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Citation Guides: APA

Information on citations, plagiarism, and research practices

APA updates

As of February 2023, the APA is now on the 7th edition.  There are a few changes, which you can find summarized here.

Style manuals

The library has copies of the following books that can walk you through APA citations from start to finish.

How to Format Your Paper in APA Style

Online resources

APA Website

  • APA Style
  • The APA's website on citation style.  A few good tutorials and videos.

Purdue OWL

Things to remember

  • The list of references at the end of your paper is called REFERENCES
  • APA requires the date of your source for in-text citations
  • APA does not use footnotes or endnotes for in-text citations
  • APA is typically used in social science classes, such as psychology or political science