APA Citation Practice

APA Citations

Directions: Identify all the errors with this APA-style journal article reference entry. How would you correct them in full APA style? Click on the errors in the citation to see how to correct it.

The names are not listed correctly in the citation. Begin by adding the last name first. Add a comma after the author's last name, and then add the author's initials for the author's first and middle name (if the middle name or middle initial is provided). After each initial, add a period. If there is a middle initial, add a space between the initials. Here's the correct way to write names.

The name of the article is not written correctly. Use sentence style in reference lists. That is, in titles of books and articles in reference lists, capitalize only the first word, the first word after a colon or em dash, and proper nouns. Here's the correct way to write the article title.

The journal title and volume number are not written correctly. Italicize the journal title and its volume number, but not the issue number. Here's the correct way to write the journal title and its volume number.

Do not provide a lengthy URL to a database entry or website. Instead, provide a doi (digital object identifier). Here's the correct way to write the doi.

The journal title and volume number are not written correctly. Italicize the journal title and its volume number, but not the issue number. Here's the correct way to write the journal title and its volume number.