Peer Research Consultants: APA

APA - American Psychological Association [Sciences & Social Sciences]

APA style was created by the American Psychological Association. It is a set of rules for publications, including research papers.

In APA, you must cite sources that you have paraphrased, quoted or otherwise used to write your research paper. Cite your sources in two places:

1. In the body of your paper where you add a brief in-text citation.
2. In the References list at the end of your paper where you give more complete information for the source.

APA style is used by social science disciplines such as communication studies, economics, education, psychology, and sociology; it is also used by business and nursing.

Resources:

•  An American Psychology Association hosted website with information on APA citation and related resources.
  • https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines 
• Purdue Online Writing Lab:
  • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
• Excelsior Online Writing Lab:
  • https://owl.excelsior.edu/citation-and-documentation/apa-style/