Your final essay needs to be formatted properly in APA style. Go to HKUST Library's Guide - How to Cite APA Style (7th ed.) for in-depth help.
In APA you have to make two types of citation in your writing
| In-text Citation | End-of-paper Reference | |
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It was found that... (Author, Year). Author (Year) found that... |
Authors / Editors (Year). Book title (# edition, if available). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available) |
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Example 1 (Authored book) |
It was found that... (Hamblen & Mueser, 2021). Hamblen and Mueser (2021) found that... |
Hamblen, J. L., & Mueser, K. T. (2021). Treatment for postdisaster distress: A transdiagnostic approach. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000237-000 |
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Example 2 (Edited book) |
It was found that... (Hemlin et al., 2013). Hemlin et al. (2013) found that... |
Hemlin, S., Allwood, C. M., Martin, B. R., & Mumford, M. D. (Eds.). (2013). Creativity and leadership in science, technology, and innovation. Routledge. |
| In-text Citation | End-of-paper Reference | |
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| Format |
It was found that... (Author, Year). Author (Year) found that... |
Authors. Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI or URL (if available) |
| Example 1 |
It was found that... (Diliello et al., 2011). Diliello et al. (2011) found that... |
Diliello, T. C., Houghton, J. D., & Dawley, D. (2011). Narrowing the creativity gap: The moderating effects of perceived support for creativity. Journal of Psychology, 145(3), 151-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2010.548412 |
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Example 2 (Missing page no. and DOI) |
It was found that... (Butler, 2017). Butler (2017) found that... |
Butler, J. (2017). Where access meets multimodality: The case of ASL music videos. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 21(1). http://technorhetoric.net/21.1/topoi/butler/index.html |
| In-text Citation | End-of-paper Reference | |
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| Format |
It was found that... (Author, Year). Author (Year) found that... |
Authors (Date). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. URL |
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Example |
It was found that... (Toner, 2020). Toner (2020) found that... |
Toner, K. (2020, September 24). When Covid-19 hit, he turned his newspaper route into a lifeline for senior citizens. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/us/coronavirus-newspaper-deliveryman-groceries-senior-citizens-cnnheroes-trnd/index.html |
| In-text Citation | End-of-paper Reference | |
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| Format |
It was found that... (Author, Year). Author (Year) found that... |
Authors (Year or Date). Title of work. Publisher Name (if available) or Site Name. URL |
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Example 1 |
It was found that... (Schaeffer, 2021). Schaeffer (2021) found that... |
Schaeffer, K. (2021, October 1). What we know about online learning and the homework gap amid the pandemic. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/01/what-we-know-about-online-learning-and-the-homework-gap-amid-the-pandemic/ |
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Example 2 (Author is an organization) |
It was found that... (Census and Statistics Department, 2021). Census and Statistics Department (2021) found that... |
Census and Statistics Department (2021). Annual report on the consumer price index 2021. https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/ |
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