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PH111 Prof. Tufano: Citing Sources

Formatting APA Style

APA Style:

  • Double -spaced & 1 inch margins
  • Times New Roman typeface
  • References should be at the end of paper on a separate page
  • The list of citations should be organized in alphabetical order by authors' last names

How to Cite in APA

Last name, First initial. (year of publication). Title of the book

           (ed.). Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example:

Moche, D. (2015). Astronomy: a self-teaching guide (8th ed.). 

           Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

Last name, First initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of the picture

             [Photograph].  Retrieved from URL

Example:

Slifer, D. (2014, October 27). Plane, clouds, moon, spots, sun

             [Photograph]. Retrieved from 

             http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Last name, First initial. (Date of Publication). Title of the article.

            Title of the journal, volume(issue), pagination. doi

             Provide web URL if there is no doi

Example:

Pieters, C. (2011). Surface composition of vesta: issues and

             integrated approach. Space Science Reviews, 163(1-4),

             117-139. doi: 10.1007/s11214-011-9809-5

 

Title of Government Agency. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article on

        webpage. Retrieved from URL

Example:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight

        Center. (2013, March). The Electromagnatic Spectrum. Retrieved

        from http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov

Name of Producer or Director. (Director). (year of publication). Title of Video 

           [Video file]. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Buckner, N. & Whittlesey, R. (Director). (2004). Apollo 13

           [Video file]. Retrieved from https://qcccuny.kanopy.com/

              video/nova-apollo-13-edge-and-back