Kinesiology 100
Citation Guides
Not only do you need to cite your sources, but you need to format them according to a particular style. Your instructor will often ask you to use a certain style in your paper. For this course, you will use either APA (American Psychological Association) or AMA (American Medical Association) format.
- APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guidean overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
- APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for Referencesfrom APA Style website
- Basics of Seventh Edition APA Stylefrom the APA Style Tutorials and Webinars
- APA Citation Style Guidefrom Purdue University
Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
OR
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / BF76.7 .P83 2010 / Reference - AMA Manual of Style - 11th EditionE-book version of the latest American Medical Association style guide. (Limited to 3 users at a time.)
- AMA Style Guidefrom University of Washington
Guide in print:
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / R119 .A533 2009
Citation Styles
There are many different ways (or "styles") in which to cite the sources you used to find information. For this assignment you will be using APA style, which is outlined below.
Journal article (one author):
Author, A.A (date). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), pages. DOI:(if available)
Example: Neumann, D.A. (2012). The convex-concave rules of arthrokinematics: flawed or perhaps just misinterpreted? Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 42(2), 53-55. DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.0103.
Journal article (two authors):
Author1, A.A., & Author2, B.B. (date). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), pages. DOI:(if available)
Example: Langan, J., & Seidler, R.D. (2011). Age differences in spatial working memory contributions to visuomotor adaptation and transfer. Behavioural Brain Research, 225, 160-168.
Journal article (more the two authors):
Author1, A.A., Author2, B.B., Author3, C.C. & Author4, D.D. (date). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), pages. DOI:(if available)
Example: Stanek, J.M., McLoda, T.A., Csiszer, V.J., & Hansen, A.J. (2011). Hip- and trunk-muscle activation patterns during perturbed gait. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 20(3), 287-295.
Book:
Author1, A.A., & Author2, B.B. (date). Book title. City of publication: Publisher.
Example: Costill, D.L., Maglischo, B.W., & Richardson, A.B. (1992). Swimming. London: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
Book Chapter:
Author, A.A. (date). Chapter title. In E.E. Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. chapter pages). City of publication: Publisher.
Example: Clarys, J. (1979). Human morphology and hydrodynamics. In J. Terauds (Ed.), Swimming science III (pp. 3-41). Baltimore, MD: University Park Press.
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