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Yuma, Social Work 320w: APA 7th edition

This guide is to help you work through the research and policy process in your Social Work course

Why we cite

 

Why should you properly cite your research?

  • Point out the discussion you are having with other scholars and their ideas.
  • Enhance your own argument's creditability with supporting evidence.
  • Provide your reader with additional sources for further reading.
  • Give credit where credit is due.
  • Avoid plagiarism in all forms, a serious academic violation.

 

Here is a great article which explains citation in a rather unique way.  How to cite like a badass tech feminist scholar of color: A citation zine by Rigoberto Lara Guzmán and Sareeta Amrute.

Examples of APA in Social Work Literature

Example APA References & Citations

The links below go directly to the APA Style Grammar & Guidelines Blog which is a fabulous resource. You may also prefer to use the Purdue University Library On-Campus Writing Lab (OWL) for Legal Citations.

To cite a bill, OWL suggests the following:

Title [if relevant], H.R. or S. bill/resolution number, ### Cong. (Year). URL

HR and S here represent House of Representatives and Senate, and should be used according to the source of the bill or resolution.

Periodicals, Books & Reference Works

The links below will provide you examples of all you need to formulate your own APA citations. I've provide some examples to the more common questions I've received.

Periodicals: something that is published more than once.

Journal article: usually a scholarly work such as the Journal of Social Work (citation example below - note the indentation is incorrect for APA, the first line should NOT be indented).

Spratt, T., Frederick, J., & Devaney, J. (2022). New understandings in childhood research and their implications for child and family services. Journal of Social Work, 22(5), 1137–1152. https://doi-org.libproxy.nau.edu/10.1177/14680173221077369

Magazine article such as Social Work News

MacDonald, M. (2022, October 16). I can still be a good social worker even if I don't have children of my own. Social Work News. https://www.mysocialworknews.com/article/i-can-still-be-a-good-social-worker-even-if-i-don-t-have-children-of-my-own

Newspaper article

Lerner, J., & Pollack, H. (2022, February 23). Social workers are the unsung heroes of the pandemic. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/23/social-workers-burnout-pandemic-unappreciated/

Blog post and blog comment

Swanson, L. (n.d.) Why vision boards are a powerful mental health treatment tool. The Social Work Bubble.                                              https://thesocialworkbubble.com/archives/1460 

Books & Reference Works

Book

Gilbert, E. (2006).Eat, pray, love : one woman’s search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia. Viking.

e-Book

Zakaria, N., & Esser, V. P. (2016).Clothing for children and teenagers : anthropometry, sizing and fit. Woodhead   Publishing https://arizona-nau.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01NAU_INST/1tbnpba/alma991009183625203842

Diagnostic manual (DSM, ICD, etc.)

Raines. E. (Ed.) (2019). Evidence-based practice in school mental health: Addressing DSM-5 disorders in schools. https://www-sciencedirect-com.libproxy.nau.edu/book/9780081002261/clothing-for-children-and-teenagers

Children’s book or other illustrated book

Edited Book Chapters & Entries in Reference Works

Reports & Grey Literature

Conference Presentations & Proceedings

Dissertations & Theses

Unpublished & Informally Published Works

Archival Materials

Online Sources, Data and Audiovisual Media

Data Sets

Webpages & Websites

Audiovisual Media