Research Guides: FYS #47: Global Problems of Population Growth: APA Citation Style

Citation Guides

APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue)
APA (American Psychological Association) 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. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, second printing.

The Publication Manual of the APA (6th edition) is available in Cowles library in both Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010 and as a reserve copy.

APA Style Quick Guide (Indiana University)
This is an APA style guide for the most commonly used citation formats. Examples are adapted from the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
APA Style Simplified: Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology
eBook, by Bernard Beins.
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This is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style.

- Demonstrates how to write objective scientific research papers using interesting prose
- Incorporates guidelines from the 6th edition of the APA publication manual
- Explores how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them clearly
- Discusses the differences between written, oral, and poster presentations and offers instructions for applying APA style to each
In-Text Citations: The Basics
Citation information contained within the text of your paper.
APA Style Manual web site
Answers basic questions

APA Examples

APA Style Manual Examples
Quick examples of the most commonly cited items

WHEN to cite

"You’ll discover that different academic disciplines have different rules and protocols concerning when and how to cite sources, a practice known as “citation.” For example, some disciplines use footnotes, whereas others use parenthetical in-text citations; some require complete bibliographic information on all works consulted, whereas others require only a list of “Works Cited.”"

When to cite sources
"You’ll discover that different academic disciplines have different rules and protocols concerning when and how to cite sources, a practice known as “citation.” For example, some disciplines use footnotes, whereas others use parenthetical in-text citations; some require complete bibliographic information on all works consulted, whereas others require only a list of “Works Cited.”...."

Cowles Library copies of APA Styple Manual - Print

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

	Copy	Material	Location
BF76.7 .P83 2010	1	Reference book	Reference
	2	Personal reserve book	Reserve
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