E-Citation

What is APA style?

American Psychological Association (APA) style is a set of rules to give credit towards other people when we used his/her works or ideas in an assignment. It was introduced to avoid plagiarism among us.

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the copying and paste of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgment. Plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics.

Tips:

*** The arrangement of European name must start with their last name(family name), then their first name and lastly their middle name. While,other names than Europeans such as the Malays name, Chinese, Indians and others will remain as their original name.

BOOK & NEWSPAPER

Book

Last Name, First.Middle. (Year Published). Title. Location : Publisher.
Example:Taylor, M.G. (2016). The economical issues : The impact and realities. America : CRD publication.

Newspaper

Last.F.M. (Year, Month of publication). Article title. Newspaper title, page.
Example:Syafiq Aznan. (2019,Oktober 1). Kecerderaan hantui Cheng Hoe. Berita Harian, p.83.

Newspaper (online)

Last.F.M. (Year, Month of publication).Article title.Newspaper title, page. Retrieved from URL

Nurul Hidayah Bahaudin. (2019, December 5). Fire destroys three shops in Jinjang Utara. New straits times, Retrieved from https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/12/544935/fire-destroys-three-shops-jinjang-utara

ENCYCLOPEDIA

Encyclopedia (known author)

Last, First. Middle Name. (Year of Publication). Entry Title. Encyclopedia Title. (Vol., P. Xx-xx).City of Publication : Publisher
Example:
Mcghee, K. & Mckay, G. (2007). Insects. In Encyclopedia of Animals (P.175). Washington : National Geographic Society.

Encyclopedia (unknown author)

Title of entry. (year). Editor’s L, F, M name., title of encyclopedia (vol, pp.-). city: publisher
Example:
Grand Canyon National Park. (1998). Harkavy, Michael. D., The new webster’s international encyclopedia (vol.4, p.448-). USA: Trident Press International.

MAGAZINE

Magazine (printed)

Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine.
Example:
Noor Hidayah Syafiee. (2015). Cakna khasiat makanan sunah. Wanita.

Magazine (online)

Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Magazine. Retrieved from URL..

Suhaidah Abd Wahab. (2019, November 25). Penting bersihkan darah beku, buang urat atas tulang ikan siakap. Mingguan wanita. Retrieved from https://www.mingguanwanita.my/penting-bersihkan-darah-beku-buang-urat-atas-tulang-perut-ikan-siakap/

YOUTUBE & WEBSITE

Youtube

Author name. Date of published. title [video file] Retrievd from URL

MQFM Bandung. (2018, September 12). Doa & Dzikir Al Ma’tsurat Pagi [videofile]. Retrived from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTSjiAbEEgw.

Website

Corporation/group/organization’s name: (year was last updated,published, month and day). Title:subtitle(if any). Retrieved on month,day & year, from URL..

Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia: (2019, December 4). Karnival keusahawanan genius remaja 2019.Retrieved on december 5, 2019, from https://www.moe.gov.my/pemberitahuan/pengumuman/karnival-keusahawanan-genius-remaja-2019

JOURNAL

Journal(printed)

Last, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pp. Pages.
Example:
Jacoby, W. G. (1994). Public attitudes toward government spending. American Journal of Political Science, 38(2), 336-361.

Journal (online)

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pp. Page(s). Retrieved from URL
Example:
Jacoby, W. G. (1994). Public attitudes toward government spending. American Journal of Political Science, 38(2), 336-361. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.