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[Introduction and Thesis] This template is formatted properly according to APA Style. It contains the correct order, placement, margins, fonts, headings, etc. Use it as a form and just fill in your information in the appropriate places.
[Supporting Paragraphs] Remember, you need to cite all information in your paper that originates from outside sources. To do this properly according to APA Style, you will need to include both in-text citation and a Reference list. An “in-text citation” is a brief parenthetical citation that comes directly after a quote or paraphrased information. The general in-text citation format is: (Author’s Last name, Year, p. #). Here is an example that paraphrases the conclusion of a research study: Research shows that 30% of teenagers prefer green grapes (Smith, 2015, p. 89). Another way to format this statement: Smith (2015) conducted a study that shows that 30% of teenagers in the United States select green grapes over any other color of grape (p. 89).
Never repeat the author’s last name in a sentence and then again in the citation. In the previous example, notice the author’s last name was not included in the in-text citation and that the year always follows the author’s last name. Would you prefer to use a direct quote instead? Follow this format: Smith (2015) concludes in his study, “After analyzing the preferences of 570 teenagers in the United we have determined that 29.8% selected green grapes over other varieties” (p. 89). If you are using a direct quote and the source does not have page numbers, count and list the paragraph number: (Doe, 2015, para. 16).
For more on APA citations, see
References
Note- references should be in alphabetic order.
Velasquez, M. (2017).
Philosophy: A Text With Readings (13th ed). New York: Cengage Learning.
For electronic resources, the rules changed in the 2019 edition. The “retrieved on date” has been eliminated for most sources. If a DOI is listed, use that instead of the URL. For more, see
[Note, per APA, you cannot have a reference unless you first have a citation in the body of the paper demonstrating where and that you used the source.]
