The American Psychological Association (APA) Style is a set of guidelines used to format in-text citations and bibliographies. It is used most often for disciplines in the social sciences, including: anthropology, archaeology, business administration, criminology, development studies, economics, geography, linguistics, political science, psychology, sociology, and international relations.
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- Anatomy of an APA Citation
Learn how to put together a citation according to the APA Style Manual. [Produced by Dalhousie University Library] - APA Tutorial Videos
A collection of online tutorial videos on APA citation style. [produced by Gregg-Graniteville Library, University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA)] - Beginner’s Guide to APA Citation Style
The SSTC presents a beginner’s guide to APA Citation Style. Please reference your APA Handbook for all citations as this recording is not all inclusive and is only meant to be a general introduction to the citation style. [produced by the Student Success & Tutoring Center (SSTC), Horry Georgetown Technical College (HGTC)] - Reading a Citation to a Journal Article
How decipher a citation to a journal article in APA and MLA formats. [Produced by Douglas College Library]
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- APA Citation Guide: APA Format (6th ed.)
The EasyBib index to all EasyBib APA style guides for citations.
Access Terms & Conditions of Use - EasyBib
EasyBib is an online bibliography composer and online consultation platform. It provides help and resources for citation & note taking. It supports MLA7, MLA8, APA, Chicago, Council of Science Editors (CSE) and more.
Access Terms & Conditions of Use - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
The style guide of the American Psychological Association (APA) offers academic authors guidance on various subjects for the submission of papers to the publications of APA. It is widely used, either entirely or with modifications, by hundreds of scientific journals (including medical and other public health journals) and in many textbooks. In academia it is used most often, for papers written in classes, in the social sciences. - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) | APA Style