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APA Style Basics
First - Why do you have to cite in the first place? North Carolina State University has created this great introduction.
Penn State University Libraries, along with other institutions, has created guides to help you with the citation process.
- APA Quick Citation GuidePenn State guide for APA references with examples.
- APA (7th edition) Citation GuideExamples of common ways to cite an article in APA 7. From Santa Fe College Lawrence W. Tyree Library
- APA Style 7th Edition: Citing Your SourcesFrom the University of Southern California
There are also several copies of the physical APA manual in the library.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Edition by Call Number: BF76.7.P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832178Publication Date: 2020In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.
Be Sure to Identify Your Source Correctly!
Even if you find a scholarly journal or a newspaper article online make sure that you follow the guidelines for an ONLINE OR ELECTRONIC ARTICLE, including the addition of the DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
If you source is a website, make sure you provide more than just a VALID link to the site. You want to be sure that your readers can track down the site even if the link becomes broken.
Help with APA Citations
If you are not familiar with APA, and need some help creating citations, there are citation generators and citation managing tools that can help!
- ZoteroBibThis is a quick citation creation tool that can help you create a citation by using the URL, DOI, or other identifier. You do not need an account to use this tool
- PSU Libraries Guide to ZoteroIf you need to manage more than one source, or you would like to save your citations, try Zotero. You need to create an account, and you can use it either by downloading an app or an online version.