LibGuides: Cancer: Citing Sources in APA Style

Tools for Citing Sources

Noodletools
Use NoodleTools to cite your sources and create a list of works cited.

Username: same as what you use to log into the KUA portal (Last name, first initial, year of graduation. For example: smithj23)
Password: wildcat20
Purdue OWL: Research and Writing
An excellent guide to writing papers and citing sources properly, with many examples. There are sections for both APA and MLA citation style -- make sure you choose the right style according to your teacher's instructions!

APA citations for articles and websites

Format for a journal or magazine article:

AuthorLastName, A. A., AuthorLastName, B. B., & AuthorLastName, C. C. (Year). Title of article.

Title of Magazine or Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. URL or

DOI https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

Peterzell, J. (1990, April). Better late than never. Time Magazine, 135(17), 20–21.

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=57902263&site=ehost-live

The matching in-text reference in a sentence:

One researcher found that "[s]tudents didn't find APA style difficult once they got used to it" (Peterzell, 1990, p. 21).

Peterzell (1990) found that "students didn't find APA style difficult once they got used to it" (p. 21).

Format for a webpage:

AuthorLastname, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL

National Cancer Institute. (2019, October 16). Non-small cell lung cancer treatment (PDQ): Patient

version. Retrieved April 1, 2020, from https://www.cancer.gov/types/lung/patient/

non-small-cell-lung-treatment-pdq#

The matching in-text reference in a sentence:

One organization's research found that possible symptoms of lung cancer include "a cough that doesn't go away" as well as shortness of breath (National Cancer Institute, 2019).

The National Cancer Institute (2019) found that possible symptoms of lung cancer include "a cough that doesn't go away" as well as shortness of breath.

Easy citations from Gale in Context: Science database

In this video, learn how to find the APA-style citation for articles in the Gale in Context: Science database. You can copy and paste the citation directly into your References list, or export the citation into NoodleTools.

APA citations for images and video

Format for an online image:

PhotographerLastName, FirstInitial. (Year of publication). Title of photograph [Photograph].

Source. URL.

Ryan, S. (2019). Sea smoke on Lake Michigan [Photograph] New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/world/year-in-pictures.html

Format for an online video:

Account or username of uploader. (Date of publication). Title of video [Video].

Website host. URL.

Nathan Winch - Sciencey Stuff. (2016, January 4). What is cancer? What causes cancer?

[Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPgJafGz4fg

These examples are taken from the Purdue Owl's APA guide. Look there for examples of other source types and formats.