The recommendations in this section are based on the standards set forth by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed., APA, 2020), which is available through Hollis. While you can check out the print edition, they offer only limited online access. The APA also maintains a Web site (http://www.apastyle.org/) that provides a basic citation tutorial, answers to frequently asked questions, and a blog.
No one expects you to memorize the format for every type of source you will cite in APA style. Instead, you should know where to look for models of each type of source. This section explains the basics of APA-style citations and provides citation examples for some commonly used sources. For more information, you should consult the links below.
- Here is the APA overview of how to format in-text citations.
- APA also offers a checklist for in-text citations.
- For sample APA citations, visit this section of the APA style website.
- For sample papers written in APA style, visit this section of the APA style website.
- APA also offers a series of webinars that explain their citation and reference list guidelines.
If you are looking for information on how to generate citations using Zotero or other citation software, you can find links to library resources here.