I think that this will turn out to be correct by whatever higher authority we are able to find:
Queen Noor (2003). _Leap of faith: Memoirs of an unexpected life._ New York: Miramax Though, I would look in the frontispiece of the book to see how she lists her name. Looking on Amazon the copyright page says, "Her Majesty Queen Noor" I try to go back to fundamentals on the reasons the things are in a reference entry. The purpose of all the information is to facilitate an interested reader finding the source. If you put any name other than the author the way the author listed their name, you run the risk of an interested reader being confused that maybe you are citing a similarly named but different source. Her first name is not Queen, so that doesn't get the Noor, Q. treatment. It is somewhat like a compound last name such as Van Dyke, but without a first name. This is also somewhat similar to citing a person who styles themselves by a single name, such as Prince. Also, in a sense, it is similar to one example in the 6th edition, citation of a blog post. The author is listed by their screen handle alone (in the example, Middlekid (2007, January 22)). So, I think that Queen Noor (2003)... is the best answer. But, eventually we will be told something different by someone who is an actual authority, and I will be shown wrong, and I will be as frustrated as our students get by the end of a session writing an APA paper. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Jim Clark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sun 12/13/2009 7:30 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] APA citation question Hi I found following Noor, Q. (2003). Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life. New York: Miramax reference at http://division39.org/pub_reviews_detail.php?book_id=293 (APA section on Psychoanalysis). It does not strike me as correct, either. I wonder if something like following would apply Queen Noor (2003). Leap ... on the assumption that Queen Noor acts as her single name, and one would probably be citing her as "Queen Noor (2003)" or "(Queen Noor, 2003)". Speaking personally, I would not be citing her as "Noor (2003)" or (Noor, 2003), just as one would not cite Queen Elizabeth (were she to write her undoubtedly interesting memoirs) as "Elizabeth (2008)" or "(Elizabeth, 2008)". Reference should probably correspond to citation style. I do not see how one can use names that in fact do not appear in the authorship, as in the other possibilities. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Beth Benoit <[email protected]> 13-Dec-09 5:04:42 PM >>> How does one cite an author in the reference section if he/she is royalty? I have a student who is writing a paper about Queen Noor, from a developmental standpoint. My student is using her autobiography (called *Leap of Faith)*, as a reference, and the author is listed in the book as "Queen Noor." Her real name is "Noor Al-Hussein" (or, of course, Lisa Najeeb Halaby). How to cite in the Reference section? Noor, Q. Noor, A. Al-Hussein, N. Halaby, L. N. (a.k.a. Noor, Q.) ??? None of these sounds correct, but Al-Hussein, N. seems the most valid. Yet she didn't cite herself that way in her book. Very strange... How, for example, would Queen Elizabeth be cited if she were ever to do an unexpected thing like write a book? Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
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