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APA (American Psychological Association) 7th edition:
- APA Guide at the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) a great site to help with APA formatting and citation rules
- APA Style website has lots of examples for citing social media, sample Word papers for students and much more help than they previously provided, including:
- APA formatting checklist (concise) or (full version)
- In-text citation checklist [PDF]
- Reference list guide [PDF]
- Anatomy of APA citations Journal Articles, Books, and Edited Book Chapters [PDF]
- Sample paper templates for download
- Citing indirect sources (when you want to use a quote from someone that is quoted from someone else, also called a secondary source)
- Print copies of the official APA style guide ("Publication Manual of the APA") are located at the Information Desk and in the Reference Collection under call # BF76.7.P83 2020
- More videos on APA style (12 to 24 minutes each)
- How to use in-text citations (video)
- Many professors are disallowing the use of generative AI services (like ChatGPT) in your academic work, but if you have one that allows it, here is APA's guide for citing it (you MUST cite it!)
This video explains how to create a reference list:
The video below explains how to format an APA paper.
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