How do I cite my own paper in APA?

If you cite or quote your previous work, treat yourself as the author and your own previous course work as an unpublished paper, as shown in the APA publication manual.

How do you cite your own primary research?

For primary sources published online, a citation would include: the author, document title or a description, document date, title of the website, reference URL, and date accessed. Elements of a citation are usually listed from the most specific to the most general.

What is a good secondary source?

Secondary sources can include books, journal articles, speeches, reviews, research reports, and more. Generally speaking, secondary sources are written well after the events that are being researched.

How do you identify secondary sources?

Secondary source articles from journals, magazines, newspapers and other sources can be obtained by searching the library’s databases. Scholarly articles are sometimes referred to as “peer-reviewed” articles. They are written by researchers or shcolars in a field and provide credibility and validity to your paper.

Is a handwritten letter a primary source?

Letters are first-hand written records of events and communication between people, so they count as primary sources.

Is a newspaper a secondary source?

Newspaper articles can be examples of both primary and secondary sources. Some articles may contain both descriptions of historical events as well as analysis or comparison to contemporary ones, but they are still considered secondary sources.

What type of source is the newspaper clipping?

Is a newspaper article a primary source? Yes. However, this is only true when discussing newspaper articles which are used for historical research. This is because newspaper articles, written about a specific event immediately after its occurrence, can be viewed as primary sources.

Is a newspaper a primary source or secondary?

Newspapers may be either primary or secondary. Most articles in newspapers are secondary, but reporters may be considered as witnesses to an event. Any topic on the media coverage of an event or phenomenon would treat newspapers as a primary source.