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Sports Science

This research guide is for Dr. Serravite's Sports Science courses

APA Help

APA (American Psychological Association) style is generally used in the social sciences.  As the publishing standard, APA style also provides guidelines for paper formatting.

APA & DOIs

Be careful! Many of the "quick cite" tools/generators do not display DOI correctly. You'll have to update that part of the citation to ensure it's properly cited.

From the "How to Use the New DOI Format in APA Style" from the APA Style blog:

Correct

  • doi:10.1037/rmh0000008
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000008

Incorrect:

  • http://doi:10.1037/rmh0000008
  • doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000008
  • Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000008

Why Cite? Citation Help

Using proper citation style allows us to give credit to the creators of the material we are using.  It is how we use information responsibly and respectfully.  By using citations, our claims and theories become more authorized and credible because we are providing supporting evidence from other sources.  Citations also allow us to be honest about our contributions and avoid plagiarism.  This guide was created to help you find the information you need to be able to create citations properly, avoid plagiarism, and introduce you to citation generators. 

While finding the right information is important, it is also just as important to use that information ethically

Concerns, procedures and sanctions about academic honesty are articulated in the FIU Code of Academic Integrity which was adopted by the Student Government Association on November 28, 2001. The following Pledge from the FIU Student Handbook specifically discourages plagiarism:

As a student of this university:

  1. I will be honest in my academic endeavors.
  2. I will not represent someone else's work as my own.
  3. I will not cheat, or will I aid in another's cheating.

 

 Use of the World Wide Web as a research resource has exacerbated the problem of plagiarism in colleges and universities worldwide.

Here are links to online citation generators.  For the purposes of creating a quick, one-time citation in the correct style, these websites will generate citations once the information has been provided.

 

Looking for more in-depth citation help?  Visit our citation guides for help and info on specific styles and document types and citation generator comparisons.    

 

 

apa checks & balances

Great tools to check your citations.