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Physician Assistant : Library Lecture Guide

This is a companion guide to the Introduction to Literature Searching Lecture.

Print: Journals

Format:

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Publication Year). Article Title. Journal Title. Volume (issue), Page Numbers. 

Example:

Clark, R.E. (1998). Motivating performance: Part 1: Diagnosing and solving motivation problems. Performance Improvment, 37(8), 39-47. 

  • All citations need to be in a hanging indent. 

Format:

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., & Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial.  (Publication Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume (issue), Page Numbers.

Example:

Brodzinsky D., Hitt J.C., & Smith D. (1993).Impact of parental separation and divorce on adopted and nonadopted children. The American journal of orthopsychiatry, 63(3), 451-461. 

  • All citations need to be in a hanging indent. 

Format:

Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial., Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. ...Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial.  (Publication Year). Article Title. Journal Title. Volume (issue), Page Numbers.

Example:

Bauer, A., Schillinger, D. Parker, M., Katon, W., Adler, N., Adams, A., ...Karter,A.(2013). Health literacy and antidepressent medication adherence among adults with diabetes: The diabetes study of northern California (DISTANCE). JGIM:Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28(9),1181-1187.

  • All citations need to be in a hanging indent. 

More Questions?

Go to the full APA Quick Guide to learn more about formatting materials in APA style.