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MC 202: Feeding the 9 Billion: Food Security in Global Context

Dr. Dilrukshi Galhena | Spring 2021

APA Citation Style (7th Edition)

Citation Examples

Dataset

General format:

Author/Rightsholder. (Year). Title of data set (Version number) [Description of form]. Retrieved from http://

Example:

O’Donohue, W. (2017). Content analysis of undergraduate psychology textbooks (ICPSR 21600; Version V1) [Data set]. ICPSR. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36966.v1

  •     Parenthetical citation: (O’Donohue, 2017)
  •     Narrative citation: O’Donohue (2017)

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Infographic

General Format:

Author/Rightsholder. (Year). Title of infographic [Infographic]. Retrieved from http://

Example:

American Heart Association (2016). Asthma symptom recognition [Infographic] . Retrived from https://www.behance.net/gallery/36728473/Infographic-Asthma-Symptom-Recognition

  • Parenthetical citation: (American Heart Association 2016)
  • Narrative citation: American Heart Association (2016)

Government Agency Report

National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

  • Parenthetical citation: (National Cancer Institute, 2019)
  • Narrative citation: National Cancer Institute (2019)

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