Chemistry

Citation Format: APA

Citations are important for the following reasons:

They give credit to the original creator of the information

They organize your information

They solidify your research by making it more credible

They allow for other researchers to track back to other sources of related information and cite specific authors

What exactly is included in a citation? All the important details of the source! Depending on the citation format and source type, they will be organized uniquely. 

Information typically included in a citation: (Not in order)

Author, Title of source, Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location

For online resources regarding citation formats, we recommend Purdue Owl

Remember - this to get started, you do not want to copy and paste! It is a tool to help you build the bones of your citation - always edit before turning in your work!

For a book or eBook, we recommend: The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication. ISBN: 9780841235830, 084123583X

To get access, please search our library catalog and request through Interlibrary Loan (ILL services) - do not procrastinate using this service - it will take time for the source to arrive.

Example

Let's say you find the following article for your research, and want to create a citation. You will need to analyze the details of the source to form your citation.