A Review of a Reference List


A Review of a Reference List

In occasion of writing papers or articles, authors shape their background literature by referring to preceding work. According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2010), writers need to “cite the works of those individuals whose ideas, theories, or research have directly influenced your work” (p. 169).
By means of in-text citations and a reference list at the end of their research papers or articles, authors endow their work with credibility and provide the readers with the opportunity to refer to the cited literature. Indeed, when the audience is to have access to the references, a set of guidelines such as the APA manual is to be followed so as to provide the audience with accurate and sufficient information about the cited works. This paper aims to examine a reference list in the light of the conventions in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010).
As for the layout of the present reference list under inspection (please, see Appendix) comprises two main errors. First, the title for this section should have a title named References centralized, in upper and lower-case letters. Next, the second and any subsequent line in every reference should be indented, about five spaces or 0.5 inches off the left margin. As a result of these inaccurate issues, the reference list fails to comply with academic standards and loses trustworthiness for publishers and readers alike.
             Examining the first item on the list “Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009” which depicts an article from an on-line journal, useful information such as the title of the article, title of the journal, and the date of publication is mentioned though, it does not to supply the author’s name, volume, issue number, or pages. Similarly, the article’s title should not be written between quotation marks. An according reference should be written as follows:
Author, A. A., (Date of publication). Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action.
Environmental Defense Fund. volume number (issue number), page numbers. DOI: 00000/00000.
Inspecting the second and third references which portrait newspaper articles, “ Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009” and “Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009”, both should have included the author, the year, month and day of publication. Next, the title of the article and the title of the newspaper should have been incorporated, along with the URL for the digital newspaper. The suggested references for these items should be:
Revkin, A.C. (2007, May 25). Clinton on climate change. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
            Dean, C. (2007, May 22). Executive on a mission: saving the planet. The New 
                        York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

The present analysis has arrived at the conclusion that the example reference list encompasses a collection of errors that do not meet with academic writing standards. Accordingly, the format does not follow academic conventions, which does not accredit authority to the paper. Likewise, the reference list leaves aside significant information necessary for readers to consult the literature.


References:

APA (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition).Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.


Appendix:

Works Cited

"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund.Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

 


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