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(Artist Surname, Year)
Artist Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of the artwork [Description e.g. Clip art, Photograph]. Website name, if applicable. URL of specific visual work
(Gossaert, 1507-1508)
Gossaert, J. (1507-1508). The holy family [Painting]. J. Paul Getty Museum. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/595/jan-gossaert-the-holy-family-netherlandish-about-1507-1508/
Tip: See RDP Library's Copyright Guide: Citing & Attributing Works and the APA Manual (10.14) for more information about citing and attributing images.
Tip: If you are looking for information on formatting a figure in your assignment, please see the official APA Style website: Figure Setup.
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year, time stamp for the beginning of the quotation)
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name. (Year, Month Day {of video post}). Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL of specific video
(CHOICE Media Channel, 2020, 3:12)
(CHOICE Media Channel, 2020)
CHOICE Media Channel. (2020, February 14). Creating references using seventh edition APA style [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZIfLX_qs8
(Director Surname, Year, time stamp for the beginning of the quotation)
(Director Surname, Year)
Director Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Director). (Year). Title of film [Description {e.g. Motion picture or DVD}]. Name of Production Studio. URL, if applicable
Tip: If the source is a film, use the director's name. If the source is a TV series, use the executive producer(s)' name. If the source is a TV episode, use the writer and director of the episode. For a complete list of creators, see p. 341 of the APA manual.
(Davidson, 1999, 39:06)
(Davidson, 1999)
Davidson, J. (Director). (1999). B. F. Skinner: A fresh appraisal [Film]. Davidson Films.
(Author Surname, Year, paragraph number)
(Author Surname, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of post. Blog Name. URL of specific post
(Hanson, 2017, para. 3)
(Hanson, 2017)
Hanson, R. (2017, November 22). The one ruler obsession. Overcoming Bias. http://www.overcomingbias.com/2017/11/the-one-ruler-obsession.html
(Author Surname, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Lecture title [Format]. Learning Management System name. URL for Learning Management System.
(Mokry, 2007)
Mokry, J. (2007). Lecture 3: The wonders of APA [PowerPoint slides]. Blackboard. https://rdpolytech.blackboard.com/
Personal communications (e.g. interviews or emails) are not included in the reference list because they do not provide recoverable data. Cite them in text only.
(Interviewee First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, personal communication, Month Day, Year)
Not included
(Y. Martel, personal communication, April 15, 2005)
Not included
Sometimes an author writes about research that someone else has done, but you are unable to track down the original research report. In this case, because you did not read the original report, cite only the source you did consult. The words “as cited in” in the parenthetical reference indicate you have not read the original research.
(Author Surname, Year, as cited in Author Surname of the source you read, Year)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Tip: The above example shows the References list entry elements for a book. Make sure to create the appropriate References list entry for the source type you actually read (e.g. book, journal article, website, etc.)
(Fong, 1987, as cited in Bertram, 1996)
Do not include Fong (1987) in your References; do include Bertram (1996).
The official APA Style website has guidelines for citing content generated by AI: How to cite ChatGPT
In APA Style, you must describe when and how you used ChatGPT. In your text, provide the prompt you used, as well as any relevant text generated in response.
For example:
When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).
(OpenAI, 2023)
In APA Style, the four elements of the reference list entry are:
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
Red Deer Polytechnic recognizes that our campus is situated on Treaty 7 land, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina and Stoney Nakoda peoples, and that the central Alberta region we serve falls under Treaty 6, traditional Métis, Cree and Saulteaux territory. We honour the First Peoples who have lived here since time immemorial, and we give thanks for the land where RDP sits. This is where we will strive to honour and transform our relationships with one another.