How to Cite Secondary Sources in APA Format

Learning to cite secondary sources in American Psychological Association (APA) format is an important skill if you are going to be writing research-based articles. Designed mostly for use in the social sciences, APA style gives instructions on how to properly format a research paper, endnotes, footnotes, in-text citations and electronic sources.

Instructions

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      Locate the following information for your primary source: author(s), title, year published, publication, volume and pages used.

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      Organize the information so that it appears as follows: Author(s). (Year). "Title." Publication, Volume, Page Number(s). If you were reading the works of Smith and Jones when you found your secondary source, the citation would appear as follows: Smith and Jones. (1999). "The Effects of Coca Cola on the Brain." World Nutrition Journal, 109, 98-104.

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      Use the following citation in the text of your work to refer to the secondary source: "In (secondary source author's) work, (as cited in Smith and Jones, 1999), ..."

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