FYS 1010

Reference:

Baldwin, A. (2020). College success. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/college-success/pages/1-introduction

Cuseo, J. B., Thompson, A., & McLaughlin, J. A. (2020). Thriving in the community college and beyond: Research-based strategies for academic success and personal development (4th ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing. 

In-Text Citation:

...the end of your sentence (Baldwin, 2020, p. [Page #]).

...the end of your sentence (Cuseo et al., 2020, p. [Page #]).

Use an adapted format for citing software when generating citations for for AI tools:

• Author - use the company/author of the model (for example: use OpenAI is the author of ChatGPT)
• Date - include the year of the version you used
• Title - name of the model/tool (such as ChatGPT)
• Version - include the version number in parentheses
• Additional Information - use [bracketed text] to help the reader understand what is being cited (for example: use [Large language model] for ChatGPT)
• Source - if the publisher has a different name than the company/author, include this before the URL
• URL - include the link to the model/tool

Example: ChatGPT

In-Text Citation

(OpenAI, 2023)

Reference

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Quick Citation Guide: APA Style 

Journal Articles 

Last-name, F. M. (year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. https://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxx

Last-name, F. M., Last-name, F. M., & Last-name, F. M. (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. https://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxx 

Examples:

Smith, J. M. (2020). Bridging the gap: Teaching citations to college students. Journal of Higher Education, 34(5), 67-89. https://doi.org/10.1234/5678-9012.34.5.67 

Poole, A., Jones, B. B., & Johnson, C. (2020). Citing sources: Working together to share knowledge. Journal of Knowledge, 7(3), 79-92. https://doi.org/10.1777/4321-8765.7.3.79

Books

Last-name, F. M. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher.

Last-name, F. M., & Last-name, F. M. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher. 

Examples:

Potter, A. (2019). Finding information: A guide. Hawk Press.

Miller, A., & Baker, F. (2007). College: A history. Lake University Press.

Book Chapters

Last-name. F. M. (Year). Title of chapter. In F. Last-name, F. Last-name, & F. Last-name (Eds.), Book title: Subtitle (page range). Publisher. 

Example:

Christie, A. (2013). Solving crime: Methods and procedures. In S. Holmes, J. Watson, & S. Baker (Eds.), How to solve mysteries: The complete guide (pp. 112-145). Johnson & Company.

Websites 

Last-name, F. M. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site name. URL

Example:

Green, B. G. (2017, March 24). Training cats as service animals. Medium. https://www.medium.com/trainingcats

In-Text

(Last name, Year, page number) 

(Last name & Last name, Year, page number) 

(Last name, Last name, & Last name, Year, page number) 

(Last name et al., year, page number) 

Examples:

(Smith, 2020, p. 80) 

(Miller & Baker, 2007, p. 30-31) 

(Poole, Jones, & Johnson, 2020, p. 88)

(Poole et al., 2020, p. 88) 

Frequently Asked Questions 

What is a DOI? 

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique string of characters used to identify a specific object (such as a journal article). It works like a barcode or URL. 

I can’t find a DOI. What should I use instead? 

If your journal article does not have a DOI, your citation is usually finished. If the journal article is from a website (not a research database), include a URL.

*Note: Previous editions of APA Style required articles without DOIs to include Retrieved from [journal home page URL] 

My eBook or book chapter has a DOI. Should I include it? 

Include the DOI for your eBook or book chapter if it has one. If there is not a DOI, do not include other information (ISBN, database name, or URL). 

Which in-text citation style should I use when citing a source that has multiple authors? 

Use (Name, Name, & Name, Year) the first time you cite the source. Use (Name et al., Year) for any citations after that. 

Do I need to use page numbers for all in-text citations? 

Use page numbers to cite any quotes. If you are paraphrasing, APA does not require the page number (check with your instructor for preference). 

Need more help? Check out these guides: 

bit.ly/csm-apa 

bit.ly/powl-apa