General Format:
NOTE: If your reference has three to six authors, cite them all the first time mentioned in your paper. After that, use the first author's last name, followed by et al. and the year).
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author's Last Name, Author's Last Name, & Author's Last name, year)
(Author's Last Name et al., year)
In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):
(Author's Last Name, Author's Last Name, & Author's Last Name, year, page number)
(Author's Last Name et al., year, page number)
References:
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (repeat for all author's unless more than six). (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Examples:
In-text Citation (Paraphrase):
First time mentioned: (Bass, Enochs, & DiBrezzo, 2002)
Written all subsequent times as (Bass et al., 2002)
In-text Citation (Direct Quote):
If first time mentioned: (Bass, Enochs, & DiBrezzo, 2002, p. 52)
If referenced prior: (Bass et al., 2002, p.52)
References:
Bass, M. A., Enochs, W. K., & DiBrezzo, R. (2002). Comparison of two exercise programs on general well-being of college students. Psychological Reports, 91(3), 1195-1201. doi:10.2466/PR0.91.8.1195-1201
General Format:
NOTE: If your reference has three to six authors, cite them all the first time mentioned in your paper. After that, use the first author's last name, followed by et al. and the year).
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author's Last Name, Author's Last Name, & Author's Last name, year)
(Author's Last Name et al., year)
In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):
(Author's Last Name, Author's Last Name, & Author's Last Name, year, page number)
(Author's Last Name et al., year, page number)
References:
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (repeat for all author's unless more than six). (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range.
In-text Citation (Paraphrase):
First time mentioned: (Bergström, Jayatissa, Thykjær, & Wiborg, 2007)
Written all subsequent times as (Bergström et al., 2007)
In-text Citation (Direct Quote):
If first time mentioned: (Bergström, Jayatissa, Thykjær, & Wiborg, 2007, p. 202)
If referenced prior: (Bergström et al., 2007, p.202)
References:
Bergström, A., Jayatissa, M. N., Thykjær, T., & Wiborg, O. (2007). Molecular pathways associated with stress resilience and drug resistance in the chronic mild stress rat model of depression--a gene expression study. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 33(2), 201-15.
General Format:
NOTE: If your reference has three to six authors, cite them all the first time mentioned in your paper. After that, use the first author's last name, followed by et al. and the year).
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author's Last Name, Author's Last Name, & Author's Last name, year)
(Author's Last Name et al., year)
In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):
(Author's Last Name, Author's Last Name, & Author's Last Name, year, page number)
(Author's Last Name et al., year, page number)
References:
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (repeat for all author's unless more than six). (Year). Article title: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(issue), page range. Retrieved from URL of homepage of journal
In-text Citation (Paraphrase):
First time mentioned: (Bergström, Jayatissa, Thykjær, & Wiborg, 2007)
Written all subsequent times as (Bergström et al., 2007)
In-text Citation (Direct Quote):
If first time mentioned: (Bergström, Jayatissa, Thykjær, & Wiborg, 2007, p. 202)
If referenced prior: (Bergström et al., 2007, p.202)
References:
Bergström, A., Jayatissa, M. N., Thykjær, T., & Wiborg, O. (2007). Molecular pathways associated with stress resilience and drug resistance in the chronic mild stress rat model of depression--a gene expression study. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 33(2), 201-15. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/journal/12031
Citation information has been adapted from the APA Manual (6th Edition). Please refer to pages 198-199 of the APA Manual (6th Edition) for more information.
-Include the DOI in the reference if one is assigned.
-If no DOI is assigned and you retrieved the content online, use the home page URL for the journal in the reference.
-If a reference has up to seven authors, include all the author's names in the reference list.
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