This document describes an activity to practice formatting citations, quotations, and references in APA style. It provides examples of a reference list citation and a quotation from a research paper for the user to evaluate and format correctly according to APA style. By completing the activity, the user gains practice applying APA style guidelines for reference list citations, in-text citations, quotations, and literature reviews.

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Todd Edwards & Galina Culpechina
APA Editorial Challenge
02 January 2017
Through this activity, students will gain practice in formatting reference-
list citations, numbers, in-text quotations, and literature-review citations
in APA style.

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APA Editorial Challenge

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You are in the process of interviewing for your dream job! Your favorite
nursing journal has just announced that they have an opening for a
“Chief Nurse Editor” which is a brand new position.

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After years of non-nurses as editors, the publisher has realized that
having a nurse in this position will bring the already sterling publication
to an even higher level. One of the criteria for the position is that the
nurse editor be strong in his or her APA skills.

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However, you know this won’t be a simple interview with the
publisher or managing editor. Surely you will be required to
demonstrate your skill and knowledge in some way. All applicants
for this position are required to demonstrate their skills in editing
with APA. So far, you are told, nobody has been able to complete the
assignment satisfactorily. If you are successful, the position is yours!

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Here goes! Your assignment is posted online and if you nail it,
you celebrate tonight!

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From the list of buttons on the right, user selects component of reference to be reviewed.
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each reviewed item on the right. User does not need to complete the items in a particular order.
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You are provided excerpts from a couple of research papers to
evaluate. First you choose to review references:
This one catches your attention:
Benincasa, Thomas., King, Ed., Rimer, Ben., Bloom, Helen., Balshem,
Ann., James, J., & Engstrom, P. (1996). Results of an office-based
training program in clinical breast examination for Primary Care
Physicians. Journal of Cancer Education, 11(1), pp.25-31.
Indentation and
line spacing
Author(s)
Article title
Journal title
Volume, issue, and
page numbers

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Determine the
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for indentation
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Benincasa, Thomas., King, Ed., Rimer, Ben., Bloom,
Helen., Balshem, Ann., James, J., & Engstrom, P. (1996). Results of an
office-based training program in clinical breast examination for
Primary Care Physicians. Journal of Cancer Education, 11(1), pp.25-31.
Benincasa, Thomas., King, Ed., Rimer, Ben., Bloom, Helen., Balshem,
Ann., James, J., &
Engstrom, P. (1996). Results of an office-based training program in
clinical breast examination for Primary Care Physicians. Journal of
Cancer Education, 11(1), pp.25-31.
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Determine the
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for indentation
and line spacing.
Benincasa, Thomas., King, Ed., Rimer, Ben., Bloom,
Helen., Balshem, Ann., James, J., & Engstrom, P. (1996). Results of an
office-based training program in clinical breast examination for
Primary Care Physicians. Journal of Cancer Education, 11(1), pp.25-31.
Benincasa, Thomas., King, Ed., Rimer, Ben., Bloom, Helen., Balshem,
Ann., James, J., &
Engstrom, P. (1996). Results of an office-based training program in
clinical breast examination for Primary Care Physicians. Journal of
Cancer Education, 11(1), pp.25-31.
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As you continue to read the paper, a quotation is the next item
to take your attention:

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The observational study was then followed by a two year randomized controlled
clinical trial period during which nurses with special training were in frequent
contact with physicians, patients, families, and hospital staff. The purpose of the
nurses’ contact was to
“elicit preferences, improve understanding of outcomes, encourage attention to
pain control, and facilitate advance care planning and patient-physician
communication.” (SUPPORT Principal Investigators, 1995).
In 78% of Phase II cases, physicians received at least one report stating patient or
surrogate understanding and preferences. However, the results of the intervention
study demonstrated only minor differences in patient-physician communication
from the observational study.

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Determine the
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for the
quotation.
elicit preferences, improve understanding of outcomes,
encourage attention to pain control, and facilitate advance care
planning and patient-physician communication. (SUPPORT Principal
Investigators, 1995). (No quotation marks, indented in block form.
“elicit preferences, improve understanding of outcomes, encourage
attention to pain control, and facilitate advance care planning and
patient-physician communication.” (SUPPORT Principal Investigators,
1995). Block form, single space.
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“elicit preferences, improve understanding of outcomes,
encourage attention to pain control, and facilitate advance care
planning and patient-physician communication.” (SUPPORT
Principal Investigators, 1995, p. 230).

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Congratulations! You have completed the APA Editorial Challenge! Are you
celebrating?