Journal Article Reference Practice Quiz

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1. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15 This reference is now correctly formatted to the APA Style rules.

True

False

For more information, please see How do I reference a journal article that has a DOI in APA style?.

Explanation

For more information, please see How do I reference a journal article that has a DOI in APA style?.

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2. Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15. Regarding the author's name:

It is correct

Only the initial should be provided for the first name: Godfrey. D.

There should be a comma after the period, but everything else is correct

None of the above

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

3. Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15. Regarding the alignment of this reference:

It is correct

The first line should be indented 0.5"

There should be a hanging indent of 0.5"

None of the above

See below:

Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See below:

Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

4. Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the publication date:

It is correct

It is missing the month and day of publication

It is missing a period after the closing parenthesis, but is otherwise correct

None of the above

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

5. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the volume number:

It is correct

It should not be italicized

It should be provided in the same parentheses as the issue number

There should be a period after the volume number

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

6. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the issue number:

It is correct

It should be italicized

No parentheses are necessary

There should be a period, not a comma, after the closing parenthesis

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

7. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the journal title:

It is correct

It should be italicized and in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)

It should be italicized

It should be in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

8. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the page numbers:

They are correct

Provide just the page range (e.g., 544-547); "pp." isn't required

It is not necessary to note the page range in a reference to a journal article

The page numbers should provide all pages cited from within the article (e.g., pp. 544, 555, & 547), not the range of pages where the article is located in the journal.

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

9. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the electronic retrieval information:

It is correct

It is incorrect to provide a DOI; the author should have provided the URL to the resource

"DOI" shouldn't be capitalized and there shouldn't be a period after the DOI

It is missing a retrieval date

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15

10. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the article title:

It is correct

It should be italicized

It should be in sentence case (i.e., only the first word and proper nouns capitalized)

It should be italicized (i.e., only the first word and proper nouns capitalized) and in sentence case

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

Explanation

See bolded text below:

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

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