Welcome to the Guide to APA Information

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This page contains resources that can guide you through writing your entire paper in APA format. These resources can show you, by example, how to format references in APA style. For complete guidance consult the APA Manual in the library. Note the 7th edition of the Publication Manual was published in October 2019. Links to both the 6th and 7th editions are below.

 

  • OWL at Purdue APA Formatting Guide
    These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster. - Go to Professional Writer
  • APA Style Website
    From APA - On this site, you will find tutorials, FAQs, and other resources to help you improve your writing, master APA Style, and learn the conventions of scholarly publishing.
  • APA Style Blog (7th Edition)
    The APA Style blog is the official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. It's run by the APA Style team—a group of style experts who work with APA Style every day. We regularly publish posts to talk about what we love—writing, publishing, and APA Style

Also be aware there are many "tools" that can help you to create citations.

  • There are links to citation creators in WCSU databases provided by Ebsco, JSTOR, ProQuest, and others.
  • There are citation managers such as BibMe, EasyBIb, and Mendeley. (see more information on right)

APA Handout

APA Handout (PDF)

This handout contains most of the examples found on this page. It has examples of (1) citing within text and (2) references for articles, reports, books, dissertations, audiovisual material, on-line resources, and legal documents.

APA: JOURNAL ARTICLES

ONE AUTHOR

Mellers, B.A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences.
     Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.

TWO AUTHORS, JOURNAL PAGINATED BY ISSUE

Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations.
     Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 1-36.

THREE TO SIX AUTHORS

Saywitz, K.J., Mannarino, A.P., Berliner, L. & Cohen, J.A. (2000). Treatment for sexually
     abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55, 1040-1049.

MORE THAN SIX AUTHORS

Wolchik, S.A., West, S.G., Sandler, I.N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., et al. (2000).
     An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for
     children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 843-856.

APA: OTHER PERIODICAL RESOURCES

PERIODICAL PUBLISHED ANNUALLY

Fiske, S.T. (1993). Social cognition and social percpetion. Annual Review
     of Psychology, 44, 155-194.

ENTIRE ISSUE OR SPECIAL SECTION OF JOURNAL

Barlow, D.H. (Ed.) (1991). Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV: The science of
     classification [Special Issue]. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100(3).

BOOK REVIEW

Scatz, B.R. (2000). Learning by text or context? [Review of the book The
     Social Life of Information]. Science, 290, 1304.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Kandel, E.R., & Squire, L.R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking down
     scientific barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, 1113-1120.

NEWSLETTER ARTICLE, NO AUTHOR

The new health-care lexicon. (1993, August/September). Copy Editor, 4, 1-2.

DAILY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, NO AUTHOR

New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993,
     July 15). The Washington Post, p. A12.

DAILY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, DISCONTINUOUS PAGES

Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status.
     The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Berkowitz, A.D. (2000, November 24). How to tackle the problem of
     student drinking [Letter to the editor]. The Chronicle of Higher
     Education, p. B20.

 ABSTRACT AS A PRIMARY SOURCE

Woolf, N.J., Youung, S.L., Fanselow, M.S., & Butcher, L.L. (1991). MAP-2
     expression in cholinoceptive pyramidical cells of rodent cortex and
     hippocampus is altered by Pavlovian conditioning [Abstract]. Society
     for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 345.

ABSTRACT FROM A SECONDARY SOURCE (PERIODICAL)

Nakazato, K. Shimonaka, Y. & Homma, A. (1992). Cognitive functions of
     centenarians: The Tokyo Metropolitan Centenarian Study. Japanese
     Journal of Developmental Psychology, 3, 9-16. Abstract obtained from
     PsycSCAN: Neuropsychology, 1993, 2, Abstract No. 604.

REPORT AVAILABLE FROM ERIC (EDUCATION RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER)

Mead, J.V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher
     tales that novice teachers bring with them (Report No. NCTRL-RR-92-4).
     East Lansing, MI: National Center for Research on Teacher Learning.
     (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED346082).