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The Reference SectionThis section is merely a list of the sources that were cited with the text. The list should be alphabetical and should contain all the sources cited within the text (for more detail about citing references and sources within a report or essay, see the Essay Writing Guide). How references are listed in this section is controlled by guidelines set by the APA. Different types of source have different formats which are used to report them. Listed below are some of the more common types of source and their formats.Journal ArticleWhen listing a journal article, you give the name of the author(s), the year it was published in, the title of the actual journal article, then in italics (or underlined) the name of the journal and volume number, lastly you provide the pages the articles is on. An example clarifes this:
Tudge, J.1 (1989)2. When collaboration leads to regression: some negative consquences of socio-cognitive conflict3.European Journal Of Social Psychology4 19,5123-1386
If there are more that one author merely give the authors names in the order they are on the
Article:
1. The Author(s) name(s) 2. The year of publication 3. The title of the article 4. The Journal's name (note italics) 5. The Volume number of the Journal (agian note italics) 6. The Articles page numbers
Tudge, J.R.H.,and Winterhoff, P.A.(1989) etc...
Or for more than two authors:
Tudge, J.R.H., Winterhoff, P.A. and Hogan, D.M.(1996) etc..
BooksThe format for books is a little different. The author(s) name(s) come first, then put in italics the title of the book, then where the book was published and who published it:
Piaget, J.1 (1928)2. Judgement and reasoning in the child3.London4:Routledge and
Kegan Paul5.
If the book you are listing is an edited book, then you merely put the editor's name where
the author names are normally put, and place (Eds) before the year of publication.
If there is more than one author then follow the format for authors outlined for journal
articles.1. The Author(s) name(s) 2. The year of publication 3. The title of the book 4. Where the book was published 5. The publishers |