When you complete a paper or project, you will have a list of all the sources you used in your research. In APA style, this list is called References.
Your References list goes at the end — on the back of your project board, at the end of your paper or job book, or on the last slide of your presentation.
Here's an example:
Every time you use a quotation, a piece of information, or an image from another source, cite the source right where you use it, whether it’s on your project board or in your paper, job book, or presentation.
In APA style, use in-text citations with the author/creator, publication date, and page number in parentheses.
For short passages of 40 words or less, use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quotation. In APA style, put the in-text citation at the end of the quotation, and then add a period (after the closing parenthesis). Here's an example:
For longer passages of more than 40 words, use a block quote. In APA style, a block quote is a separate paragraph, with all lines indented and double-spaced. Do not use quotation marks around a block quote. Put a period at the end of the quotation, and then add the in-text citation (after the period). Here's an example:
When you want to use someone else’s idea but put it in your own words, paraphrase or summarize. To paraphrase or summarize an idea, you need to condense or clarify that idea. It’s not enough to take someone else’s sentence and replace some of the words; you need to truly understand the idea and state it in a new way.
In APA style, put the in-text citation at the end of your paraphrase or summary, and then add a period (after the closing parenthesis). Here's an example: