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page 210 of the APA manual indicates a reference entry is not necessary for standard software and programming languages, including SPSS. However, I did make an entry and it shows italicized for any in text citations. Here are the fields:
Item Type -> Computer Program
Title -> IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows
Version -> 24.0
Date -> 2016
Place -> Armonk, NY
Company -> IBM Corp.
Any idea why the entry shows up italicized?
([italicized from here: IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, to here], 2016).
Thank you.
Item Type -> Computer Program
Title -> IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows
Version -> 24.0
Date -> 2016
Place -> Armonk, NY
Company -> IBM Corp.
Any idea why the entry shows up italicized?
([italicized from here: IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, to here], 2016).
Thank you.
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You should add "IBM" as the author for the item:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21476197
But also not that you generally don't need to include citations to common software like SPSS in APA--you can't just mention that you used SPSS and give the version in text:
http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/01/how-to-cite-software-in-apa-style.html