Research Org & APA Citation - SCP 540 - Intro to Research and Program Evaluation

Research Organization Spreadsheet

Research Synthesis Table
Use this Excel spreadsheet to organize your research sources for your assignments in one place. Simply download and customize spreadsheet elements to suit your sytle.

Organizing & Saving your Research

Effectively organizing your research promotes clearer thinking and writing. A critical research organization tool is a citation manager (CM), which is software that stores, arranges, and cites your sources. Zotero is a free CM, this version has a 300 MB capacity, that you can download onto your computer, work on mulitple research projects simultaneously, upload images or PDF files, and export citations into Microsoft Word or Google Docs. It's easy to use and will help you manage research-based assignments and organize your course readings.

Download Zotero
Download the free version of the Zotero to build a research library with the ability to seamlessly add citations from your library to Word or Google Docs. Don't forget to install the browser connector to easily add websites into your Zotero library!
Zotero Documentation
This link directs you to Zotero's documentation that covers everything from downloading to troubleshooting various workflows. Most documentation includes clear visuals along with text. Use the Forum tab for system specific work arounds (i.e. Mac versus PC) from other Zotero users.
Zotero Bib
If you don't want to download Zotero but still want auto-generated citations for your reference page, use Zotero Bib. All you have to do is copy & paste a ISBNs, source title, DOI, or PMID and select your citation style. Your citations may be saved across multiple sessions as long as you use the same computer.

Citing the DSM

Citing the DSM is covered in Sections 10.2 and 10.3 of the APA Publication Manual, and online.

Entire volume DSM citation (follows BOOK format):

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787

Parenthetical citations: (American Psychiatric Association, 2022)
Narrative citations: American Psychiatric Association (2022)

Entry in the DSM (follows BOOK CHAPTER format):

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Anxiety disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm05

Parenthetical citation: (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
Narrative citation: American Psychiatric Association (2013)

Because the author and the publisher are the same, “American Psychiatric Association” is written only in the author element.
Provide a DOI when the diagnostic manual has one.
For editions of the DSM without DOIs, the reference ends after the title edition.

For More Information

For more detailed examples of different types of citations, see our full APA Citation Guide:

https://library.assumption.edu/apa

APA Elements of a Citation

Right-Click-Open in New Tab, to enlarge. American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

APA Citation Examples

Sometimes it's helpful to see a specific citation example to better understand the format. Citing a blog? Journal article? Tweet? Model your citation after a relevant example on one of these pages:

Common Reference Examples Guide
From the American Psychological Association, this guide contains examples of common APA Style references. Section numbers indicate where to find the examples in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
APA Formatting and Style Guide
from Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). View sample student paper for examples of APA formatting and citation.

APA Handouts and Guides

Six Steps to Proper APA Citation

Student Paper Setup Guide
This guide will help you set up an APA Style student paper. The basic setup directions apply to the entire paper. Annotated diagrams illustrate how to set up the major sections of a student paper: the title page or cover page, the text, tables and figures, and the reference list.
Student Paper Checklist
Use this checklist while writing your paper to make sure it is consistent with seventh edition APA Style.

APA provides detailed guidance on each aspect of APA Style and Grammar at the following links:

Paper Format
Grammar
Bias-Free Language
Tables and Figures
In-Text Citations
Learn proper formatting as well as how to avoid both overcitation and undercitation.
References
Proper formatting enables your reader to track down each of the works you've cited.

SCP 540 - Intro to Research and Program Evaluation : Research Org & APA Citation