APA 6 Citation Style
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Wong Kah Wei
(kahwei@nus.edu.sg)
Oct 2012
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How to cite using APA Citation Style
• Purdue Online Writing Lab:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/
560/08/
• Referencing using APA Style (by NUS Libraries)
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• Or use a citation builder:
o Google Scholar – Cite function
o NCSU Libraries’:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/citationbuilder/
o Bibme:
http://www.bibme.org/
o Citation Machine:
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
o Docs Cite (Government publications):
http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/docscite/d
ocscite.htm
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Example for a printed book:
Knight,
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(2006). Public
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Example for a printed journal article:
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Environmental and energy implications of
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Science and Technology, 42(4), 1185‐1190.
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Example for a electronic journal article:
Stephan, C.H., & Sullivan, J. (2012). Environmental
and energy implications of plug‐in hybrid‐electric
vehicles. Environmental Science and Technology,
42(4), 1185‐1190. Retrieved from http:
http://pubs.acs.org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/doi/abs/
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10.1021/es062314d
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Example for a newspaper article from Factiva:
Chua, G.
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(2012,
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electric cars. The Straits Times. Retrieved from
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Example for a website:
National
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Green vehicle rebate [Web site]. Retrieved
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Reference List
• References should be:
– relevant or support statements you make in your
paper.
– timely (ie. up‐to‐date or current) unless it is a classic
or seminal work.
work
– authoritative. Eg. air pollution statistics should be
sourced from National Environment Agency instead of
a blog or a website selling air filters
filters.
• More evaluation criteria:
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=29766
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An example of a reference supporting
a statement
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An example of a timely
or current reference
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An example of
an authoritative reference
Compare both these 2 references. Which would be
authoritative?
We suggest a
government source or
any verifiable source.
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