Academic Writing Resources Guide

APA Style is the citation style created by the American Psychological Association (APA)

• This citation style is typically used in fields related to the social sciences and psychology. The citations in this guide are based on the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
• The full manual is in the Reserves cabinets behind the Circulation Desk, and is available for two hour checkout.  
• An online guide on electronic references is available.
  • APA Style Guide for Electronic References 

Review the tabs on the left to quickly learn how to cite electronic references, print references, in text references, and the reference list.  

One of the reasons people hate creating citations is that they wait until they are finishing with everything to create the citations. If you format them correctly as you go along with writing your paper, it can cause a lot less headaches. 

Parts of an article citation:

• Author Name(s)
• Article Title
• Journal Name
• Volume and issue
• Year
• Page Numbers
• DOI or URL with date accessed if accessed electronically

One way to cause yourself less stress is to either write this information down or type it in somewhere when you are doing the searching part of the research. Sometimes people get what they need and then try to create citations after they have gotten rid of or lost the articles. Then they have to go hunting for the information again when they are stressed about finishing their project or paper. 

To help you collect the right information as you are searching, use the three worksheets above. Since it is a Word documents, you can copy and paste the information into the tables and then format and organize the information when it comes time to create the citations .