RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

APA STYLE OF REFERENCING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the correct citation for a book?
A
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work:Capital letter also for subtitle. Location:Publisher.
B
Author, A.A. Title of work. Location:Publisher, Year of Publication
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter to start subtitle. Publisher. Author, A. A. (Year of publication).

Detailed explanation-2: -In-text citations include the last name of the author followed by a comma and the publication year enclosed in parentheses: (Smith, 2007).

Detailed explanation-3: -The in-text citation for a book includes the author’s last name, the year, and (if relevant) a page number. In the reference list, start with the author’s last name and initials, followed by the year. The book title is written in sentence case (only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns).

Detailed explanation-4: -When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, like, for example, (Jones, 1998). One complete reference for each source should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.

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