Since APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences, you will use it to present your citations and references. The examples below come from the OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab website:
Short quotations
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?
Reference List: Articles in Periodicals:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article.Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy
Reference List: Article from an Online Periodical with DOI Assigned:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article.Title of Journal, volume number, page range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000
Reference List: Books:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.