APA - How to cite Data Sets in American Psychological Association Format - Data Sets (In Progress)

APA - How to cite Data Sets in American Psychological Association Format

Basic format to reference a dataset

The basics of a reference list entry for a dataset:

Author or authors of dataset. Surname followed by first initials.
Year (or year range where relevant).
Title of dataset. (in italics)
Version (in round brackets, where relevant).
Format [in square brackets].
Publisher.
DOI or URL
The first line of each citation is left adjusted. Every subsequent line is indented 5-7 spaces.

In-Text Example:

Material Type	In-Text Example	Reference List Example
Dataset	(Paris et al., 2015) OR Paris et al. (2015) collated data using...	Paris, T., Kim, J., & Davis, C. (2015). EEG responses to two contexts of AV speech presentation [Data set]. Western Sydney University. http://doi.org/10.4225

Material Type

In-Text Example

Reference List Example

Dataset

(Paris et al., 2015)

Paris et al. (2015) collated data using...

Paris, T., Kim, J., & Davis, C. (2015). EEG responses to two contexts of AV speech presentation [Data set]. Western Sydney University. http://doi.org/10.4225

Citation Example:

Paris, T., Kim, J., & Davis, C. (2015). EEG responses to two contexts of AV speech presentation [Data set]. Western Sydney University. http://doi.org/10.4225/35/54bf146fa4012

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