Alphabetizing by the author's last name (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When citing sources in APA, what must be true about every source in your reference list?

<p>The source must have an in-text citation in the paper (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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