Checklist for Info 203 APA Reference Citation Assignment: Periodical Article

Checklist for Info 203 APA Reference Citation Assignment: Periodical Article

Before completing this assignment, carefully review the bulleted points and examples #1, 2, and 3 on pages 198-199 of the APA Manual (6th edition).

When you have completed the assignment, review and mark each item for completion.

For success on this assignment, check each of the following items:

___ Myname is included on the document

___ My name is included in the file name

___ I used a peer-reviewed article

Reference list formatting:

___ Citation is double-spaced and has hanging-indent format (APA Manual, p. 180)

___ Typeface is Times New Roman with a 12-point font size (APA Manual, section 8.03, p. 228)

___ Page margins are at least 1 inch (APA Manual, section 8.03, p. 229)

Entry details:

___ Author name is formatted with last name, comma, and initials with periods. Multiple author names are separated with commas and ampersands. (APA Manual, section 6.27)

___ Publication date is included in parentheses and followed with a period. (APA Manual, section 6.28)

___ Article title is capitalized properly. Only the first word, proper nouns, and first word after a colon begin with capital letters. No italics. No quotation marks. A period is placed at the end. (APA Manual, section 6.29)

___ Journal title is italicized and capitalized properly with uppercase and lowercase letters throughout. Follow with a comma.(APA Manual, section 6.29)

___ Journal volume number is italicized and does not include “Vol.”(APA Manual, section 6.30)

___ Journal issue number is included if journal is paginated separately by issue. Otherwise, page numbers will suffice. (APA Manual, section 6.30)

___ DOI (digital object identifier) included if available. Search the information about the article carefully for inclusion of the DOI. Use lowercase “doi” followed by a colon and the identifier. (APA Manual, section 7.01 and 6.31)

___ If no DOI is available, the home page URL of the journal is provided. (APA Manual, section 6.32, p. 191-192)

Additional tips when citing from a journal article found through a database:

“In general, it is not necessary to include database information. Journal coverage in a particular database may change over time;”APA Manual, section 6.32 (p. 192).

“Do not include retrieval dates unless the source material may change over time (e.g., Wikis). “ APA Manual, section 6.32 (p. 192).

Paragraph about your experience completing this assignment

___ Include a paragraph in your document about your experience in completing this assignment. Which database did you decide to use and what influenced your decision? Were there any challenges you faced in figuring out how to format the citation? Which resources did you use to find answers to your APA questions?