The use of author–date text citations, rather than footnotes, is part of the essence of APA Style.
What if I formatted the footnotes exactly like APA Style references, but put them at the bottom of the page? That would still be in APA Style, right?
Endnotes are never used in APA Style, but you’ll find more about content footnotes in section 2.12 of the APA Publication Manual.Īuthor–date citations don’t give the reader enough information-I really prefer to give the source up front. The only use for footnotes in APA Style is to provide additional content that supplements the text (e.g., to briefly acknowledge a tangential idea that is nevertheless important to the discussion or to note copyright permission for reprinting a lengthy quote). This differs from other source documentation styles that use a combination of footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography for that purpose. APA Style uses text citations, not footnotes or endnotes, to direct the reader to a source in the reference list. There are a number of very good style manuals that use the footnote–bibliography method of citation, but the APA Publication Manual is not among them.
All I see in the manual is examples of references. I have the sixth edition of the Publication Manual, but I’ve been unable to find instructions for how to format my citations in footnote form. (2009).I am writing a paper in APA Style. Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009, S. Two amendments to the act and additional references are provided in the 1992 supplement for the Kansas Statutes Annotated.įor unenacted bills, gather the following information: 1992).Įxplanation: This Kansas act can be found in codified version between sections 29 in Chapter 59 of volume 4 of the 1983 edition of Kansas Statutes Annotated. §§ 2601–2654 more information, please review Writing References for Federal Statutes from the APA blog.Įxample of a state law citation from the Purdue OWL website: Mental Care and Treatment Act, 4 Kan. for short)įamily and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. APA citation style for statutes is constructed with the following elements:
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