LLCC LibGuides: Surgical Technology Resources at LLCC: APA 7th Edition Citations

Citations & Formatting : from OWL at Purdue

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

BREAKDOWN: Electronic Sources APA 7th

AUTHOR Last Name, First & Middle Initials.
DATE (YEAR of publication in parens).
Title of article.
- (note: CAPITALIZATION for article titles is like a SENTENCE. Capitalize the first word, proper nouns, and the first letter after a colon: ONLY.)
Title of Periodical or Journal,
- (note: All Important Words in the Journal Title are Captilized; the whole title in Italics).
Volume number
- (note: the volume number of the journal is in Italics)
(issue number),
- (note: the issue number of the journal is in parentheses right next to the Volume number - no space or comma - and NOT in italics).
page numbers of article.
DOI
- if NO DOI
  - FOR LLCC DATABASES -- leave blank (no URL is required for Database articles with mostly stable urls)
  - FOR ONLINE ARTICLES NOT FROM SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES -- include Retrieved from date and URL

Copyright Basics

All creations are copyrighted.

It is important to know, understand, and consider the rules for using copyrighted material whenever you draw on a resources created by someone else. The links below will help you begin understanding your responsibilities when you use copyrighted material.

This includes:

articles
handouts
notes
assignments

webpages
images
artwork
and more

CyberBee - Ethical Use of Information
Scroll over and click on different cartoon students to learn about copyright basics and your responsibilities when you use information compiled or created by others.
Fair Use & Public Domain (LLCC subject guides: Copyright)
Refer to this guide to better understand the Fair Use "loophole" for copyright restricted material used for educational purposes.
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Guide Author: Amanda Wiesenhofer, Librarian LLCC

APA 7th EDITION: CITATIONS & FORMATTING

APA 7th EDITION: CITATIONS & FORMATTING
This link connects DIRECTLY TO THE APA 7th Edition information from OWL at Purdue (reducing the need to search through other formatting and citation options such as MLA). This guide provides instructions for many different kinds of citations (for example for books and print sources as well as scholalry academic peer-reviewed research in ELECTRONIC journals).

SCROLL down & LOOK left for navigation to specific citation formatting instructions. CLICK FORMATTING & STYLE GUIDE, then SCROLL DOWN to : Reference List: Electronic Sources when CITING ARTICLES FROM LLCC DATABASES (for example on EBP research assignments/postings).

CITING ELECTRONIC SOURCES: APA 7 (Citing scholarly peer-reviewed EBP articles from LLCC Databases)

APA 7th EDITION: Citation for ELECTRONIC SOURCES
DIRECT LINK APA 7th edition CITATION INSTRUCTIONS for Electronic Sources.

SCROLL DOWN to find 2 entries for ONLINE SCHOLALRY JOURNAL ARTICLE -- WITH DOI ASSIGNED and WITH NO DOI ASSIGNED.

DATABASE ASSISTANCE: APA Citations

Most LLCC subscription databases will provide assistance creating the citation for articles in a variety of formats - including APA. Screenshots below provide details for obtaining APA 7th Edition Citations from the EbscoHost databases recommended for many Nursing assignments.

NOTE: Database-generated citations often (but inconsistently) include errors. It is still good practice to begin by finding, copying and pasting the citation from the database. You can use this as a starting point and refer to the guides provided (above) to make any necessary corrections.

COMMON MISTAKES made by EbscoHost when creating APA 7th Edition citations:

Author's first name typed out (Initials are standard formatting)
Title of Article is CAPITALIZED INCORRECTLY; often Article Titles are given a capital for every important word. See guide above. Article titles are capitalized like sentences in APA 7.
Title of Journal not in Italics (be sure to double check)

Other databases that are not included in the EbscoHost group of databases (for example Ovid or Gale databases) also provide citations. Look for the icon or a note for the citation. NOTE: some databases may not be updated to APA 7 and are still using the 6th edition. Watch carefully..