APA referencing style

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

Example

Elements required

Harvard style

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Vancouver style

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Abbreviations for USA

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Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

Example

- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

- Quiz

Thesis and dissertations
Author. Date. Title of article. Title: subtitle. Place: Academic institution. Degree. [Format if other than print]

APA
example
a) Potgieter, R.S. (1983). Die advertensiewese in Suid-Afrika: 'n kritiese ondersoek. Pretoria: UNISA. M Com-verhandeling. [Mikrofiche].

b) Almeida, D. M. (1990). Father's participation of family work: Consequences for father's stress and father-child relations. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Notes
  • In example a you used the microfiche copy of the thesis - the format is given in square brackets at the end of the entry.

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