Henry Buhl Library: POLS 277: Research Methods: Cite Sources

APSA Style

Style Manual for Political Science
Call Number: StyleMnl JA 86 .A52 2018
The Manual itself walks authors through an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process: from manuscript preparation to submission. REQUEST THIS ITEM AT THE CHECK-OUT DESK.

WHEN CITING: Articles from a database that were originally published in print should be cited as a print journal (i.e. don't include a URL, DOI, or database name).

See p. 52 of the APSA Style Manual for an example.
Tip: Look for page numbers. Articles published in print almost always have them and will appear in your citation.

Citing Data Sets

Citing Data Sets in APSA Style

Note: Use these examples to guide you, but you should consult your style manual and/or your professor for additional guidance.

For datasets introduced in a journal article, cite the article. If needed, you may footnote data set(s) too.	Journal Article example: Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson, Margareta Sollenberg, and Håvard Strand. 2002. “Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset.” Journal of Peace Research 39: 615-37. Footnote example: ^¹¹The Armed Conflict Dataset is available here: http://www.pcr.uu.se/research/ ucdp/datasets/ucdp_prio_armed_conflict_dataset/
Cite Datasets Located Online	1st Example: Full publication information is available Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2013. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort, 1997-2011. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago. 2nd Example: Only online publication information is available Joyce, Mary, António Rosas, and Philip N. Howard. 2014. Global Digital Activism Data Set, 2013 (Study #34625). ICPSR version. Seattle, WA: University of Washington [producer], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2014.