Format APA References

What This Agent Does

• •Formats in-text citations by including the author's last name, publication year, and page numbers for direct quotes.
• •Organizes the reference list alphabetically by author's last name, detailing author(s), publication year, title, and source with specific formats for books, journal articles, and online sources.
• •Ensures footnotes are correctly numbered and formatted, with detailed reference information at the bottom of the page.

Tips

• •Thoroughly review the latest APA guidelines to ensure your formatting aligns with the most current standards, as these can change periodically and impact how citations and references should be handled.
• •Utilize citation management software like Zotero or EndNote to automate the formatting process, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all references and citations within your text.
• •After formatting the references, double-check each entry for errors in author names, publication years, and source details by comparing them against the original sources to maintain high accuracy and credibility in your academic work.

How To Use This Agent

• •Fill in the YOUR TEXT WITH REFERENCES and SPECIFIC REFERENCES placeholders with the text you need to format and the specific references that require attention. For example, if you have a paragraph from an academic article and need to format references for three specific studies mentioned in that paragraph, you would input the entire paragraph in YOUR TEXT WITH REFERENCES and list the three studies in SPECIFIC REFERENCES.
• •Example: "My text: 'According to Smith (2020), the impact of digital marketing has grown significantly over the last decade. Johnson et al. (2018) noted similar trends in their study on consumer behavior.' Specific references needing formatting: 'Smith, J. (2020). The Rise of Digital Marketing. Marketing World. Johnson, R., Peters, S., & Wang, T. (2018). Consumer Behavior and Digital Marketing Trends. Journal of Marketing Research, 55(4), 301-320.'"

Example Input

#INFORMATION ABOUT ME:
• My text: Recent research shows cognitive flexibility helps a lot with problem solving (smith 2019, page 45). another study says this too, I think it was Johnson and Lee 2020, about cognitive development in early education. then there’s that Thompson et al (2018) article that talks about early interventions improving cognitive flexibility (page 102). Also, something about environmental factors being important from Garcia (2017).
• Specific references needing formatting: 

- Smith J, 2019, Cognitive flexibility and problem solving, New York University Press
- Johnson K and M Lee 2020, Journal of Educational Psychology, something about cognitive development in early education, vol 32 issue 4, pages 201 to 218
- Thompson A, L Martinez, and Clark R 2018, Early interventions, Developmental Psychology Review, vol 15 no 2, pgs 95-115
- Garcia P, 2017, online article about environmental factors and cognitive abilities, Educational Insights, link: https://www.educationalinsights.com/environmental-factors