APA(American Psychological Association) – the standard in business and science
APA Style General Guidelines Double-spaced text1‖ margins on all four sidesHeader and page number flush top right on every pageFour major sections: Title page, abstract, main body, referencesUse past tense when reporting on research already conducted.―Drucker (2002) claimed in Managing the Next Society... ―Drucker (2002) has claimed...‖
General Formats In-Text Citations: A study by Hallows and Beach (2002) concluded that....Parenthetical Citations: While most surveyed think Web 2.0 technologies offer ―opportunities‖ for businesses, most also considered some risks (―Social Networking and Associations,‖ 2008).References: Author. (Publication date). Title. Publisher. Publication Information.
One AuthorReference Entry at End of Paper: Pollan, M. (2006). The omnivore’s dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York, NY: Penguin.In-Text Citation in Body of Paper:	…(Pollan, 2006, p. 256). According to Pollan (2006), … (p. 256).
Two AuthorsReference Entry at End of Paper: Kwon, O., & Wen, Y. (2010). An empirical study of the factors affecting social network service use. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 254-263. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.04.011In-Text Citation in Body of Paper:	…(Kwon & Wen, 2010, p. 262). Kwon and Wen (2010) claim that…(p. 262).
More on DOIsArticle From an Online Periodical with DOI AssignedAuthor, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of 	Journal, volume number, page range.Doi: 0000000/000000000000Article From an Online Periodical with no DOI AssignedAuthor, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of 	Journal, volume number. Retrieved from http://	www.journalhomepage.com/full/url/
General Format for Web DocumentsAuthor/editor/director/performer/compiler/producer of work (if available). 	(Year, Month, Day of Posting). Title of web document, italicized. 	Retrieved from Name of website if different from author or title: URL 	of home pageBarret, J. (2007, January 17). MySpace is a natural monopoly. Retrieved 	from Ecommerce Times website: http://www.ecommercetimes.com
Entire Web SiteBlogPulse. (n.d.) Retrieved September 3, 2010, 	from the Intelliseek website: http://	intelliseek.comThis is how you write it in the References. Howwould you do an in-text citation of this?
In-text Citation of Unknown AuthorUnknown Author: If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses.Titles of books and reports are italicized or underlined; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers (”Name of Article," 2001).If no date or no author: (“Name of Article, n.d.)One of your articles for Essay 2 doesn’t have an author. Can someone show me how to properly do an in-text citation?

APA Citation

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    APA(American Psychological Association)– the standard in business and science
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    APA Style GeneralGuidelines Double-spaced text1‖ margins on all four sidesHeader and page number flush top right on every pageFour major sections: Title page, abstract, main body, referencesUse past tense when reporting on research already conducted.―Drucker (2002) claimed in Managing the Next Society... ―Drucker (2002) has claimed...‖
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    General Formats In-TextCitations: A study by Hallows and Beach (2002) concluded that....Parenthetical Citations: While most surveyed think Web 2.0 technologies offer ―opportunities‖ for businesses, most also considered some risks (―Social Networking and Associations,‖ 2008).References: Author. (Publication date). Title. Publisher. Publication Information.
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    One AuthorReference Entryat End of Paper: Pollan, M. (2006). The omnivore’s dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York, NY: Penguin.In-Text Citation in Body of Paper: …(Pollan, 2006, p. 256). According to Pollan (2006), … (p. 256).
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    Two AuthorsReference Entryat End of Paper: Kwon, O., & Wen, Y. (2010). An empirical study of the factors affecting social network service use. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 254-263. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.04.011In-Text Citation in Body of Paper: …(Kwon & Wen, 2010, p. 262). Kwon and Wen (2010) claim that…(p. 262).
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    More on DOIsArticleFrom an Online Periodical with DOI AssignedAuthor, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number, page range.Doi: 0000000/000000000000Article From an Online Periodical with no DOI AssignedAuthor, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number. Retrieved from http:// www.journalhomepage.com/full/url/
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    General Format forWeb DocumentsAuthor/editor/director/performer/compiler/producer of work (if available). (Year, Month, Day of Posting). Title of web document, italicized. Retrieved from Name of website if different from author or title: URL of home pageBarret, J. (2007, January 17). MySpace is a natural monopoly. Retrieved from Ecommerce Times website: http://www.ecommercetimes.com
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    Entire Web SiteBlogPulse.(n.d.) Retrieved September 3, 2010, from the Intelliseek website: http:// intelliseek.comThis is how you write it in the References. Howwould you do an in-text citation of this?
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    In-text Citation ofUnknown AuthorUnknown Author: If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses.Titles of books and reports are italicized or underlined; titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are in quotation marks.A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers (”Name of Article," 2001).If no date or no author: (“Name of Article, n.d.)One of your articles for Essay 2 doesn’t have an author. Can someone show me how to properly do an in-text citation?

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