How Do You Reference A Scientific Journal Article?
References or citations must be made when you use work or ideas that are not your own. There are strict guidelines that must be followed in order to identify and credit the source correctly. APA (American Psychological Association) citation style/format is the referencing method used for business, education, psychology and social sciences. The APA system involves specific formation guidelines which are based on the type of source or medium from which the source is obtained. Open your word program and select Times New Roman font in size 12. Type the word “References” (less parenthesis) on the first line and center it, then double space the document. Every line that comes after the first line of each entry for the duration of your reference list must be indented one-half inch from the left margin and alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work, Type the last name of the author, followed by a comma, the initial of their first name, and then a period. Enter the year the
