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Plagiarism & Citing Sources: ASA

ASA Style

ASA is required for articles submitted to journals published by the American Sociological Association:

  • American Sociological Review
  • Contemporary Sociology
  • Contexts
  • Journal of Health and Social Behavior
  • Social Psychology Quarterly
  • Sociological Methodology
  • Sociological Theory
  • Sociology of Education
  • Socius
  • Teaching Sociology

Basic Citation Examples

eBook 

Author. Year. Title. City, State: Publisher. Retrieved month day, year (URL).

Example:

Delamont, Sara. 2003. Feminist Sociology. London: SAGE Publications. Retrieved September 25, 2021 (https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/manchester-ebooks/detail.action?docID=254664).

eJournal article

Author. Year. "Article Title." Journal Title, volume(number). (URL).

Example:

Ahmad, F., and G. Clark. 2021. "Impact of Education on Perceived Gender Role in Females," Journal of Behavioural Sciences31(1). Retrieved September 25, 2021 (https://search-ebscohost-com.maproxy.palni.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=150273425&site=ehost-live).