Referencing

How well do you know the APA format?

What is a DOI?

A DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, is a string of numbers, letters and symbols used to uniquely identify an article or document, and to provide it with a permanent web address (URL).

Multiple Choice

• Should double quotations be used in bibliographies?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

• When noting titles and subtitles, should every word be capitalized?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

• Usually, how many symbols/punctuations are regarded?

• 5

• 6

• 7

TAKE NOTE!

• Periods = every element except after doi or url

• Ampersand = 2 or more authors

• Commas = items in a series

• Colons = titles with subtitles; place of publication

• Parentheses = date / year

• Hyphens = page range

Multiple Choice

• True or False. When referencing, a period is placed after every element, including doi or url.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

• True or False. The Arial font type is the only style used.

• TRUE

• FALSE