Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by |
MLA |
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APA |
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Typically used in the Humanities |
Paper double spaced, including reference or works cited pages. Citation has hanging indent |
Typically used in the Social Sciences; required citation and formatting style at Full Sail |
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“works cited” page to cite sources at the end of the paper |
All information used in the paper MUST be in the reference/works cited. |
“references” page to cite sources at end of the paper |
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Works cited is last name, first name (Disney, Walt) |
Any information that is not your own needs to be cited. |
Works cited is last name, first initial (Disney, W.) |
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When information is cited and the author’s name is listed within the sentence, place page number at the end [According to Disney, theme parks are awesome (43)] |
Both use parenthetical citations within the body of the paper. (Disney, 1955) or (Disney 43) |
When information is cited and author’s name is listed within the sentence, place the year materials was published. (Disney (1955) believed that theme parks are awesome.) |
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When information is cited and the author’s name is not listed, place the author’s last name and the page number at the end. [Theme parks are awesome (Disney 43). |
Citations are listed in alphabetical order on the reference/works cited page. |
When information is cited and the author’s name is not listed, place the author’s name and the year the materials was published. [Theme parks are awesome (Disney, 1955).] |
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Quotes 4 lines or longer are blocked, meaning intended 2 tabs over. |
Quotes are integrated smoothly and with transitions. |
Quotes 40 words or more are indented one tab. |