APA Format Guide
As a general rule, in English there is no space before and one space after a punctuation mark.

put

space

after

punctuation

mark

wrong

  • ...computer games,video games
  • ...computer games(Project DIVA).
  • ...computer games.So we...
  • "...computer games"So we...
  • "...computer games"(such as...)

Ways

to ciet a source in APA format

Author(s)

Ford, R. G., Macintosh, J. P., & Rose, P. M.

Last name , first name (initial) , middle namee (initial) period. & (more than one author)
### Date of publication - (2019). - (2020, April 9). - (n.d.).

Citing a book

Ford, R. G. (2015). The benefits of natural grass. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon.

Online Newspaper Article

Roberts, S. (2020, April 9). Early string ties us to Neanderthals. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/science/neanderthals-fiber-string-math.html

Journal article with a DOI

Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of article. Journal Title, Volume (Issue), page range. DOI

Schmidt, F. L., & Oh, I.-S. (2016). Is lack of replication the real problem? Or is it something else? Archives of Scientific Psychology, 4 (1), 32–37. https://doi.org/10.1037/arc0000029

Webpage

Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of page. Site Name. Retrieved month day, year from URL

Machado, J., & Turner, K. (2020, March 7). The future of feminism. VOX. Retrieved January 7, 2020 from https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/3/7/21163193/international-womens-day-2020

Report by a Group Author

Group Author. (year). Title of page. Site name. URL

BBC News. (2012). Hatsune Miku: Japan's computer-generated pop star's 'last' tour. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-17310976

In-text citation

Which is correct?

  1. "Bla bla bla." (Smith, 2021, p. 39).
  2. "Bla bla bla" (Smith, 2021, p. 39). ✅
  3. "Bla bla bla." (Smith, 2021, p. 39)

Which is correct?

  1. Bla bla bla (Smith, 2021, p. 39). ✅
  2. Bla bla bla. (Smith, 2021, p. 39).
  3. Bla bla bla. (Smith, 2021, p. 39)

When you are writing an in-text citation for a source with more than 3 authors, you write the first author's family name and then you should write ( et al. )

What's the title of your "Referrences" list?

  1. Bibliography
  2. Reference
  3. References✅
  4. Sources

Real World Example

Entertainment Software Association. (2020). 2020 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry. The Entertainment Software Association. The Entertainment Software Association. https://www.theesa.com/resource/2020-essential-facts/

Correction

Entertainment Software Association. (2020). Essential facts about the video game industry. https://www.theesa.com/resource/2020-essential-facts/

Gallagher, D. (2013, Mar 10). 7 health benefits of playing video games. The Week http://theweek.com/article/index/241121/7-health-benefits-of-playing-video-games

Correction

Gallagher, D. (2013, March 10). 7 health benefits of playing video games. The Week. http://theweek.com/article/index/241121/7-health-benefits-of-playing-video-games

Mitchell, A, Smith, C. (2004). The use of computer and video games for learning. Learning And Skills Development Agency.

Correction

Mitchell, A., & Smith, C. (2004). The use of computer and video games for learning. Learning and Skills Development Agency.

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