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How to Cite Sources from Opposing
Viewpoints Database
(APA Style)
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Type
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Format
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Example
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Viewpoint
Essays from Books
*Available from the first tab, Viewpoints
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Author of Essay.
(Year). Essay title.
In editor name(s) (Ed(s).), Title
of Book. City, State:
Publisher.
Date information retrieved, from
name of database.
Editor and
title of book information is located at the end of the essay.
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Buford, J.A.
(2000). Affirmative
action
benefits the workplace.
In B.J. Grapes (Ed.),
Affirmative Action. San Diego,
CA: Greenhaven
Press.
Retrieved October 22, 2007,
from Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center
database.
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Magazine
Articles
No Volume and
Issue Numbers
**Available from
from Magazine tab
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Author. (Year,
Month Day). Article title.
Magazine Title, Pages(s). Date
information
retrieved, from name of
database.
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Winegart, P. (2003, October 14).
Education: Legislating
legacies. Newsweek, 10.
Retrieved October 23, 2007,
Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center database.
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Journal
Articles
**Available from
Journal tab
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Author.
(Year). Article title. Vol.
(Issue), Page(s). Date
information
retrieved, from name of database.
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Hoar,
W. (2005). Benign
discrimination.
Horizons, 17(1), 48.
Retrieved
October 23, 2005,
from
Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center
database.
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Newspaper Articles
**available
from News tab
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Title
of article. (Year). , Vol.
(Issue), Page(s). Date
information
retrieved, from name of database.
Author.
(Year, Month Day). Article title.
Name
of Newspaper, Page(s). Date
information
retrieved, from name of
database.
For newspaper articles:
Include The
in the citation if it is in the newspaper's title.
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Henriques, D.B. (2003, June 29).
Still
testing Wall St.'s
ceiling.
The
New York Times, p. B2.
Retrieved
October 23, 2005,
from
Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center
database.
For newspaper
articles: Use
p. for articles one page long, and pp. for articles that
are more than one page.
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General
Information:
- Alphabetize your reference
list by the first word of the citation (usually the author's last
name).
- Double space all of the
citations on your reference page.
- Indent the second &
following lines of the citation 5-7 spaces.
- For 2-6 authors: Wingert,
P., Smith, J., & Brown, P.
- For 6 or more authors: Provide only the first
author followed by a comma and et al. For example: Wingert,
P., et al.
- Only capitalize the first
word of the article title. If there is a colon in the title,
capitalize the first word after the colon.
- Italicize the title of the
magazine or journal. Also italicize the volume number – but do not
italicize the issue number.
For
more information on APA citation style, see APA
Style: Electronic References.
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