BIOL 204 - Anatomy and Physiology II Lab - Course Guide: APA Style

Writing a lab report? This guide provides resources for finding background information, citing sources in APA format and structuring a lab report.

Textbook or Lab Manual

Components:

Author(s). (Publication date). Textbook or lab manual title (edition number). Publisher.

Example:

Amon, E., Muyskens, J. A., & Omaggio Hadley, A. C. (2015). Vis-à-vis: Beginning French (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

Scholarly Journal Article - DOI included

Components:

Author(s). (Publication date). Article title. Journal Title, volume(issue), page numbers. https://doi.org/

Example:

Peters, G. (2016). Do students see themselves in the music curriculum? A project to encourage inclusion. Music Educators Journal, 102(4), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0027432116644330

Peters (2016) argues that as society works towards inclusivity, it would behoove music studies within academia to reflect on their programs and curriculum as they “are often steeped in past traditions that [are] exclusionary as to gender and race, they can unintentionally cultivate a culture that continues to marginalize students [and] faculty” (p. 22).
As society works towards inclusivity, it would behoove music studies within academia to reflect on their programs and curriculum as they “are often steeped in past traditions that [are] exclusionary as to gender and race, they can unintentionally cultivate a culture that continues to marginalize students [and] faculty” (Peters, 2016, p. 22).

Scholarly Journal Article - No DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Components:

Author(s). (Publication date). Article title. Journal Title, volume(issue), page numbers.

Example:

Stapleton, P., Luiz, G., & Chatwin, H. (2017). Generation validation: The role of social comparison in use of Instagram among emerging adults. CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 20(3), 142–149.

Stapleton et al. (2017) assert that while it is a common practice on Instagram for users to post in an idealized and performative manner not representative of reality, some users might perceive that others truly have a better and hence enviable life (p. 143).
While it is a common practice on Instagram for users to post in an idealized and performative manner not representative of reality, some users might perceive that others truly have a better and hence enviable life (Stapleton et al., 2017, p. 143).