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Surveys, Questionnaires, Assessments

Format Example
Survey, questionnaire, assessment

Author, A.A. (YYYY). Title. Source.

If citing a manual for a survey, questionnaire, assessment: 

Author, AA., & Author, B.B. (YYYY). Title. Database. URL (if available)

Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region. (2015). Unit staff experience survey. Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region.

Grossman, S., & Amendolace, B. (2017). Essentials of MCMI-IV Assessment. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). 

Database Record for a Test Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (YYYY). Title (Version Number/Record Number) [Database record]. Source. URL or DOI. Cardoza, D., Morris, J.K., Myers, H.F., & Rodriguez, N. (2000). Accultrative stress inventory (ASI) (TC022704) [Database record]. Psychtests. https://doi.org/10/1037/t66267-000

 

General Rules 

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Use the author-date citation system for direct quotes: (Author Surname, Publication Year)
  • When citing a reference by two authors use an ampersand between their last names: (Last name & Last Name, Publication Year)
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  • When citing a reference by three or more authors use the first authors names followed by et. al.,: (Last name et. al., Publication Year)
  • When quoting a passage or referencing a specific page include the page numbers after the citation number: (Last Name, Publication Year, p. page number) (Last Name, Publication Year, para. paragraph number) (Last Name, Publication Year, table number)