Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Nichole Egbert, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication Studies Kent State University
Single-authored book
Perloff, R. M. (1995). The dynamics of persuasion. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
*Note: In the 5th edition of APA, there is NO underlining (everything that was underlined is now in italics).
Reissued book
Newcomb, H. (Ed.). (1995). Television: The critical view (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
*Note: Capitals in the title of the book are restricted to the first letter of the first word of the title, the first letter of any proper names, and the first letter of the first word after a semicolon, period, or question mark.
Dual-authored book
Baran, S. J., & Davis, D. K. (1995). Mass communication theory: Foundations, ferment and future. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
*Note: when listing authors, use an ampersand (&) in the reference list, not and.
Single-authored article
Garramone, G. M. (1985). Effects of negative political advertising: The roles of sponsor and rebuttal. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 29, 149-159.
*Note: The first letter of every important word in the title of the journal is capitalized.
Paraphrasing
Scott (1992) identified
Several researchers (Anthony, 1990; Gregory & Jacobs, 1985; Polk et al., 1980) reported
Examples
Scott, Williamson, and Schaffer (1990) reported that (FIRST TIME)
Scott et al. (1990) reported that (EVERY TIME AFTER)
Warning
Keep quotations to a minimum (less than 3 per paper) Dont forget the quotation marks and page numbers (or paragraph numbers), or you will be guilty of plagiarism!
Other rules
Title page should contain the title of your paper (not a topic, but a title that reflects the content of the paper), your name, the course name the paper is for, and the date you wrote it You may use headers and footers (Ex: Running head: CMC and loneliness)
Headings
Using headings makes it easier to navigate your paper. In a short paper like your lit review, youd probably only use the first-level heading, but this is what they look like in order: First-Level Heading Second-Level Heading Third-level heading. Begin text of paragraph
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