This document provides an overview of key chapters in the APA Publication Manual 6th edition that cover manuscript structure, style guidelines, citing sources, reference examples, the publication process, and reference list components. It includes examples of in-text citations and reference list entries for different source types like books, book chapters, journal articles both print and electronic. It also discusses Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and locating them. The document aims to explain the basics of APA style and address some common oddities or questions that come up when citing and referencing sources.

1. Using
APA Style
American Psychological Association Sixth Edition

2. KEY CHAPTERS
of the publication manual

3. CHAPTER TWO
Manuscript Structure & Content
• Elements of a Manuscript
(paper, article, etc.)
• Sample Papers

4. CHAPTER FOUR
The Mechanics of Style
Rules of:
• Punctuation • Italics
• Spelling • Abbreviations
• Capitalization • Numbers
• Metrication (measurement system)
• Statistical and Mathematical Copy
• Equations

5. CHAPTER SIX
Crediting Sources
• Quoting and paraphrasing
• Citing in text*
• Reference List
• Reference Components
*Page 177 is your best friend.

6. CHAPTER SEVEN
Reference Examples
Gives examples for the majority of
reference types you will encounter.
See the “APA Style Guide to
Electronic Resources” document
online for more source types.

7. CHAPTER EIGHT
The Publication Process
• 8.01: Discussion of Peer Review
• 8.03: Preparing the Manuscript
for Submission - How to Format
• 8.07: Checklist for Submission

8. REFERENCES
in a nutshell

9. COMPONENTS
the Basics
• Author Name
• Publication Date
• Title of Work
• Publication Data

10. COMPONENTS
the Extras
• Editor
• Nonroutine Information
• Volume Number
• Issue Number
• Edition
• DOI or URL

11. EXAMPLE CITATIONS
both in-text and reference list

12. IN-TEXT
Direct Quotation
According to Bedford (2010),
“APA style can be difficult” (p. 6).
“APA Style can be difficult”
(Bedford, 2010, p. 6).

13. IN-TEXT
Paraphrase
According to Bedford (2010), APA
style is hard.
APA style is hard (Bedford, 2010).

14. REFERENCE LIST
Book
Author, A. (2010). Title of book.
City, State: Publisher.

15. REFERENCE LIST
Book Chapter
Author, A. (2010). Title of chapter.
In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book
(pp. xxx-xxx). City, State:
Publisher.

16. REFERENCE LIST
Print Journal Article
Author, A. (2010). Title of article.
Title of Journal, volume#(issue#),
pp-pp.
***Only use the issue number if each issue starts on page one.***

17. REFERENCE LIST
Electronic Journal Article
(No DOI)
Author, A. (2010). Title of article.
Title of Journal, volume#(issue#),
pp-pp. Retrieved from url
If the journal article comes from a subscription,
use the homepage url of that journal
***Only use the issue number if each issue starts on page one.***

18. REFERENCE LIST
Electronic Journal Article
(with DOI)
Author, A. (2010). Title of article.
Title of Journal, volume#(issue#),
pp-pp. doi:xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx
***Only use the issue number if each issue starts on page one.***

19. WHATʼS A DOI?
Digital Object Identifier

20. DOI BASICS
• A DOI is a long string of letters,
numbers and symbols
• A DOI is an electronic serial
number for a specific article
• URLs may change, but DOIs
stay constant

21. LOCATING DOIs
• In the database
• On the “Get it @ GVSU” page
• On the publisherʼs website
• On the article itself
***a DOI may be in any, all, or none of these places***

22. APA ODDITIES
• Use title case only for journal titles
• Use issue numbers only when each
issue begins with page one
• When using a URL for a subscription
journal, use the journalʼs homepage
URL in your citation

23. QUESTIONS?
Ask your librarian!
www.gvsu.edu/library