APA Style
APA (American Psychological Association) citation style is a set of guidelines that explain how to properly give credit to the books, articles and other resources you used in a paper or assignment. This guide is based on the Seventh Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (sometimes just called the "APA Manual").
This guide covers the most common types of citations that college students use but for more examples and explanations you might want to check out the original book.
You should follow your instructor's guidelines regarding what is an allowable source (eg. peer reviewed academic journals v. websites).
A copy of the handbook is kept at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library. Please ask the librarian if it's available.
Sample APA Papers
For more help, check out these two sample papers produced by the American Psychological Association:
Major changes from 6th Edition to 7th Edition
See our document here that outlines the major changes between the 6th Edition and the 7th Edition of APA Citation Style.
Credits
This guide was based on the APA Citation Guides created by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University, the blog at APA Style Blog and the blog at EasyBib.com.
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