APA Figures
In APA Style, figures include any material added as visual supplements to an essay. This typically means elements like charts, graphs, maps, artwork, or photographs. (NB: Tables are considered separate from figures and have...
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Direct Quotes, No Page Numbers
Many sources—like webpages, blogs, and some ebooks—do not include page numbers. To cite direct quotations from these sources, the APA Publication Manual recommends providing section or heading names, and/or paragraph numbers. The writer should...
Online Sources
Confusion can arise when trying to figure out how to style in-text citations for web-based sources. Websites follow the same rules we’ve covered so far. If you’re citing a webpage that has an author—such...
Blog Posts and Comments
Blog Posts Elements: Author’s Last name, Author’s First initial. (Posting date). Title of article. Name of blog italicized. URL Comments on a Blog Post Elements: Username of commenter. (Posting date). Comment title or up...
Artwork
The first entry is a sample footnote/endnote as it would appear the first time that a work is cited. Remember, while our examples begin with “1.”, notes should be numbered based on the order...
MLA Block Quotations
Quotations that are more than four lines should be set off from the text of your essay in a block quote. The text you’re quoting should be indented a half inch. Do not add...
Social Media
The first entry is a sample footnote/endnote as it would appear the first time that a work is cited. Remember, while our examples begin with “1.”, notes should be numbered based on the order...
Images
Digital Images If you’re adding a digital image such as infographics, clip art, or stock images, to your APA References page, you should follow the below format. Elements: Last Name of Creator, First Initial...
Secondary Sources
Sometimes you will be citing a quotation that you found within another source, for example a study that was referred to in one of your sources that was conducted by someone else. This is...
Social Media
When you cite material posted on a social media platform, follow the general MLA format template. First, list the author of the post. If their handle on social media is significantly different from their...