Essay
In-Text Citation
References
General
Examples
100

The standard font

What is Times New Roman

100

These are put around the in-text citation

What are parenthesis

100

This is the spacing between reference entries

What is double-spaced

100

The reasons for citation

What is 1. Making research credible 2. Showing knowledge about the subject 3. Giving credit 4. To serve as a reference to readers

100

The correct reference format for author Stephen King

What is King, S.

200

How the essay should be spaced if typed

What is double-spaced

200

This is used, in parenthesis, when citing a work with two authors

What is “&”

200

How the reference entries must be ordered

What is alphabetically

200

APA spelled out

What is the American Psychological Association

200

An-text citation about the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (1997) by author J.K. Rowling

What is (Rowling, 1997)

300

The side that page number goes on

What is right top corner

300

This separates two or more works used in the same citation

What is a semi-colon

300

This is the placement of the title, “References”

What is centered

300

Text that requires citation

What is unique phrases, opinions or ideas from source: article, book, webpage, lecture, etc.

300

Which is referenced: a picture of UNR taken on your phone, or a picture of the Joe posted by UNR

What is the Joe picture

400

The margin inches

What is 1”

400

These must be included in parenthesis when paraphrasing

What is the author’s last name and publication year

400

Subsequent lines must be _____

What is indented

400

Images that require citation

What is reprinted images, charts, diagrams or any media found on the internet or in print

400

What is missing: According to feminist researchers Raitt and Tate (1997), “It is no longer true to claim that women’s responses to the war have been ignored.”

What is the page number

500

The standard-sizing for a printed essay

What is 8.5”x11”

500

These must be included when quoting

What is the author’s name, publication year, and page number

500

Titles of longer works, such as books and journals, must be _____

What is italicized

500

APA regulations

What are stylistics (format), in-text citations, and references

500

The in-text citation for separation of authors R. L. Stine (1993) and George Saunders (2017)

What is (Stine, 1993; Saunders, 2017)