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COMM 6000 - Introduction to Graduate Study (Prof. Thomas Corrigan): Annotated Bibliography 7E

A course guide for COMM 6000

What Does APA Say?

The instructions for the annotation can be found in section 9.51 in the 7th edition of the APA Guide.   It instructs that you:

  • Format and order the citations as you would for the reference list (alphabetically by first author's last name with a hanging indent).
  • Block indent .5 inches from the left margin for each annotation, if it is one paragraph. This lines up with the hanging indent.
  • Additionally tab indent the first line of the second and following paragraphs, if there is more than one paragraph in the annotation.
  • Maintain double spacing for both the citation and the annotation.

A sample can be seen in figure 9.3 (pp.308-309) in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association : The Official Guide to APA Style (7th ed.).  BF76.7 .P83 2020

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Sample of Annotated Bibliography

Sample annotation in reference list following bulleted instructions above.