BIBLIOGRAPHY for Research Methodology for Master

bibliography, research education

1. Standard Citation Styles Used In a Bibliography There are various formats used in the creation of a bibliography such as the American Psychological Association (APA) , Modern Language Association of America (MLA) and Chicago Manual of Style and Council of Biology Editors (CBE) The APA style of referencing is common in the papers written on topics of social sciences; MLA style is used in field of humanities; and CBE is a popular citation style in the natural sciences

2. American Psychological Association (APA) [6th vs. 7th edition]

3. APA 6th vs. 7th edition In late 2019, the American Psychological Association (APA) published a revised style guide: the 7th edition of the  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association . This edition contains a few minor changes to the 6th edition of the manual. The rules within the 7th edition now apply and must be used.

4. Key changes at a glance Et al. : “et al.” is used in the first in-text citation for works with three or more authors and should include the name of the first author only, followed by et al Up to 20 authors cited : In the reference list, give the surnames and initials for up to 20 authors. For works by more than 20 authors, include the names of the first 19 authors followed by an ellipsis (...) and then the final author's name. Website names : Website names are now included as well as the webpage title. Publication location : The location of the publisher (i.e., city, country/state code) is no longer required. "Retrieved from" : You no longer need to write “Retrieved from” before a URL. DOIs : DOIs are formatted the same as URLs. You do not need to write "DOI.“

5. 1. Many authors: In-text citations ("et al." in the first citation)

6. 2. Many authors in the reference list

7. 3. Website names

8. 4. Publication location

9. 5. E-book format

10. 6. Retrieved from

11. 7. DOI format

12. References American Psychological Association. (2010).  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  (6th ed.).  [Massey Library link] American Psychological Association. (2020a).  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  (7th ed.).  https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000   [Massey Library link] American Psychological Association. (2020b). Quick reference guide.  https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf