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APA Citation

American Psychological Association (APA) citation style is used to avoid plagiarism and give credit to others for their work. APA (7th edition) requires:

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  1. In-Text Citations: The Basics

    Learn how to cite sources in APA format using the author-date method. Find out how to format quotations, paraphrases, titles, and page numbers in your text.

  2. APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition)

    Learn how to write an APA style paper with this comprehensive guide from Purdue OWL. Find out how to format your paper, cite your sources, and use in-text citations in APA style.

  3. In-Text Citations: Author/Authors

    The APA manual recommends the use of the author-date citation structure for in-text citation references. This structure requires that any in-text citation (i.e., within the body of the text) be accompanied by a corresponding reference list entry. In the in-text citation provide the surname of the author but do not include suffixes such as "Jr.".

  4. APA Style Introduction

    Learn how to use APA style for citation and formatting in your research papers. Find examples, guides, workshops, and a poster to help you follow the 7th edition of the APA manual.

  5. In-Text Citations: Author/Authors

    Learn how to cite sources by author names in APA style, with rules for multiple authors, unknown authors, organizations, and indirect sources. See examples of in-text citations for different types of sources and formats.

  6. General Format

    Learn how to format your paper and cite your sources in APA style, according to the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Find examples of title pages, abstracts, and in-text citations for the Purdue OWL and other resources.

  7. APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th Edition)

    APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th Edition) APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th Edition) Welcome to the Purdue OWL. This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue University. When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice. ... In-Text Citations: Author/Authors Footnotes and Endnotes Reference List: Basic Rules ...

  8. Research and Citation Resources

    Learn how to use APA Style for in-text citations, references, and formatting. Find sample papers, slide presentations, and posters on APA Style from Purdue OWL.

  9. Reference List: Basic Rules

    Reference List: Basic Rules. This resourse, revised according to the 7 th edition APA Publication Manual, offers basic guidelines for formatting the reference list at the end of a standard APA research paper. Most sources follow fairly straightforward rules. However, because sources obtained from academic journals carry special weight in research writing, these sources are subject to special ...

  10. General APA FAQs

    Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6 th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual ...

  11. APA Style (7th Edition)

    In-Text Citations: The Basics; In-Text Citations: Author/Authors; Reference List: Basic Rules ... Purdue OWL; Research and Citation; APA Style (7th Edition) APA Style (7th Edition) APA Style (7th Edition) Welcome to the Purdue OWL. This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue University. When printing this page, you must include the entire ...

  12. APA Style Guide

    Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab) ... General Formatting APA 7th. In-Text Citation: Authors APA 7th. Foot Notes and Appendices APA 7th. Changes in the 7th Edition APA 7th << Previous: Purdue Online Writing Lab; Next: Citation Managers >> Last Edited: Mar 25, 2024 4:20 PM;

  13. Reference List: Electronic Sources

    Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here. Important Note: Some electronic citations necessitate the use of brackets. APA style dictates that brackets should directly surround their content without spaces (e.g., [bracketed content] should look like ...

  14. APA Tables and Figures

    Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resources for the older APA 6 style can be found at this page as well as at this page (our old resources covered the material on this page on two separate pages). The purpose of tables and figures in documents is to enhance your readers' understanding of the ...

  15. APA Citation Format

    APA Citation Information. APA 7th Edition Citation Format instructions--Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Style Manual. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. by American Psychological Association. Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020 (three copies at HSSE reference desk, one in HICKS)

  16. APA Sample Paper

    Crucially, citation practices do not differ between the two styles of paper. However, for your convenience, we have provided two versions of our APA 7 sample paper below: one in student style and one in professional style. Note: For accessibility purposes, we have used "Track Changes" to make comments along the margins of these samples.

  17. Reference List: Electronic Sources (Web Publications)

    Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6 th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual ...

  18. APA

    Citation management tools help you track and organize the articles you are gathering for your research. Citation management tools also generate in-text citations, import records from databases, and reference pages. NOTE: Errors do occasionally occur with citation managers, so always check your citations and references.

  19. MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

    In-text citations: Author-page style. MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number (s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author's name may appear either in the ...

  20. In-Text Citations: The Basics

    When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Jones, 1998), and a complete reference should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper. If you are referring to an idea from another work ...

  21. Purdue Owl: APA Formatting & Style Guide

    /citations/purdue-owl-apa-formatting-style-guide Developed by Purdue's Online Writing Lab. Contains resources on in-text citation and the references page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.

  22. In-Text (Citation) References

    Cite your source automatically in MLA or APA format. If the author's name is used in the text, put the date in parentheses immediately afterwards. When Duncan (1959) studied... If the author's name is not in the text, enclose last name and year in parentheses. When these relationships were studied (Gouldner 1963)...

  23. APA Style (6th Edition)

    Suggested Resources. Style Guide Overview MLA Guide APA Guide Chicago Guide OWL Exercises. Purdue OWL. Research and Citation. APA Style (6th Edition) APA Style (6th Edition)

  24. APA

    American Psychological Association (APA) citation style is used to avoid plagiarism and give credit to others for their work. APA (7th edition) requires: In-Text Citations for each source when paraphrasing and quoting; References page with full citation details for each source used

  25. American Psychological Association (APA)

    "APA style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page." - Purdue OWL