How Do You Do An Annotated Bibliography In APA Style?
When you are writing a paper in the subject of humanities, the Modern Language Association, or MLA, style is used; but when writing a paper in the social sciences, you need to use the American Psychological Association (APA) style. In some ways, the two styles are similar. There are differences, however, including the APA’s emphasis on date of publication. Include the list of sources at the end of the paper with continuing page numbers at the top. Double-space the lines of an entry and between each entry. Begin the first line of each entry flush left. Indent each following line of the entry three spaces. List the entries in alphabetical order by author’s name. Invert the names, and only use initials for first and middle names. Use an ampersand if there is more than one author, with the authors’ names in alphabetical order. Arrange works by the same author in order of publication date. Place the date of publication in parentheses after each author’s name. Place a period after the parent
