- 1). Cite a doctor directly in the text of your paper. APA style is not to include titles or degrees either before or after an author's name, even if she is a doctor of any sort. This means that you do not put "Dr." before the author's name or include "MD," "PhD," "PsyD" or "EdD" after it. Just put the author's last name, followed by the date of the article, separated by a comma, in parentheses directly after the material from the study you are citing: (Smith, 2004). An alternative form of in-text citation is like this: "In a study by Smith (2004), it was discovered that...."
- 2). Use the full names, in reverse order, of doctors (and all other authors) in the Reference or Bibliography section of your paper. Separate the author's name from the date (in parentheses) with a period. Again, do not use any titles or degrees. Here is what a reference citation should look like: Smith, Janet A. (2004). If there is more than one author (up to eight) for a particular article, their names also go in reverse order, separated from each other by commas, and ending with a period and the date in parentheses. References are arranged alphabetically by author last name.
- 3). Obtain the newest version of the APA style guide, called the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,'' for more complex citation styles. The most recent is the Sixth edition, published in 2009; it is revised approximately every five to ten years. It retails for $28.95 and is available in most larger bookstores or online.
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