APA STYLE CITING SOURCES

CHERYL G. PANOLINO
Bambad National High School
Sultan Kudarat Division

By CHERYL G. PANOLINO
 OBJECTIVES
1.
1.

. D 1. Differentiate in text citations

from reference citations,
CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Id-f-12

1. 2. Follow guidelines of APA style

citation
 What is a citation?

A citation is a way of giving credit to

individuals for their creative and
intellectual works that you utilized
to support your research. It can also
be used to locate particular sources
and combat plagiarism.
Barrot, J & Sipacio, PP. (2016) Communication English for Academic & Professional Purposes for Senior High School, Quezon City, C & E
Publishing, Ins. Pp. 57
What is citation?
Typically, a citation
include the author's
name, date, location of
the publishing company,
journal title, or DOI
(Digital Object Identifier).
 Two Forms of Citations

1. In Text Citation

2. Reference Citation
1. In - Text Citation

requires the writer to cite the

details of the reference used in a

certain part of his/her essay.

it includes the author’s last

name and the publication year.
Example (APA Style)

1. According to Sipacio (2014),

APA style is required for
business student majors.
2. APA style is required for
business students majors
(Sipacio, 2014).
2. REFERENCE CITATION

refers to the complete

bibliographic entries of all
references used by writer. This
appears in the reference list
found at the last part of the paper.
 REFERENCE CITATION

Using APA style requires that references include the following

order:

1. author name
2. publication date (year)
3. title of release or document
4. title of the publication
5. volume number, pages
6. URL where the source was retrieved from
 Example of Reference
Citation
References:
Barrot, J. & Sipacio, PJ. (2016). Communicate Today English for Academic
& Professional Purposes for SHS. Quezon City. C & E Publishing, Inc

Menoy, Jesus Z. (2016) English for Academic Purposes: A Multidisciplinary

Approach. Mandaluyong City: Books Atbp. Publishing Corporation

Miciano, M. & Miciano, R. (2016) Enhanced English

Engagements English for Academic and Professional Purposes Senior
High School. Makati City. Don Bosco Press
 STYLE
OF
CITATIONS
 BASIC CITATION SYSTEMS

1. Name – Year system used by

a. APA : American Psychological Association
b. MLA : Modern Language Association

2. Numbered-sequence system used by:

a. CMS: Chicago Manual of Style
b. CBE: Council of Biology Editors
c. IEEE: Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
 STYLE Guides and its
specific discipline
The Publication Manual of the American Psychology, Education, Hotel and
Psychological Association Restaurant management, business,
(APA) economics, and other social sciences

The Modern Language Association Style Literature, Arts, and Humanities

Guide
(MLA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineers
(IEEE)
American Medical Association Manual of Medicine, Health, Sciences, and other
Style Natural Sciences
(AMA)
The Chicago Manual of Style Reference Books, Non academic
(Chicago) periodicals (e.g., newspapers, magazines,
journals, among others)
 Most Commonly Used
Basic Citation System

Name – Year System Used by:

American Psychological Association (APA)

 GUIDELINES
IN
IN-TEXT CITATION
 Guidelines in In-text Citation
I. APA Style, Basic Citation Rules
A. Author’s Example:
last year of
1. According to Sipacio
publication,
page
(2014), APA style is
number and required for business
period after student majors.
citation. 2. APA style is required in the
social sciences (Sipacio,
2014).
Guidelines in In-text Citation
I. APA Style, Basic Citation Rules
Example:
1. According to Sipacio (2014),
B. For a APA style is required for
work with students doing research
only one works.
author 2. APA style is required for
business students (Sipacio,
2014).
 Guidelines in In-text Citation
I. APA Style, Basic Citation Rules
C. For two authors, use of “ & “ when citations are inside the
parentheses.
Example:
a. According to Sipacio and Barrot (2014), APA style is
required for business student majors.

