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On this week鈥檚 episode of the 2022 Doctoral Student Support Webinar Series, Dr. Heather Frederick welcomes 久久视频鈥檚 professor, Dr. Andrea Novak, to discuss everything you need to know about APA.听

Dr. Novak teaches in 久久视频鈥檚 MSN and DNP programs. She has a Ph.D. in Public Health, and her background is in Emergency Nursing and Adult Continuing Professional Development. At AU, she is considered the APA expert and go-to person when you鈥檝e got APA questions.听听

If you鈥檙e a doctoral student facing the inevitability of dissertation research, you鈥檇 be wise to listen to the entire webinar episode, take detailed notes, and bookmark it for later use.听

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Mastering APA听

You won鈥檛 learn everything you need to know about APA in one webinar, but this presentation covers the basics to set you up for success. The name of the game is to reduce the absolute number of revisions you will make to your manuscript. Making sure you are using APA form and style will allow you to focus on content, reducing the total number of revisions you will be asked to do.

It is highly recommended that students take the responsibility to acquire a tangible copy of the APA 7 Style Guide. This is a vital tool that can be very helpful and serve as the source of truth, however, it is not available in digital format for libraries.

In this episode, you will learn how to cite and reference books, journals, and websites properly.

Top APA tips:

1. Use different types of tools and resources to check your APA formatting, including the , , and online materials like videos and downloadable worksheets.听
2. Don鈥檛 be afraid to email the APA website if you cannot find an answer to your question.
3. The more you use your APA reference book, the easier it will be to navigate and comprehend it.
4. Use the 鈥淨uick Look鈥� feature on the inside pamphlet of your APA style guide.听
5. BE CAREFUL when using online resources. Typically, there are flaws, even in advanced software, like Grammarly or Perla鈥� *Remember* the software is only as good as the user.听

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*Note: For a more in-depth take on each topic, please note the times in the parentheses, which correlate to when these topics are covered in the Webinar.听听

Citations (7:20)

All citations are basically the same鈥� they must include the author and the year it was published.

• List the names of one or two authors; however, if there are more than two authors, then use the 鈥渆t. al.鈥� designation (which means there are more than two authors), followed by a comma and the year. *Don鈥檛 forget the comma after the 鈥渆t al.鈥�*
• Use the 鈥�&鈥� when listing two authors inside of parenthetical citations.听
• If you are quoting a source, you鈥檒l need to identify the author, the year it was said and the source in which you found it.听
• Be as specific as possible so that any reader, if they wished, could find the reference.
• Don鈥檛 forget, the 鈥減eriod鈥� goes after the citation, not inside of the parentheses.听
• For 鈥渦nknown authors,鈥� do not use 鈥渁nonymous鈥� unless the work specifically states that exact word as the author.听
• Use 鈥淭itle Case鈥� for the name of titles in citations and shorten long titles if possible.听
• Groups and organizations are commonly cited as authors, but be sure to write out the entire name of the group (CDC/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).听

Book references (15:30)

Book references typically follow the same formula, which is one of many reasons why a book is a popular source to cite.听

Formula:听

• Last name of author + initial of first name (with a 鈥減eriod鈥� and 鈥渟pace鈥� between each of the initials). (The year in parentheses). The title, which is always in sentence case and italicized. Then the publisher. DOI if one is listed but be sure NOT TO include a 鈥減eriod鈥� after the DOI or URL, for it may skew search results.听
  • Ex:听Turner, C. A. (2022). Global health care: Issues and trends (4th edition). Springer.听
• Ebooks are the same, but instead, be sure to include the URL after listing the publisher.听

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Website references: (27:05)

When using website references, be sure they are evidence based (.gov; .edu; .org) and stay away from sources that are open-ended, like blogs, Wikipedia, Scribd, etc., which allow the general public to upload or publish information without any fact-checking.听

Important questions to ask yourself when using website references:

• Is the website selling a product or a service? And are there many ads? If there are many, it is probably not a source you want to use for scholarly writing.听
• Who is the author?听
• Is there a publication date (not copyright date)?
• How current is the information?听
• Are there references on the site?听

Formatting journal articles (32:40)

• Author information goes first
• If there are multiple authors, remember to include a comma after the author鈥檚 first name initial and an ampersand (&) before the next authors last name.听
• Title is written in sentence case and regular font
• Capitalize any proper nouns
• The name of the journal is always in italics and the title is title case.
• If there is a 鈥渧olume鈥� number, put the number in italics, but do not use the word 鈥渧olume鈥� and if there is an 鈥渋ssue鈥� number, just include that in parentheses next to the volume number, followed by a comma and the page numbers of the article.听
• Include DOI or URL

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Bottom line

Mastering the art of APA takes time and effort. It鈥檚 understandable if you feel overwhelmed from time to time, however, with the use of your tools and resources, you should feel more confident about the accuracy of your citations and references.听

Remember, the aim here is to reduce the number of revisions you make to your manuscript. Using APA form and style will assist you in this and it will allow you to focus on content, which again, should reduce the total number of revisions you are asked to do.听

Lastly, don鈥檛 be afraid to seek help if you鈥檙e unsure or stuck, there are many people available to help, you just need to ask. The librarians at 久久视频 are here to help you 7 days a week! You can contact the library anytime for assistance here:听

• library@aspen.edu
• askthelibrarian@usuniversity.edu

Next week

Tune in next week when Dr. Michelle Whitman joins to present Doctoral Wisdom for our 7th episode of the 2022 Doctoral Student Support Webinar Series hosted by Dr. Heather Frederick.听