Conventions in Citing Sources

The phrase Retrieved from is no longer indicated before the URL not unless the retrieval date is stated.

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APA stands for Asian Psychological Association.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

If a book has 15 authors, include only the first three authors.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If there are 20 authors, include all the authors in the citation.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If there are more than 20 authors, list down the 19 authors and the last author only.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In a reference with more than twenty authors, separate the listing of the first 19 authors with the last author with an ampersand.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In writing the reference, first name comes first before the last name of the author.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

In a book reference, the title of the book should be written in Italics.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In a book reference, the location of publication and the publisher are separated by a hyphen(-).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In writing the name of an author, the surname is written first followed by the first name, both are written completely.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9