b. APA style is required for Business student majors

(Sipacio & Barrot, 2014).
 Guidelines in In-text Citation
I. APA Style, Basic Citation Rules
D. For three to five authors, name all three during the first
citation. Then use the primary author followed by “et all.”
which means “and authors”) for subsequent citations.
Example:
a. According to Sipacio, Barrot, and Sanchez (2014), the
APA style is appropriate for the fields of nursing and
education.
Subsequent citation:
Sipacio et al. state that in general, the social sciences employ this
citation style (2014). In general, the social sciences employ this
citation style (Sipacio et a., 2014).
 Guidelines in In-text Citation
I. APA Style, Basic Citation Rules
E. When you use a direct quote with less than 40 words,
- include page number(s) enclosed in parenthesis.
- page number must be preceded by “p”. Or “pp” for
multiple pages
Example:
a. Sipacio (2014) claimed that “beginners found the APA
style guide too complex” (p. 56).
b. He claimed that “beginners found that APA style guide
too complex” (Sipacio, 2014, p. 56) because of several
factors.
 Guidelines in In-text Citation
I. APA Style, Basic Citation Rules
F. When you use a direct quote with 40 words or more,
- STILL include page number(s) enclosed in parenthesis.
- NO NEED to enclose long quotations in
Example:
In his article “Poverty in the Philippines: Income, Assets, and Access”, Scheliz (2005) suggest
a list of causes of poverty.
(1) Low to moderate economic growth for the past 40 years; (2) low growth elasticity of
poverty reduction; (3) weakness in employment generation and the quality of jobs
generated; (4) failure to fully develop the agriculture sector; (5) high inflation during crisis
period; (6) high levels of population growth; (7) high and persistent levels of inequality
(incomes and assets), which dampen the positive impacts of economic expansion; and, (8)
recurrent shocks and exposure to risks such as economic crisis, conflicts, natural disasters,
and environmental poverty. (2)
Reference
Citations
 Guidelines in Reference Citations

1. APA 6th Edition

REFERENCES

First Name & Middle Name Initials

1. Barrot, J. S. & Sipacio, PJ. (2016). Communicate Today
English for Academic & Professional Purposes for
SHS. QuezonCity. C & E Publishing, Inc.
Indent

Double-spaced
2. Menoy, J. Z. (2016) English for Academic Purposes: A
Multidisciplinary Approach. Mandaluyong City: Books
Atbp. Publishing Corporation
 Guidelines in Reference Citations
1. APA 6th Edition
 Follow this sequence in writing the names of the
author: Last name, First Name Initial, Middle
Initial.
 Arrange the references in Alphabetical order
based on the last names of the authors.
 Do not cut or add to the titles.
 Italicize the titles. When the article title is used,
italicize only the journal title.
Purpose of Citing Sources
1. To give credit to the original
author of a work.

2. To promote scholarly writing.

3. To help your target audience

identify the reliability of your
statement and your original
source.
Barrot, J & Sipacio, PP. (2016) Communication English for Academic & Professional Purposes for Senior High
School, Quezon City, C & E Publishing, Ins. Pp. 57
 REMEMBER
Plagiarism is a serious offense
in which someone takes and
uses the ideas, information,
concept, argument or
information of someone else
intentionally or unintentionally
without proper citations.
 References:
1. Barrot, J. & Sipacio, PJ. (2016). Communicate Today English for
Academic & Professional Purposes for SHS. Quezon City. C & E
Publishing, Inc

2. Bernales, R.A et all., English for Academic and Professional

Purposes: A Worktext for the SHS> Malabon City. Mutya
Publishing House, Inc.

3. Menoy, Jesus Z. (2016) English for Academic Purposes: A

Multidisciplinary Approach. Mandaluyong City: Books Atbp.
Publishing Corporation

4. Miciano, M. & Miciano, R. (2016) Enhanced English

Engagements English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Senior High School. Makati City. Don Bosco Press