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== '''General Guidelines''' ==
 
== '''General Guidelines''' ==
The Publication Manual of the APA (6th edition) includes scant information about how to cite document types common to business; in some cases there are different ways to interpret how to cite a specific item. The manual does state that when it offers no examples for the type of document to be cited, then you should find the closest example and use it to build your citation, which is what we have done with this guide (see p. 193, para.2 for more information on this rule).
 
 
=== '''In text citations''' ===
 
Capitalize all major words in titles within the body of the paper (Rule 4.15, p.101).
 
 
Example
 
* According to the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Survey of 2010 [...]
 
* In the book Business Ethics as Rational Choice, Hooker claims that [...]
 
 
''Note'': In reference lists, capitalize only the first word of the title and of the subtitle. Also capitalize proper nouns.
 
  
When quoting from print sources or online articles, give the author, year, and page number in parentheses (Rule 6.03, pp.170 - 171).  
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The Publication Manual of the APA (7th edition) includes limited information on how to cite document types common to business, and there are different ways to interpret and apply the rules for some resources.  
  
Example
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The manual does state that when it offers no examples for the type of document to be cited, then you should find the closest example template and use it to build your citation, which is what we have done with this guide. (See p. 314, para.1 for more information on this rule.)
* According to Marketline (2010),..."direct_quotation" (p. 34).
 
* "Direct_quotation"... (Acer, Inc., 2010, p. 17).
 
  
When paraphrasing from a source, or when referring to an idea contained in another work, you are encouraged to provide a page number (Rule 6.04 p. 171).  
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Most of the online business resources referred to in this guide follow a fairly basic pattern:
If there is no date of publication, use the abbreviation (n.d.).  
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Author. (year). Title: Subtitle. Source. DOI or URL.  
List two or more works by different authors who are cited within the same parentheses in alphabetical order by the first author's surname or group/organization name (Rule 6.16 p. 177).
 
  
Example<br />
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The difficulty tends to be in identifying these elements for any given resource.  This guide is designed to make that task much simpler.
(Bureau van Dijk, 2010; Datamonitor, 2009; Simpson, 2010)
 
  
It is acceptable to abbreviate long names in the second and following in-text references. Just be sure to give the reader enough information to be able to match the in text reference to the citation in the reference list.
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All citations in the notes below which are (APA, 2020) refer to the APA 7th edition manual:
  
Many electronic sources do not provide page numbers. If there is no page number, use paragraph numbers preceded by the abbreviation 'para.' (Rule 6.05 pp. 171-172).  
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American Psychological Association. (2020). ''Publication manual of the Amercian Psychological Association'' (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
If a source contains neither page nor paragraph numbers, cite the heading (shorten the heading if it is long) (Rule 6.05 pp. 171-172).
 
  
=== '''Reference List''' ===
 
  
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== '''Notes on Common Issues''' ==
  
See also: [[:Category:Notes|Notes on common issues encountered when citing business resources]].
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 26 August 2020

General Guidelines

The Publication Manual of the APA (7th edition) includes limited information on how to cite document types common to business, and there are different ways to interpret and apply the rules for some resources.

The manual does state that when it offers no examples for the type of document to be cited, then you should find the closest example template and use it to build your citation, which is what we have done with this guide. (See p. 314, para.1 for more information on this rule.)

Most of the online business resources referred to in this guide follow a fairly basic pattern: Author. (year). Title: Subtitle. Source. DOI or URL.

The difficulty tends to be in identifying these elements for any given resource. This guide is designed to make that task much simpler.

All citations in the notes below which are (APA, 2020) refer to the APA 7th edition manual:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the Amercian Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000


Notes on Common Issues