APA formatting and reference questions
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Hello, I would like to use ConTeXt foracademic writing this year and am just scratching the surface of its capabilities. My first run at producing a document in APA format resulted in several questions. Below is abrief sample. In this excerpt, the following APA style formatting errors occur: 1. The first reference is cited as “Hartley, M.T. (2013).” There is usually a space separating these initials. Between the M. and T. in this reference. 2. The word “and” is appearing in both parenthetical and in-text citations. When a reference is completely within parentheses, the last author should be separated by the & (Ampersand) character. 3. The last reference has 3 authors and should be written as Koch et al (2014) instead, it replicates the entire list of authors previously cited. I must be missing something obvious in my settings. What changes to this sample need to be made to correct these formatting citation errors? Thank you in advance for any assistance or references to places in documentation where I can learn to correct these issues. Todd %%% Begin Sample %%% \showsetup \startbuffer[review] @article{hartley2013, author = {Michael T. Hartley}, title = {Investigating the Relationship of Resilience to Academic Persistence in College Students With Mental Health Issues}, journal = {Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin} volume = {56}, number = {4}, pages = {240-250}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.1177/0034355213480527}, } @article{koch2014, Author = {Lynn C. Koch and Ketevan Mamiseishvili and Kristin Higgins}, Title = {Persistence to degree completion: A profile of Students with psychiatric disabilities in higher education.}, ISSN = {1052-2263}, Journal = {Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation}, Number = 1, Pages = {73 - 82}, volume = 40, year = 2014, } @article{mutanga2015, author = {Oliver Mutanga and Melanie Walker}, title = {Towards a Disability-inclusive Higher Education Policy through the Capabilities Approach}, journal = {Journal of Human Development and Capabilities}, volume = 16, number = 4, pages = {501-517}, year = 2015, doi = {10.1080/19452829.2015.1101410}, } \stopbuffer \usebtxdataset[review.buffer] \usebtxdefinitions[apa] \starttext Barriers to success often arise from overt discrimination, while others grow out of differences in the ability of the student, the psychosocial nature of disability, and the educational technologies used in the classroom \cite[mutanga2015, hartley2013]. Most students report a learning or psychiatric disability \cite[koch2014]. Data from longitudinal measures such as the NLTS2 can be used to compare groups of students over time. \cite[alternative=authoryears][koch2014] relate that understanding why students drop out of college is extensively researched. \subject{References} \placelistofpublications \stoptext %%% End Sample %%% -- Todd DeVries Phone: (208) 847-5996 Fax: (208) 757-6668 More information: http://equaltext.com/aboutme.html
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On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:43:03 -0600
Todd DeVries
In this excerpt, the following APA style formatting errors occur:
1. The first reference is cited as “Hartley, M.T. (2013).” There is usually a space separating these initials. Between the M. and T. in this reference.
Yes, there should be spaces between initials. There were spaces before, and I will see why they disappeared and fix it.
2. The word “and” is appearing in both parenthetical and in-text citations. When a reference is completely within parentheses, the last author should be separated by the & (Ampersand) character.
Yes, authoryears should use "and" and authoryear should use "&". I'll fix it. However, the APA style goes even further: "Precede the final name in a multiple-author citation in running text by the word and. In parenthetical material, in tables and captions, and in the reference list, join the names by an ampersand (&)" How far should we go in dealing with tables and captions???
3. The last reference has 3 authors and should be written as Koch et al (2014) instead, it replicates the entire list of authors previously cited.
Formally: "Invert all authors’ names; give surnames and initials for up to and including seven authors (e.g., Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C.). When authors number eight or more, include the first six authors’ names, then insert three ellipsis points, and add the last author’s name (see Chapter 7, Example 2). In text, follow the citation guidelines in section 6.12." "6.12 When a work has two authors, cite both names every time the reference occurs in text. When a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the first time the reference occurs; in subsequent citations, include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. (not italicized and with a period after al) and the year if it is the first citation of the reference within a paragraph." So, indeed, the second citation should have Koch et al., but... Hans and I discussed this. It is a particularity of the APA style and can get really tricky to program if we are to respect the following part of section 6.12: "Exception: If two references of more than three surnames with the same year shorten to the same form (e.g., both Ireys, Chernoff, DeVet, & Kim, 2001, and Ireys, Chernoff, Stein, DeVet, & Silver, 2001, shorten to Ireys et al., 2001), cite the surnames of the first authors and of as many of the subsequent authors as necessary to distinguish the two references, followed by a comma and et al." It becomes messy: "When a work has six or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. (not italicized and with a period after al) and the year for the first and subsequent citations. (See section 6.27 and Example 2 in Chapter 7 for how to cite works with more than six authors in the reference list.) If two references with six or more authors shorten to the same form, cite the surnames of the first authors and of as many of the subsequent authors as necessary to distinguish the two references, followed by a comma and et al." So we set the etallimit to 5 and etaldisplay to 1 in citations and etallimit to 7 and etaldisplay to 6 in the bibligraphy list. If, by poor chance two references shorten to the same form, than you are out of luck for now! Alan
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