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Using APA Style

The main book that you need to cite your sources and format your work in the American Psychological Association (APA) style is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.):

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
ISBN: 1433832151
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

Find it behind the Reference Desk.

To get you started, here's the format for citing the most common types of resources in your APA Style Reference List:

book Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher name.

Article from a Database

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range. http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000

Web Page

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Publication year, Month date). Title of webpage. Site name. URL

Personal Interview

Personal interviews do not need to be included in the reference list, but they should be cited in your text.

(Interviewee first initial. Last Name, personal communication, Month day, year)

(C. Smith, personal communication, January 11, 2017)

Don't forget that APA recommends author-date in-text citations!

Need more help with APA Style? Check out the following resources:

What's New in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition
This document provides an overview of what's new in the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Content throughout the manual has been significantly expanded and revised from the sixth edition.
Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide
This comprehensive resource from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University provides examples for how to cite many different types of sources, from books to movies.
APA Style Blog
The official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition, this blog delves into the finer points of APA Style.
Quick Answers about APA Formatting
This page from the APA answers common questions about setting up your running head, heading level, title pages, and more.

APA Microsoft Word Template 7th ed. (Student)
Use this template to quickly help you format your headers, page numbers, and other page styling (opens a new tab).
APA Template 7th ed. (Professional)
Use this template as a starter formatting your paper. Opens a new tab.

Citation Machine
Citation Machine formats your citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago Style. With this site, you generally have to input all of the publication information, but you don't have to sign up for an account.

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