1. Creating a
Reference Page
Using APA Format

2. The APA Manual
 You need to become very familiar with this
book

3. Who Uses APA Style References?
 Writers, teachers, and students may use
the APA format

4. Who Uses APA Style References?
 Individuals in the social and behavioral
sciences also use the APA format

5. When Do You Need To Reference ?
 If you are quoting an author
 If you are summarizing another author’s
work

6. When Do You Need to Reference?
 If you are using statistics

7. Plagiarism
 Plagiarism is taking credit for someone
else’s thoughts, ideas, written work or not
giving the other person credit for their
work

8. Constructing Your reference Page
 The Reference page should be the last
page in you research paper
 Your Reference page should have a page
number on it

9. Margins
 Use one inch margins

10. Use Alphabetical Order
 References should be listed in
alphabetical order based on the author’s
last name

11. Correct Spacing
 The first line of your reference should
begin at the left margin. Any additional
lines should be indented five spaces.

12. Font and Font Size
 Use 12 point Times New Roman font
 Double space your reference page

13. What to Do With Titles
 The titles of books and journal articles
should be italicized

14. When to Include Page
Numbers
 Always include the page numbers when
referencing books and journal articles

15. Punctuation
 Be very careful about correct punctuation.
The APA manual specifies where to place
punctuation marks.

16. Referencing a Book
Hult, C.A., & Huckin, T.N. (1999). The
New Century Handbook. Needham, MA:
Allyn & Bacon

17. Referencing a Website
Warlick, D. (2006). Citation Machine.
Retrieved June 16, 2009, from
Landmarks Son of Citation Machine
Web site:
http://www.ciationmachine.net

18. Referencing a Journal Article
Hayati, A.M., & Shariatifar, S. (2009).
Mapping Strategies. Journal of College
Reading and Learning, 39, 51-74.

19. Help With References
 Become familiar with the Son of Citation
Machine website.
http://www.citationmachine.net

20. Don’t Forget
 Never submit a paper without a reference
page if you are using someone else’s
ideas, quoting someone else, or using
statistics!!!